Despite having her college years ahead of year, and only just obtaining the right to sign her name, a young Virginia woman has joined the ranks of American small business owners with a distinctly rustic flair.
With a childhood spent browsing old-timey general stores among the mountains of North Carolina, Lindsay Goodwin wanted to bring that nostalgic charm to her own town of Portsmouth.
She only graduated from Churchland High School last summer, but had been co-owner of Marketplace and General Store in Olde Towne Portsmouth since 2023…