RICHMOND, Va. — One year after Richmond’s water crisis forced some businesses to close for several days in January 2025, Philly Vegan on Hull Street Road is still serving the community. Richmond restaurant owner Samuel Veney says the prolonged crisis left lasting financial scars.
CBS 6 first spoke to Veney on January 7, 2025, one day after Richmond’s water outage forced him to close his doors.
“We don’t have the ability to operate. It’s pretty much impossible,” Veney said at the time. “December is our hardest month, so we usually look for a bounce back in January. We were looking forward to this week.”…