Editorial: For the love of cherry limeade: Give us Sonic or give us death
November 19, 2008
Content on Sonic:
In shift, town OKs Sonic at 1st and Main
November 12, 2008
On Tuesday evening, the Blacksburg Town Council unanimously approved a Sonic Drive-In restaurant at the First & Main center on South Main Street in Blacksburg.
Back to the big box battle: Wither a Sonic, round two
September 10, 2008
A recent development in the ongoing dispute between Blacksburg's town council and real estate developers over the First and Main project on South Main Street may result in a new Sonic drive-in restaurant on site after all.
Sonic rejection results in lawsuit
July 16, 2008
Arbitrary. Capricious. Unreasonable. Unfair. Discriminatory. Bearing no substantial relation to public health, safety and welfare.
Sonic rejection results in suit
July 10, 2008
Yesterday, Fairmount Properties, the company behind First and Main, filed suit against Blacksburg's Town Council asking for injunctive relief in the ongoing Sonic Drive-In saga.
Editorial: Council makes mistake with Sonic
June 11, 2008
Town Council made a mistake Tuesday night, voting 4-3 to reject Fairmount University Realty Trust's Special Use Permit request for a Sonic Drive-In.
June 11, 2008
By a 4-3 vote, Blacksburg Town Council denied Fairmount University Realty Trust's request for a Special Use Permit to build a Sonic Drive-In as part of the 1st and Main development at 1430 South Main Street.