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Plus: Want one more coastal adventure before Labor Day? 🏝️ Share with a friend     Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Did you have a nice weekend? Your small-town friend over here went to the big city. Well, that is, if you consider Short Pump big—which, coming from a town with one stoplight, I do.  My…

Plus: Are some incumbents making your life less affordable? Share with a friend     Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. I’ve honestly just been so ready for the weekend lately—have you? I’m not sure if it’s the steady transition of summertime to school in our household or maybe just getting older, but my idea of a…

Plus: The haunting tale of a Yorktown runaway bride Share with a friend     Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Did you know I got married at a farmers market? In 1904, it was the Southern Railway Freight Station; then in 1996, the City of Danville purchased the large building to transform it into a community…

Plus: Action steps to take this week Share with a friend     Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. How was your weekend? Colton, age 8, told us last weekend on the way home from vacation that my husband, Kody, and I were banned from planning anything on Saturday. Colton said he needed time to play video…

Plus: It’s tax-free weekend, Virginia—here’s what qualifies Share with a friend     Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Looking for that one last hurrah before the school season is in full-swing? I know, I know—for some districts, it’s already started! But there are still a multitude of fun things to do with the kiddos before whispers…

Plus: Lewis Ginter workers hold one-day strike Share with a friend     Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Have you ever ended up somewhere you didn’t quite mean to be? That happened to us over the weekend when we tried to attend a festival in Southwest Virginia. Let me be very, exceedingly, abundantly clear that the…

Plus: Are you planning to vote tomorrow? Share with a friend     Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Wait before you scroll down! This is your friendly reminder that Virginia’s primary elections will take place tomorrow, Aug. 4, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. See who is on your ballot by viewing the candidate lists.  “All localities…

Plus: The US lacks standards on data center energy, water use Share with a friend     Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Want to make a difference in your community, but there’s this thing called “life” that keeps life-ing? What I mean is, do you want to volunteer, but your daily schedule is so jam-packed it…

Plus: The big picture on Loudoun County’s data centers isn’t pretty Share with a friend     Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. In college, I stayed up late-late. Like, when most people were waking up for the day, I’d head to bed. Nighttime gave me a chance to be creative with no interruptions. I’d sip on…

Plus: How much have grocery prices risen where you are? Share with a friend     Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Have you ever had one of those throwback moments? When I went to the grocery store last week, my husband asked if I’d pick up some Greek yogurt. He loves it, I like it, and…