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🎉 Celebrate Library Lovers Month in Virginia
Plus: Expanding collective bargaining rights to public workers Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Need a fun place to go spend a few hours completely free of charge? That’s when my son and I head straight to our local library. We became fixtures there for a few days while the “tree…
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🏠 See VA in the spotlight on HGTV’s ‘House Hunters’
Plus: 8 must-visit Black history sites in Virginia Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. I didn’t order enough wallpaper the first go-round, but what we got up over the weekend looks amazing. The swan faucet didn’t work out because it was too big for the sink, but that’s okay; we’ll save…
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Virginia lawmakers pass collective bargaining bills
Plus, two movies I recently watched Share with a friend Virginia leaders are remembering the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died today. And The New York Times has a profile of Gov. Abigail Spanberger, where she serves up some spice to her Republican critics. Below, I report on passage of bills…
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🐦⬛ This one’s for the birds (well, the birdwatchers, that is)
Plus: Community colleges expand skilled trades training Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. I went birding all of one time. Close to two decades ago, my mom’s best friend and her husband built a house out in the country. One day, they invited a group of folks over to go look…
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💝 Still shopping? Find VA-made Valentine’s gifts
New: A weekly guide to taking action in Virginia Share with a friend Sponsored by Affordable Virginia Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. It’s official. Colton, age 8, has a girlfriend just in time for Valentine’s Day. He and Parker met at church, and their friendship recently blossomed into something more when Parker developed a…
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The 98-0 vote to lower diabetics’ costs in Virginia
Plus, Virginia’s hunger crisis as told in two headlines Share with a friend In the latest blow to local journalism, The Richmond Free Press, Richmond’s African American weekly newspaper, is shutting down after over three decades of operations. Below, I report on a bill to make health care more affordable in a way both…
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Have you seen the proposed VA redistricting map? 👀
Plus: From NSU to NBA Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. When we were house-hunting 10 years ago, “affordable” wasn’t a vibe—it was the entire budget. We bought what the bank would approve, and while I love our home and neighborhood, owning a 116-year-old house means you’re basically on call for…
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Did you know Virginia is a work capital for this? 👀
Plus: ‘Django Unchained,’ loosely based on a real-life VA freedom fighter Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Last week, I told Colton that it was a good thing I learned of Dangerfield Newby’s story after C was born—otherwise, his middle name probably would’ve been Dangerfield. See, in my husband’s family,…
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Virginia housing policy taking shape under Democrats
Plus, a UVA alum’s novel about a memestock Share with a friend A state lawmaker—who also happens to be Virginia Democrats’ poster-in-chief—had some tough talk for US Senator Ted Cruz about Virginia’s redistricting fight. Below, I have an update on housing policy legislation. And I share some bad headlines about the labor market…
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Have you visited these immigrant-owned businesses in VA?
🦉 Plus: Watch a rehabilitated Great Horned Owl take to the skies Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. My husband and I projected on Sunday that the huge snow and ice piles pushed to the corner of every Southside parking lot will finally thaw around the beginning of April—and then, a…
