City of Radford

All over the country, box stores and online shopping have replaced many businesses that once thrived in downtown main streets. But simultaneously, something else has been happening. Take, for example, the former industrial city of Radford, along the New River, where, city officials are teaming up with Radford University to bring small businesses, and people, back to Main Street.

A day after a peaceful protest in Blacksburg, marking the death of George Floyd last week, community leaders in Montgomery County came together to talk…