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New quilt shop in Newport News gives back to the community, one thread at a time Jessica Nolte, Daily Press © Kaitlin McKeown/Virginia Media Crystalann Duarte lays out her quilts to be displayed at Sunshine Quilt Corner on Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Newport News, Va. Before they officially opened their doors to the public, the owners of Sunshine Quilt Corner were collecting face masks to donate to Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters and a nursing home in Norfolk. A few months after opening, co-owners Jennifer Moose and Teresa Newton started a monthly charity sew ...

Read Article They had a business idea, invested months, or in some cases years, laying the groundwork to pull it off, and then came the pandemic. And they opened anyway. The immeasurable stress. The long nights. The kindnesses, and the joys. We asked owners behind five new area businesses in 2020 how tough it was to open, advice they’d offer other entrepreneurs and what they’re most looking forward to in 2021. Mu Noi Brunch, Auburn Andree Kehn/Sun Journal Sayvepen and Elise Sengsavang followed up the success of their Bethel food trailer with Mu Noi Brunch at 1056 Center St. on July 8, se...