June 01, 2009

BIZ BUZZ COLUMN: Hanover firm makes Peace Frog backpacks  06/01/09 12:04 AM

BIZ BUZZ COLUMN: Hanover firm makes Peace Frog backpacks

Beanie Babies. Cabbage Patch Kids. Tickle Me Elmo. The names may conjure up visions of people standing in line, begging and cajoling sales clerks in the hopes of getting their hands on one of these hard-to-find treasures. “There is a certain portion of the population that likes to have what other people can’t have,“ says Stu Neal, president of GearMax USA Ltd., a Hanover County-based maker of backpacks and bags.


March 19, 2009

Café Gutenberg reopens  03/19/09 12:01 AM

Café Gutenberg fans have had to bide their time for almost two months while the restaurant at 17th and Main streets underwent a makeover.  The re-imagined Gutenberg opened yesterday, boasting more seating—131 versus 80 to 100 before—and a revamped menu.

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