Out of the Ashes: Eagle and Empire Reopens!

After 38 days of being closed following a six-alarm fire in the Belle View Shopping Center, Eagle and Empire has reopened! Northern Virginia area gamers and hobbyists rejoice! It’s been fully stocked and is ready for both it’s Grand Reopening and Small Business Saturday. 

Courtesy of the Eagle and Empire Facebook page.

Many thanks to all who have helped my FLGS and the shopping center’s other affected businesses during this tough time. The Mount Vernon-Lee Chamber of Commerce and Belle View Merchants Association raised a total of $7,110 and the Eagle and Empire GoFundMe raised $3,400. That's a grand total of $10,510!

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to make a list for my next run to Eagle and Empire!

DECEMBER 8, 2019 UPDATE 

I was in the shop today for the first time since it’s reopened and got to chatting with the owner. Apparently about half of the impacted businesses are still closed; he had pretty good insurance and was able to reopen quickly by comparison. Hopefully everyone will recover sooner rather than later.