Hospitality and tourism professionals from across the state gathered earlier this month at the John Marshall Hotel in Richmond for the inaugural Ordinary Awards dinner sponsored by the Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Association (VRLTA).
About 150 people attended the event on Oct. 24, which recognized 15 individuals and organizations for work in the hospitality field and within their communities.
The awards are named after Chinn's Ordinary, which is considered the oldest original inn in America. Dating to 1728 in what is now Middleburg, Chinn's Ordinary -- operating today as the Red Fox Inn -- chiefly catered to travelers between Alexandria and Winchester.
