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🇺🇸 Red, white, and where to see Virginia’s most dazzling fireworks
Plus: Discover presidential home sites in Virginia Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Do you have your red, white, and blue ready to go this weekend? I have a confession to make: In our household, we still haven’t decided what we’re doing or where we’re going. If you have any last-minute…
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🤫 Shh… we’re sharing Virginia’s secret swimming spots
Plus: Help collect 1,776 lbs. of food donations in Virginia Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. My husband spent his 31st birthday in Tha Dawg House. It was pretty Bland, if you ask him. One might even say it was Dismal. Actually, it was a birthday we still talk about, even…
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🌎 Free guide: Explore Virginia’s Great Dismal Swamp
Plus: VA farmer outlines the consequences of tariffs Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. In 2023, we went to the Great Dismal Swamp. Granted, it wasn’t because we planned a trip there—it’s because the swamp was on the route home, and every other time we said we were going to stop,…
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How to stretch your budget to the end of the month 💸
Plus: Local ways to help those impacted by Tropical Storm Arthur Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Did you hear the big news yesterday? Dogwood celebrated its seventh birthday over the weekend! Thanks for welcoming us into your inboxes and for all the likes, shares, and comments on social media. We…
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Don’t miss Virginia’s top summer events
Plus: Which Virginians benefit from school choice programs? Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Sunday’s a special day in our neck of the woods, and we’re excited to celebrate it with you. On June 28, Dogwood turns 7 years old. That’s right—in the summer of 2019, a few folks got together…
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🐩 Experience the best pet spas in NoVA
Plus: Billion-dollar data center tax breaks saved Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. On Tuesday afternoon, I gave our ancient miniature poodle his annual summertime shear. We adopted Cotton eight years ago for a grand total of $10. At the time, shelter workers assumed he was around 8 years old. We…
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🍽️ Dine at Virginia’s social-media-famous food joints
Missing: Lynchburg woman looking for donated dog painting Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. I spent Saturday with my second family at the Red Wing Roots Music Festival in Mt. Solon. Meghin and I became friends in 2021, but didn’t meet in person until about two years later (thanks, COVID-19 pandemic).…
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🎥 Where to see outdoor summer movies in Virginia parks
Plus: Spanberger, state lawmakers strike cannabis compromise Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Have I ever told you about the first drive-in movie my husband took me to see? We’d been dating for a whole month when he picked me up in his dad’s truck and drove just across the state…
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🥩 Savor the flavor of this $10 steak dinner
Plus: It’s Mobilize Monday in Virginia Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Did you have a nice long weekend? I was fortunate enough to spend mine surrounded by people I love. We had an awesome family day on Friday, split between lunch in Danville and galavanting around Lynchburg. Then I got…
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Special Edition: Juneteenth in Virginia 💪🏾
Plus: The history of the Juneteenth flag Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Tomorrow marks the 161st anniversary of Juneteenth. The holiday serves as both a celebration of resilience and a solemn reminder of the struggle for justice and equality. Here in Virginia, with its deep historical roots, the day invites…
