Pure Restaurant and Lounge
Olde Towne Portsmouth is quickly becoming a destination location for an eclectic variety of cuisine. Pure Restaurant and Lounge is the latest fine dining experience to open in Olde Towne. This quaint establishment is located at 448 Green St. and offers a variety of southern cuisine entrees like shrimp and grits and oyster po-boys. Pure hopes to establish their niche as one of the few eating establishments in Olde Towne that specializes in weekday breakfast and brunch specials as well as seafood.
back to top Meet our Staff: LaVoris Pace
LaVoris A. Pace, serves as the City’s first Director of Marketing and Communication . Having been employed with the City for over three years, in 1990 he was employed by the City of Portsmouth as the Creative Services Administrator. He has also been employed by the City of Norfolk and Norfolk State University. Pace’s career spans over 20 years in the private and public sectors and academia, and he characterizes it as, “One Company, Two Cities, and One University. He is a graduate of Norfolk State University and holds a Bachelors degree from Norfolk State University. Since becoming the
Director of Marketing and Communications
, Pace has worked tirelessly to mend fences with businesses, community partners, and strives to create synergy and consistency in an effort to brand Portsmouth as a competitive and viable City in Hampton Roads. When asked, what is the most important attribute one has to have in the business of marketing and branding, Pace replied, “You MUST have a passion for whatever you do. I have a passion for this old seaport city and its people…and it shows. If you also have a Passion for Portsmouth…Show it!”
back to top Featured Property: 700 PortCentre
Strategically located at the I-264/Downtown Tunnel interchange in PortCentre Commerce Park and just outside the gates to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, 700 PortCentre
Parkway offers flex space for government contractors and commercial businesses alike. New office/warehouse space in three suites ranging from 3,325 to 9,975 square feet is available for lease for $11.25/SF triple net. The building is low maintenance and is constructed of well-insulated masonry and metal. Each suite has gas heat, a wet sprinkler system, direct fiber optic lines, and drive-in loading provided by 12’ by 12’ overhead doors. Zoned IL, Light Industrial, the property allows for most office, office/warehouse, service, research and development, contracting, light industrial and distribution uses. For more information, contact Economic Development
at ( 757) 393-8804, or either Sam Walker (757-499-1578) or Sam Scott at (757-499-2798) with Thalhimer Commercial Real Estate.
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