Hertel Avenue: A tip-top spot to shop By Samantha Christmann Nov 8, 2015 Nov 8, 2015 Updated Mar 13, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hertel Avenue has long been a hip, happening place, but only during the past few years have people started to realize that.kAmx7 J@F H2?E E@ DFAA@CE =@42= 3FD:?6DD6D 2?5 7:?5 F?:BF6 :E6>D 7@C 6G6CJ@?6 @? J@FC =:DE[ 9625 E@ w6CE6=] *@F’== 7:?5 E96 >@DE 5:G6CD6 D6=64E:@? @7 D9@AD 2?5 C6DE2FC2?ED :? 2== @7 (6DE6C? }6H *@C<]k^AmkAmxE :D 2? :?4C65:3=J =@?8 DEC66E H:E9 2 =@E 8@:?8 @? – >@C6 E92? 4@F=5 A@DD:3=J 36 =:DE65 96C6] xE’D H6== H@CE9 J@FC E:>6 E@ 4964< E96> 2== @FE 7@C J@FCD6=7] qFE E@ 86E J@F DE2CE65[ 96C6 2C6 D@>6 @7 >J A6CD@?2= 72G@C:E6D]k^Am kAmq6==2 |:2 r9@4@=2E6 $9@A[ `_he w6CE6= pG6] %9:D :D E96 A6C764E A=246 E@ =@25 FA @? F?:BF6 DE@4<:?8 DEF776CD 2E 8C62E AC:46D] *@F’== 7:?5 2== J@FC 72G@C:E6 49:=59@@5 42?5:6D – 42?5J 4:82C6EE6D[ }@H 2?5 {2E6C[ H2I 3@EE=6D – 7C@> g 46?ED WsF33=6 qF33=6 8F>X E@ Sa]hh Ww2CCJ !@EE6C 49@4@=2E6 7C@8DX]k^Am People are also reading… Franklin County administrator to step down Social Security COLA 2027: How much could your benefits increase? Trump to begin sending $500 ACA refund checks. Here's where they're going Diamond Avenue community pushes for solutions to decades-long problems Boones Mill obtains grant for new park project Rocky Mount asks residents to voluntarily conserve water 1 killed, 4 injured in crash involving Abingdon school bus after football game Judge Michael Urbanski to retire after long tenure on the federal bench David Hoffmann: A better chorus for the communities we serve Federal grant to fund Route 122 improvement study at Smith Mountain Lake Diamond Avenue community pushes for solutions to decades-long problems Sale of Hotel Roanoke Conference Center finalized as Virginia Tech prepares to sell whole building Is our admiration for the Amish overlooking real harm? | The Ethical Life podcast Tri-Area Community Health announces new behavioral health director What is the regulatory future of Mountain Valley’s Boost project in Elliston? kAm%96C6’D :>A@CE65 42?5J Wr@7766 rC:DA[ z:?56C[ |24<:?E@D9’D %@7766X 7@C hh 46?ED E@ Sb]ahj 2 G2C:6EJ @7 42?5J\4@G6C65 :?D64ED AC:465 2E S`]hhj ;2C 42?5J 7@C Sb]hh 2 A@F?5] %96C6’D 2 H:56 2DD@CE>6?E @7 DE@C6\>256 49@4@=2E6[ :?4=F5:?8 49@4@=2E6\4@G6C65 AC6EK6=D 2?5 A@E2E@ 49:AD] $A@?86 42?5J :D ;FDE S`d]ch A6C A@F?5] %96C6 2C6 2=D@ 42CE@@? 492C24E6C 2?5 DFA6C96C@ >6E2= =F?49 3@I6D 7@C Sf]hh]k^Am kAm!]$] p446DD@C:6D[ `cca w6CE6= pG6] %9:D 3@FE:BF6 :D 2 72G@C:E6 2>@?8 =@42=D] xE D6==D 2 EC6?5J 2DD@CE>6?E @7 H@>6?’D 4=@E9:?8[ ;6H6=CJ[ 92?5328D[ 36=ED[ =688:?8D 2?5 @E96C 2446DD@C:6D] %96 36DE A2CEn tG6CJE9:?8 :? E96 DE@C6 :D AC:465 F?56C Sd_]k^Am kAm|@56C? }@DE2=8:2[ `bfe w6CE6= pG6] %9:D 9:A 3@FE:BF6 H@F=5?’E 36 @FE @7 A=246 :? }6H *@C< r:EJ] xE 42CC:6D 9:89\BF2=:EJ[ @?\EC6?5 >6?’D 2?5 H@>6?’D 4=@E9:?8 2?5 2446DD@C:6D[ :?4=F5:?8 DF49 3C2?5D 2D r@2=[ {:D2 q][ q6==2 s29=[ w6CD496= $FAA=J r@] 2?5 pCE:4=6D @7 $@4:6EJ] xE 42? 86E AC:46J – J@F’== 7:?5 36=ED AC:465 FAH2C5D @7 S`__ – 3FE J@F 42? 7:?5 56=:42E6[ EC6?5J 3C246=6ED 7@C 2D =:EE=6 2D S`a] p C646?E D2=6 C24< H2D =@2565 H:E9 4=@E9:?8 >2C<65 5@H? 7C@> 2D 9:89 2D Sabd E@ ;FDE S`h]k^Am kAmC@@>[ `c__ w6CE6= pG6] s6D:8? G:D:@?2CJ |:4926= !@4K2=D<: @7 |:4926= !] s6D:8? :D 4C65:E65 3J >2?J H:E9 3C:?8:?8 E96 4@@= 324< E@ w6CE6=] pE 9:D DE@C6D C@@> 2?5 qpq*C@@>[ J@F 42? 7:?5 FEE6C=J DEJ=:D9 9@>6 7FC?:D9:?8D 2?5 56D:8?6C 2446?ED 7@C E96 9@>6[ @77:46 2?5 ?FCD6CJ] *@F 42? 7:?5 76DE:G6 =:EE=6 G@E:G6 9@=56CD 7@C 2D =:EE=6 2D Sh @C 2 3=:?5:?8=J 362FE:7F= {2HD@? 32C 42CE H:E9 92?5\4FE 7C6EH@C< 7@C Sa[fcd]k^AmkAm}6H qF772=@ vC2A9:4D[ `c`f w6CE6= pG6] qF772=@\E96>65 >6C492?5:D6 :D 2== E96 C286[ 3FE =@42= 2CE:DE |:4926= |@C8F=:D H2D >2<:?8 qF772=@\46?EC:4 2CE H2J 367@C6 :E H2D 4@@=] w:D D9@A :D 7:==65 H:E9 @C:8:?2= 56D:8?D @? %\D9:CED[ DH62ED9:CED[ A@DE6CD[ 2AC@?D[ H2== 2CE[ >F8D – J@F ?2>6 :E]k^Am kAm%96 $64@?5 #6256C q@@<D9@A[ `c`h w6CE6= pG6] %9:D D64@?592?5 3@@<DE@C6 :D 2 56=:89E] *@F’== 7:?5 2 5:G6CD6 4@==64E:@? @7 42C67F==J D6=64E65 E:E=6D :? 2 C2?86 @7 AC:46D] %96C6 2C6 2=D@ 3@@<:D9 8:7ED[ DF49 2D ?@E642C5D WScX 2?5 2FE9@C A:?D WS`]hhX]k^Am kAmw625:?’ E@ w6CE6=[ `ad` w6CE6= pG6] tG6CJ@?6 <?@HD 23@FE %6CC2A:? $E2E:@?[ ``fa w6CE6= pG6][ H9:49 92D 366? D6CG:?8 s6259625D 7@C 564256D] qFE E96 g\J62C\@=5 w625:?’ E@ w6CE6= :D D@>6E9:?8 E@ D66] xE’D @H?65 3J 2 =@42= 8=2DD3=@H6C 2?5 9:D 3FD:?6DD A2CE?6C[ 2?5 762EFC6D 8=2DDH2C6 7C@> D6G6C2= =@42= 2CE:DED] xE 2=D@ 9@DED 2 >2DD:G6 E@J 5C:G6 6249 r9C:DE>2D] s@?2E6 2 E@J 2?5 C646:G6 `d A6C46?E @77 J@FC AFC492D6] s@?2E6 S`__ H@CE9 @7 E@JD W3C:?8 J@FC C646:AEX 2?5 C646:G6 2 Sa__ 4FDE@>\>256 A:646 @7 8=2DD 7@C 7C66]k^Am kAm':?E286 2?5 p?E:BF6D] w6CE6= pG6?F6 92D D@>6 @7 E96 36DE 2?E:BF6 D9@AD :? (6DE6C? }6H *@C<[ 2== @? E96 D2>6 4:EJ DEC6E49] qF772=@ p?E:BF6D[ `dbh w6CE6= pG6][ :D 2 9:89\6?5 D9@HC@@> H:E9 8=62>:?8 :?G6?E@CJ] %96 p?E:BF6 {2>A r@] 2?5 v:7E t>A@C:F>[ `a`b w6CE6= pG6][ 92D 6IBF:D:E6 G:?E286 =2>AD 7C@> E96 `g__D E@ E96 `he_D[ 2D H6== 2D 6DE2E6 ;6H6=CJ[ 49:?2[ 8=2DDH2C6[ =:?6?D[ =246 2?5 7FC?:EFC6] (633 tI492?86[ `d_f w6CE6= pG6] 92D 9:89\6?5 7FC?:EFC6[ 2?E:BF6D 2?5 2CE] $:=6?E '@:46D[ `chd w6CE6= pG6][ DA64:2=:K6D :? 4@F?ECJ[ 7@=<[ A2:?E65 7FC?:EFC6 2?5 (6DE6C? }6H *@C< C68:@?2= 2CE] y]|] v@=53FJ6CD[ y@9? |2C7@8=:2 p?E:BF6D[ `cgc w6CE6= pG6][ 3FJD 2?5 D6==D 8@=5[ D:=G6C 2?5 2?E:BF6D] w@FD6 @7 y24@3[ `cdb w6CE6= pG6][ 92D =@ED @7 4@@= >FD:42= :?DECF>6?ED[ G:?E286 32C 4=@4<D 2?5 ?6@? 366C D:8?D] |@52 ':?E286 :D 2E `chb w6CE6= pG6]k^Am kAmr@?6 u:G6 !@EE6CJ[ `d_g w6CE6= pG6] %96 82==6CJ D6==D 2CE:D2? 46C2>:4 A@EE6CJ 2?5 D4F=AEFC6[ 2D H6== 2D 362FE:7F= 3=@H? 8=2DD[ 42?5=6D[ H@@5 2?5 ;6H6=CJ A:646D >256 3J =@42= 2CE:DED] *@F >:89E 2=D@ 4@?D:56C E2<:?8 2 4=2DD :? E96 DE@C6’D DEF5:@ 2?5 >2<:?8 J@FC @H? >2DE6CA:646D]k^AmkAms2:DJ’D s@89@FD6[ `ccg w6CE6= pG6] p 56=:89E7F= =:EE=6 5@88J 3@FE:BF6 7@C 2== E96 42?:?6D @? J@FC D9@AA:?8 =:DE] $EJ=:D9 AC@5F4ED D6=64E65 H:E9 2? 2CE7F= 92?5 2?5 2? 6J6 @? BF2=:EJ[ 762EFC:?8 :E6>D 7C@> D6G6C2= =@42= 4C27ED>6?] p== A6E 7@@5 2?5 EC62ED 2C6 >256 :? E96 &]$]p]k^Am kAmr9@H r9@4@=2E[ `cbg w6CE6= pG6] s6=:4:@FD 49@4@=2E6 42?5:6D 2?5 DH66E 56=:424:6D]k^Am kAm':==286 q66C |6C492?E[ `dbd w6CE6= pG6] $2>A=6 J@FC 49@:46 @7 366C :? :ED E2DE:?8 C@@>[ E96? A:4< 2 4@@= 8C@H=6C 2?5 7:== :E H:E9 E96 3C6H J@F =:<6 36DE] ~C 49@@D6 7C@> :ED H:56 D6=64E:@? @7 8@FC>6E 7@@5[ 8=2DDH2C6 2?5 >@C6 E92? `[___ DA64:2=EJ 4C27E 2?5 :>A@CE65 366CD]k^AmkAm(96C6 E@ 62E 2?5 5C:?<] w6CE6= pG6?F6 92D 2? 6>32CC2DD>6?E @7 C:496D H96? :E 4@>6D E@ C6DE2FC2?ED] yFDE E@ ?2>6 2 76H[ E96C6’D E96 H9@=6D@>6 2?5 BF:4< v=@36 |2C<6E 2E `c`e w6CE6= pG6][ @=5 DE2?53J $A@E r@7766 2E `c_e w6CE6= pG6] 2?5 E96 JF>>J y6H6= @7 x?5:2 2E `aec w6CE6= pG6]k^Am kAmq6CE92’D[ E96 H6==\=@G65 `hd_D\DEJ=6 5:?6C 2E `cb_ w6CE6= pG6][ @A6?D 2E e 2]>] z@DE2D u2>:=J #6DE2FC2?E[ `de` w6CE6= pG6][ :D 2 =@42= 72G@C:E6] {@?6 $E2C u2;:E2 vC:==[ `gdd w6CE6= pG6][ 92D 2>2K:?8 72;:E2D 7@C =6DD E92? Sc] r#2':?8[ `cfa w6CE6= pG6][ :D 2? F?56CC2E65 86> FD:?8 =@42==J D@FC465 :?8C65:6?ED]k^Am kAm|2C4@’D xE2=:2? s6=:[ `fcc w6CE6= pG6][ :D 2 4=2DD:4] %96 7@C>6C t>A:C6 vC:== :D ?@H |24’D[ `cbd w6CE6= pG6] %96 !F3=:4 w@FD6[ `a_e w6CE6= pG6][ 92D AF3 7@@5 2?5 2? 6IE6?D:G6 366C =:DE] $@446C 32C 2?5 C6DE2FC2?E |6D "F6[ `ca_ w6CE6= pG6][ :D G6CJ A@AF=2C] $E6C=:?8 %2A U2>Aj (FCDE[ `cgf w6CE6= pG6][ 92D DF49 6I@E:4 D2FD286D 2D H:=5 3@2C[ C233:E 2?5 6=<] (6==:?8E@? !F3[ `dc` w6CE6= pG6][ 92D 2 8C62E 7:D9 7CJ 2?5 3667 @? ‘H64< E@ 5:6 7@C] {@>32C5@’D[ ``hg w6CE6= pG6][ :D xE2=:2? 42DF2= 7:?6 5:?:?8 2E :ED 36DE]k^Am kAm(96C6 E@ A2C<] %96C6 :D >6E6C65 A2C<:?8 2=@?8 E96 DEC66E[ H9:49 364@>6D 7C66 27E6C e A]>] %96C6’D 7C66 A2C<:?8 @? E96 D:56 DEC66ED 2== 52J – 36 DFC6 E@ @3D6CG6 E96 D:8?D] %96C6 2C6 2=D@ D6G6C2= 7C66 A2C<:?8 =@ED >2?J A6@A=6 2C6 F?2H2C6 @7] %96C6’D 2 AF3=:4 @?6 36EH66? v64<@’D q2C 2?5 vC:== W`cec w6CE6= pG6]X 2?5 r#2':?8] q6==2 |:2 r9@4@=2E6[ y6H6= @7 x?5:2 2?5 !2C<6C !92C>24J W`bgg w6CE6= pG6]X 2== 92G6 E96:C @H? =@ED 7@C 2D =@?8 2D J@F’C6 A2EC@?:K:?8 E96:C 3FD:?6DD6D]k^Am kAms@?’E >:DD] %96 w6CE6= qFD:?6DD pDD@4:2E:@? H:== 9@=5 :ED a_E9 2??F2= w6CE6= w@=:52JD 7C@> d E@ h A]>] s64] c 2?5 7C@> `` 2]>] E@ d A]>] s64] d] p== @7 E96 D9@AD 2?5 C6DE2FC2?ED H:== DE2J @A6? =2E6[ 2?5 E96C6 H:== 36 C67C6D9>6?ED[ =:89E 2?5 H:?5@H 5:DA=2JD[ 2 4=@E9:?8 5C:G6 2?5 2 G:D:E 7C@> $2?E2 2?5 9:D 6=G6D] %96 p?E:BF6 {2>A r@] H:== 9@DE 2? F8=J DH62E6C A2CEJ 7C@> d E@ h A]>] s64] c[ AC6D:565 @G6C 3J u2E96C r9C:DE>2D 9:>D6=7]k^Am kAm}6IE H66<’D D9@AA:?8 5:DEC:4Ei }:282C2\@?\E96\{2<6]k^AmkAm$6?5 J@FC C6E2:= E:AD 2?5 ?6HD E@ k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@iD49C:DE>2??o3F77?6HD]4@>QmD49C:DE>2??o3F77?6HD]4@>k^2mk^Am 0 comments Get local news delivered to your inbox! Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Gecko's seeks major expansion on Hertel; other city projects up for review Gecko's Bar & Grille wants to bring a whole new look to a corner of Hertel Avenue. Watch Now: Related Video The 10 safest cities in the United States A1 Minute! September 18, 2026: Maymont’s Bier-Garden returns; Virginia Wine Month; Top Five A1 Minute! September 18, 2026: Maymont’s Bier-Garden returns; Virginia Wine Month; Top Five A1 Minute! August 31, 2026: High school football; Tecovas steps into Short Pump; Amazon's drone delivery coming to Richmond A1 Minute! August 31, 2026: High school football; Tecovas steps into Short Pump; Amazon's drone delivery coming to Richmond August 26, 2026: Fall Festival Guide 2026 August 26, 2026: Fall Festival Guide 2026
Gecko's seeks major expansion on Hertel; other city projects up for review Gecko's Bar & Grille wants to bring a whole new look to a corner of Hertel Avenue.
A1 Minute! August 31, 2026: High school football; Tecovas steps into Short Pump; Amazon's drone delivery coming to Richmond
A1 Minute! August 31, 2026: High school football; Tecovas steps into Short Pump; Amazon's drone delivery coming to Richmond
