Downtown Fayetteville is set to welcome a new addition to its hospitality scene as local entrepreneurs Kevin Walker and Darnisha James prepare to launch a trolley service aimed at connecting residents and visitors with the city’s vibrant bar and restaurant community.
James and her nephew have been doing business together for 10 years now. They opened their first joint business in Fayetteville in 2015, RDL Therapeutic Adult Day Center, and later expanded to open RDL Therapeutic Outpatient Therapy Health and Wellness.
Now, they’re branching out from health care into hospitality.
“She [Darnisha] rode a trolley back home in Detroit. I had never gotten on a trolley. She brought it to my attention, said ‘Hey, that would be pretty cool if we brought it to Fayetteville.’ So we did some research, [and] found a couple companies that had trolley franchise opportunities,” explained Walker…