Elizabeth Bennett-Parker

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Virginia's Best Restaurants, Hotels and Tourism Businesses Honored at 2026 Ordinary Awards

Ada's on the River, The Liberty Trust, Southern Revere Cellars, Belmont Farm Distillery and Wolf Gap Vineyard lead the 2026 Ordinary Awards winners, named Tuesday night in Short Pump.

VHN Staff · Sep 16, 2026 · Richmond

Policy & Legislation

Shamin's Mark Yardis takes the Golden Pineapple. The senator who rewrote the food ratio is legislator of the year.

The Golden Pineapple goes to Shamin Hotels' vice president of operations. Bennett-Parker carried the food-to-beverage ratio rewrite as a delegate, then won a Senate seat mid-session. The rest of the 26 awards are named September 15.

VHN Staff · Sep 3, 2026 · Richmond