First & Main, in Blacksburg, continues to struggle.
The Roanoke Times wrote about it today, there’s been plenty written about it here (and here), and there’s been a great conversation about it on TwoBurgs blog.
I like the project. It’s a nice addition to retail on the outskirts of downtown Blacksburg, easily accessible from all points in Town, as well as Christiansburg and 460, and it’s an opportunity to bring in locally-grown businesses that provide a wide-range of products and services not found in the downtown core. There have been mistakes, sure, and lots of finger pointing. But who cares?
Instead, we’ll watch a half-empty development continue to waste away. It’s not for a lack of trying on the part of some, but far too few.
Do yourself – and the shop owners at First & Main – a favor and stop by in the next couple of weeks. See what they have to offer.
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Until a buyer is secured for F&M, it will continue to waste away. If the Town cares about the development, it needs to take an active role in promoting and marketing the project to find a buyer. Who wants to open a new business in a commercial development that is 75% vacant and owned by a bank?