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Virginia LISC granted Sub Rosa Bakery start-up funds through a business plan competition, which simultaneously helped to revitalize the Church Hill corridor.
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Sub Rosa Bakery sells a variety of breads and pastries.
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WPA Bakery (Well-made Pastry Alliance) owner, David Rohrer, was another grantee that received start-up funds from Virginia LISC.
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Another Virginia LISC grantee in the Church Hill Corridor, Proper Pie Company, is known for its New Zealand style meat and fruit pies.
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The famous New Zealand meat pie is a specialty of the Proper Pie Company.
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Virginia LISC financed the renovation of the historic Leigh Armory, which is one of three armories in the U.S. that was built for the use of black militias. It will be the new location of the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia.
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Virginia LISC organized neighborhood residents and business leaders to plan revitalization efforts for part of the Hull Street corridor.
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The meetings engaged Hull Street residents and encouraged them to discuss and come together on best proposed renovations to the area.
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Virginia LISC worked with the Chesterfield County and the City of Richmond on the federally-funded project.
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The Petersburg Library will serve 30,000 patrons each month and will provide adult literacy classes and other extended learning opportunities.
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Community leaders come together to celebrate the ground breaking for the Petersburg Library. Virginia LISC financed the construction of the library through a $2.2 million bridge loan and $2.1 million in equity financing.
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Community residents helped to beautify the Fulton commercial corridor by painting welcoming murals on buildings at the LISC-funded Greater Fulton’s Future mural painting day.
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Fulton Mural Painting
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A local Fulton girl paints her part of the picture on the side of a building during the LISC-funded Greater Fulton’s Future mural painting day.