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sold, the Wallers plan to put the space into some other use, she said.
A dynamic village
Apple Hill did not fail as a business; it is going to close because the owners and operators are looking for a different lifestyle. But the bakery’s announcement that it is shutting down does highlight what seems to be an often changing collection of businesses in downtown Sperryville.
In recent memory, village residents have seen the Old Sperryville Bookshop, the Mountain Cafe, the Bioholistic Store, the Sperryville Grille and Sunnyside at the Schoolhouse close.
On the positive side, Rae’s Place, Rudy’s Pizza and the What’s New Consignment and Boutique have opened on Main Street in the past three months. Also in the works is a guitar shop and Internet cafe in the former bookshop building.
An informal survey of business owners drew mixed reactions to the conception that Sperryville is always in flux. Many proprietors pointed to the well-established anchors of the downtown area, such as Burgers N Things, the Sperryville Comer Store, the Thornton River Grille and Blue Ridge Artisans, as well sis longtime businesses, like the Glassworks Gallery and Antique Tables Made Daily, on the periphery of the village.
Andy Thompson, who has owned the building that houses Rudy’s Pizza, the Sperryville Comer Store and the Thornton
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