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Small
businesses suffer under Aquia Towne Center redevelopment.
Bella Cafe, forced to leave Aquia Towne Center after receiving a ten
day notice, may very well be one of the first casualties of Stafford's new
Traditional Neighborhood Development ordinance. A redevelopment based on
the TND is being planned for the property. Currently, there are no
protections for small businesses when redevelopment occurs, and the fate
of remaining businesses at Aquia Towne Center remains unclear.
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Bella
Cafe celebrates new digs.
After nearly losing his beloved
hangout, owner Will Wobbe, like many of his customers, is glad to be back
in business.
Mixed
emotions.
Tenants are frantically working
to figure out the next step as they are evicted from Aquia Towne Center.
Bella
Bagel brought back.
Friends and parishioners at
Regester Chapel United Methodist Church put together a benefit concert for
Bella Bagel Cafe owner Will Wobbe in February, about a month after the
entrepreneur was forced to close his business in Aquia Towne Center.
Changes
imminent in Aquia.
Will
Wobbe, who owned Bella Bagel in Aquia Towne Center, received an eviction
notice from the company in December and was given about 10 days to close
his doors.
Bella
Bagel eatery closes.
The end
of 2006 also marked the end of doing business in Aquia Towne Center for
Bella Bagel Cafe owner Will Wobbe.
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