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Editor's note: Several weeks ago the Rappahannock News published an article on the effect of Route 66 on Sperryville businesses. In the next few weeks, we will be taking a more detailed look at how several Sperryville merchants are preparing for uncertain times ahead.
By THERESA REA ISOLDS
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In Sperryville Rex Miller and Mike Sacco have added a new dimension to the Rappahannock lunch scene.
At their Parkway Gift Shop they’ve put in a delicatessen, receiving deliveries from New York, Baltimore and Washington of cheeses, meats and desserts like black forest cake, cheese cake and carrot cake.
“Business at the deli has been just excellent," Sacco said. “It has greatly exceeded our expectations." Sacco explained that the deli had been part of the original plan for Parkway when the two bought it in 1978. “A friend
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