An Alexandria-based frozen custard shop has been announced in the fifth-annual American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation‘s “Backing Small Historic Restaurants program.”
Goodies Frozen Custard & Treats is situated in a historic ice house at 200 Commerce Street in Old Town and is one of four local businesses to receive the $50,000 grant.
Shop owner Brandon Byrd bought the property in 2019, renovated it, and reopened it to the public. He now says that the award helps him maintain the property with landscape improvements, new paint, mural,s and security cameras…