{"id":3183,"date":"2019-12-10T21:44:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T21:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bricksandminifigs.com\/charlottesville-va\/?page_id=3183"},"modified":"2025-04-04T21:40:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T21:40:17","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bricksandminifigs.com\/charlottesville-va\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-14px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span>Nick has loved LEGO\u00ae since early childhood. 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