Shaken Not Spurred, fashioned from a horse trailer, will be at least the fourth mobile bar venture to pop up in the area in recent months.
Horse trailer-turned-mobile bar saddles up in the Richmond region
Jack Jacobs
Jack joined BizSense in 2020, covering startups, retail, healthcare, public companies and nonprofits. He previously reported for the Virginia Gazette and Tidewater Review. He is a graduate of Christopher Newport University. Reach him at [email protected] or 804-554-6545.
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