A new restaurant recently opened in a building at Glenns where another eatery had operated for many years. Josh Hollandsworth of Glenns, owner and chef of Ann’s Diner, said that he opened his new restaurant on March 11.

The building, located on Route 17 at Glenns, previously housed Ann’s Family Dining. That business was owned for many years by his grandmother, Anne Hollandsworth, who also owned several restaurants in Gloucester and Mathews. More recently, that business was owned by Josh’s brother, Justin Hollandsworth of Gloucester, who had rented the dining facility at Glenns from Josh and then relocated it to Shoppes at Gloucester south of the village.

Josh has owned the building for a number of years, heading that restaurant for eight years before leasing it to his brother for a while, and then deciding to open another restaurant at the upper county location, which seats approximately 50 customers. He recently installed new kitchen equipment.

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