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🍎 Virginia’s top u-pick apple orchards worth the day trip
Plus: The commonwealth’s haunted history at an infamous crossing Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. My friends, my friends—half the week is officially behind us, and the rest is yet to come. We’re still in the thick of things with HVAC and electrical, but feeling really encouraged by several messages I’ve…
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Have fun for under $50 in this Virginia city
Plus: Are you registered to vote? Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. If you’re here for the house drama, I have abundantly good news. The issues are getting fixed. Over the past two weeks, I’ve genuinely wondered if an OCD flareup was wrecking everything—turns out, intuition took the crown. When our…
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Raise a glass to these iconic Virginia dive bars 🍻
Plus: Remembering 9/11, and honoring those lost Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. I’ve never needed a weekend to recover from a weekend so badly in my life—how about you? Long story short, we’ve known for a while that we need to upgrade our HVAC, and with that comes upgrading to…
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Oktoberfest celebrations start this weekend in Virginia
Plus: Thousands of Virginia residents lost coverage 🫣 Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Yeah, it’s squarely September, but “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers,” as L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables once said. And that, of course, leads us into planning the best Oktoberfest…
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Our top-rated early fall activities in Virginia Beach 🏖️
Plus: Lewis Ginter workers vote to strike for better wages Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. My loss is your gain. For literal decades I’ve traveled over to Hillsville for the Labor Day Flea Market. In its heyday, an estimated 750K people lined the streets of the small town for the…
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Did your favorite Virginia small town make our list? 👀
Plus: Hampton Roads candidate calls out opponent for Iran war support Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Earlier this week, our air conditioner gave up on us. And we finally gave up on it. It’s no secret that we’re hoping to make some big upgrades to our HVAC this fall, which…
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🗳️ Before you vote: 3 constitutional amendments
Plus: We explored this Central VA city for under $50 Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. And just like that, “August slipped away into a moment in time.” In our home, it was one of those months that somehow felt like 10 years in some ways and two minutes in others.…
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Plan your VA Labor Day with these free festivities 🇺🇸
Plus: Meet the candidates who support workers’ rights Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Today’s a pretty cool day around here. It’s my birthday! Are we doing anything extravagant? Absolutely not—if you know me, I ain’t about that life. We’re doing something completely simple. I asked Kody (my husband) and our…
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Score a free meal for the kids at VA Beach area restaurants
Plus: Artists cancel shows at Lewis Ginter Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. My penny-pinching days started in college when I discovered the back of an Arby’s receipt. I’m not sure if they still do this nowadays, but 15 years ago, the Arby’s in Danville had receipts that gave the option…
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$10 can get you into these 3 Martinsville museums
Plus: What’s in a name… in Chesapeake? 👀 Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. If we’re going to an antique show, budgets don’t exist. But anywhere else, you give me a dollar, and I’ll stretch it as far as it can go. A couple of weeks ago, my 8-year-old son and…
