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Local sales tax referenda passed in several Virginia localities on November 3 and failed in many more. Prepared food, alcohol and hot foods are taxed at the full rate, so operators in the approving jurisdictions face a one-point increase on every check.
VHN Staff · · Statewide
The permanent resort is scheduled for late 2027 with 200 hotel rooms, an event center of roughly 70,000 square feet and 20 food, beverage and entertainment spaces. Sports & Social, The Prime Rib and Luk Fu are the first concepts named.
VHN Staff · · Petersburg
The 9,379-square-foot Reston location was among 12 restaurants closed as the health-focused chain filed Chapter 11 and began pursuing a court-supervised sale. Virginia locations in Fairfax and Arlington remain open.
VHN Staff · · Northern Virginia
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 · · Richmond
The Cannabis Control Authority's first draft sets fees, security rules and a 350-store retail cap ahead of adult-use sales in July 2027. For hospitality operators the decisive rule is already law: no marijuana license may be granted at a place where alcohol or tobacco is made, sold or used.
VHN Staff · · Statewide
Staff would take the daily food truck limit from four hours to six in commercial and industrial districts, and replace the 'associated service use' test that has governed restaurants in office and industrial buildings. Nothing is adopted, and the numbers are still in brackets.
VHN Staff · · Northern Virginia
