The smoked bourbon ice cream will keep you coming back - Restaurateur Scott Johnson
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Little Buddy s BBQ restaurant with the tagline Q Is What We Do will be opening this summer in both Petersburg and McKenney.
The area s newest restaurateur Scott Johnson has many family members to thank for his culinary skills: father Jack Johnson, late mother Sarah Johnson, late grandmother Annie Hawkins, cousin Doris Dowdy, and aunt Etta Bailey.
Johnson s inspiration I love barbecue, and while my son was in the NICU a week after he was born, I watched all the parents that were there with their kids and the nursing staff that was there and realized that people were there for long hours without eating, said Johnson of Chesterfield. I started thinking that someone should be bringing them food so that s one less thing they have to worry about.
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PETERSBURG - Despite the pandemic, new businesses are popping up in Old Towne. Courageous entrepreneurs are taking on the challenge.
Sweet Blis Cafe owner Amy Crump is one of the brave ones. According to Crump, her business which opened four months ago is going as well as to be expected during a pandemic. Taking a chance during this time was really risky, but I don t regret it. Although it s been a struggle with low business, we are still pushing forward, said Crump, In fact, we have now extended our hours and are open seven days a week to continue to serve the community offering a place to relax and enjoy a great cup of coffee.
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Petersburg Kappa League raise more than $5G selling popcorn virtually to help feed those in need
“Life s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
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PETERSBURG - Area youth make a difference in the lives of many people in the community by selling popcorn virtually and holding a canned food drive.
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the young men of the Petersburg Kappa Youth Leadership & Development League Petersburg Kappa League donated $5,621.50 as well as 400 pounds of canned goods to The Hope Center at Downtown Churches United in Petersburg in support of the P.T. Taylor Walk Against Hunger and the food pantry.