PETERSBURG Chris Skordas wants to play it safe. Kimberly Ann Calos wants to go for it.
The owners of the Mad Italian Pasta & Steak House and Petersburg Pickers, respectively, show the connondrum over the new mask-wearing guidelines recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Thursday, the CDC announced that anyone who is fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus does not have to wear a mask anymore indoors or out unless they are in close quarters with a large crowd.
The guidelines are not legally binding, and the only real way that masks can be legally ditched is for Virginia Gov. Ralph S. Northam to amend his emergency order requiring them. Northam said Thursday afternoon the new guidelines are under review by his administration and did not give a timetable for updates.
Neighbors and tourists listen to historic tales while enjoying chickens and donuts.
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PETERSBURG - Over 25 people, strolled down Grove Avenue to see Mother Nature s beauty, exercise, and take in a bit of history.
The Historic Petersburg Foundation [HPF] hosted their final of four spring walking tours through Petersburg: Old Towne, High Street, Poplar Lawn Historic District, and Grove Avenue.
On the morning of April 24, I stopped by HPF s All Things Garden fundraising event which was held at the Peter Jones Trading Station located at North Market Street and Grove Avenue. As I purchased plants donated by locals, I noticed a group of people forming a circle.