Business

A new year has meant a new location for Pat’s Barbershop.

    Formerly located on Franklin Street, Pat Johnson has moved to a larger, and more visible, location on West Main Street. While the location is new, Johnson has been barbering for quite some time.
    “Twenty-four years and three months I’ve been barbering,” she said.    

By Peter Sawyer
Intern writer
news@bedfordbulletin.com

    Bedford County residents who like deep dish pizza can book a flight to Chicago, go without, or head to Lago Pizza in Moneta.
    Lago Pizza’s owner Esperanza Forero claims to have the only restaurant around that offers a Chicago style pizza.
    “We are the only ones who make Chicago around here, and the only ones who do the buffet,” Forero said.

An 11th hour deal will keep the Peaks of Otter Lodge—operated by Virginia Peaks of Otter Company under a contract with the National Park Service—open.

Ann Wood received this year’s Athena Award at the Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Women of Influence luncheon, Friday.

    According to Athena International’s Web site, the Bedford area is one of 500 communities around the world where this award is presented.
    The Bedford Area Chamber presents the award, but doesn’t choose the winner. A committee is set up for that purpose and chooses the winner from women who are nominated. The criteria for selecting the winner is that she must have: