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The Danville Office of Economic Development & Tourism has received a $10,000 grant to go toward highlighting the Dan River Region’s role in the nation’s founding. The money from the VA250 Commission and Virginia Tourism Corp.’s Tourism ...

The Virginia Tobacco Commission voted to approve a $500,000 grant toward engineering and design of an improved natural gas gate at the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill in Pittsylvania County. The commission approved the grant during its ...

A new restaurant serving wood-fired pizza is planned in the Five Forks area of Danville. Jeramy Nichols said he hopes to open the eatery at 807 Pine St. in the middle of August. Though the name of the restaurant is not yet official, it will ...

The Third Avenue splash pad off North Main Street is ready for children looking to get soaked and cool off in the heat. City officials held a ribbon-cutting on the long-anticipated project on a sweltering Thursday morning. “A splash pad ...

Across the Dan River from Danville’s River District, a largely revitalized part of the city, is North Danville, a business district with a rich history that lost investments and attention after the tobacco and textile industries left town. This ...

Danville was once defined by textiles and tobacco. While its recent rebirth means that the city is now home to a much wider variety of companies, one fashion technology startup is touching both of its classic industries. 

Nearly 100 apartments and townhomes are coming to Danville’s Monument Street and Berryman Avenue area. City officials, developers and community leaders broke ground on the project during a ceremony Wednesday at the corner of Cabell and Monument ...

The Happy Little Fox Toy Shop is a toy store with products from all over the globe in the Danville River district. The toy store officially opened on Black Friday in 2023 but was worked on for months by the owner, Amy Pruitt, through the Dream ...