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Plus: Top spring activities to do in Virginia Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. The dryer broke last Saturday, and the part took nearly a week to arrive. That meant I needed to get creative. I went to Home Depot with little more than a vision and a debit card, and there they…

Plus: Hundreds of Black graves are relocating in VA; but why? Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Did you see the lunar eclipse last night? I have a confession: The celestial event absolutely freaked me out as a kid. I’m talking full-blown meltdown mode, complete with inconsolable crying, fervent prayers of childhood confessions,…

Plus: Not ‘pro-Trump enough’ candidate for VA Gov. draws far-right challengers Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. The sun is shining, the planets are aligning, and the daffodils are blossoming. By George, I believe that means spring is in the air. Accordingly, my recent search history is full of upcoming music festivals, Renaissance fairs, and…

Plus: How another Trump trade war could hurt Virginia Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. I’ll never forget the first snow with our ancient miniature poodle, Cotton Methuselah. We’d adopted him a couple months prior, thinking that he probably had a few weeks left to live (when I say he’s old, he’s old).…

Plus: Election boards tried to silence 4.5 million Virginians Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. There are few things more genuinely entertaining than watching a cooking class where children are the chefs. I had that unique pleasure on Tuesday, when my seven-year-old learned to make turkey tacos with his homeschool co-op group.   …

Op-ed: Eliminating the US Dept of Education will do damage Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. I’ll never forget mine and Kody’s first Valentine’s Day together… and not because it was perfect! Actually, every singe thing we had planned went wrong on epic proportions. First, he ordered flowers for me, but I mistook…

Plus: Explore Virginia’s Black history, from Civil Rights to cultural icons Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Admittedly, the only sports I faithfully watch are my kid’s baseball games and jiu jitsu practices. That is, all except for one Sunday per year. When it’s time for the super bowl, you’d think I was…

Plus: 2025’s Something in the Water Festival is canceled Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. We’d just pulled in front of our home from what, at the time, felt like a really stressful day. The switch from raising a six-year-old to keeping up with a seven-year-old came with the same velocity as an…

Plus: Virginia Dems defeat effort to add anti-union policy to state constitution Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Mama. Is. Exhausted. Hi, I’m Mama. While I try my best to make this a bright little corner of the world each week, today I feel like my face is about to hit the keyboard…

Plus: State House advances three constitutional amendments Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. We were shocked. For once, the snow started right when the weatherman said it would, and we awoke last Saturday to a true winter wonderland. Between three and four inches covered the ground in our small town. The neighborhood children…