Businessman and philanthropist Victor Cucci of Covington, who arrived in the small mountain community nearly penniless and later founded an Italian restaurant that became a local institution, has died.
Cucci died Thursday at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke after a brief hospitalization, according to his obituary and friends. His death resulted from natural causes, according to funeral director Anthony Lowry of Arritt Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements. He was 68, his obituary said.
Vittorio Giuseppe Cucci, who was born in Carini, Sicily, and moved to Covington with his wife in his mid-20s, delighted customers for decades as owner of Cucciâs Pizzeria. Few local customers entered the establishment with green-and-white striped awnings without a spoken greeting from Cucci or a member of his family or staff. Few left without the satisfaction of a great meal, said friends, all fans of the eatery on Madison Street.
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Developers have unveiled their plans to build a seven-story apartment complex on the land where The Road Home’s downtown emergency shelter once stood a project long predicted by advocates who say business interests have been trying to push homeless services out of the neighborhood.
The new Salt Lake City community envisioned by the development team would be called the RIO, with a concept that calls for 210 apartments and about 4,000 square feet of commercial or retail space. It’s a project that aims to provide affordable housing “to the broadest spectrum of renters” possible, development partners dbURBAN Communities and Hamilton Partners said in a news release.
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Apr 5, 2021 6:21 AM
Millions of dollars are being invested in the expansion of Grand Bend business opportunities and residential developments. All of which is designed to counter the image of Grand Bend as a seasonal-only destination.
Especially in light of local opposition to the proposed Oakwood Meadows development. Glen Baillie, past president of the Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce, worries the much-needed new residential development might stalled or worse by speculative opposition.