{"id":11428,"date":"2014-12-05T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=11428"},"modified":"2014-12-05T03:15:11","modified_gmt":"2014-12-05T08:15:11","slug":"business-after-hours-1242014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/05\/business-after-hours-1242014\/","title":{"rendered":"Business After Hours (12\/4\/2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce had a Business After Hours at Ben David Jewelers&#8230; and SouthsideCentral was there! Here&#8217;s some photos and commentary for you.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In conversations with Mark &amp; Leon David, I found out that Ben David Jewelers started on Danville&#8217;s Main Street then moved up the street to a larger location. After that, they moved to the Ballou Park Shopping Center. They then moved to Piedmont Mall, then tp their current location on Mount Cross Road.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at some photos&#8230;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/FqXH0pS.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donna Ashworth is at the registration table.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/4kPk2Wb.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Darlene Wright is making her Christmas wish list.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/SgIGARk.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Golden Leaf Bistro catered the event.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/vYXW9JR.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">I asked them how long it took to get the store set up every morning. I was surprised when they said only 45 minutes.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/6Fs4aHl.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The store is immaculate. To answer a question that I got, they go through a lot of glass cleaner&#8230; cleaning the glass at least twice a day.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/yi62r1n.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben David Jewelers carries lots of exclusive brands, including Pandora.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/ZJxlDnr.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even their beautiful Christmas decorations sparkle like diamonds.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/2JSatrq.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">More of the beautiful decorations.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/pyAxWg0.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">And more&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/pmTQGTA.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">And even more&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/CgMEGki.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Look at the beautiful design and lighting.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/mhnJRbq.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lots of Chamber members came out to socialize and enjoy the excellent food &amp; drink.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>More coming up on SouthsideCentral!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce had a Business After Hours at Ben David Jewelers&#8230; and SouthsideCentral was there! 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