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🍽️ Dine at a top VA restaurant during Black Business Month
Plus: Virginia spearheads first-in-nation clean energy savings program Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. What does a good weekend need in Virginia? If you’re looking for some delicious dining options, clean energy upgrades, and topics to discuss with friends, you’ve come to the right place—we’ve got all that and more featured…
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Questions loom over Dominion-NextEra deal
Plus, a working-class candidate is something to be. Share with a friend The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is putting more resources behind former Congressman Tom Perriello’s bid to flip Virginia’s 5th Congressional District blue. Members of Congress in Northern Virginia are part of an effort to investigate US Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agents…
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Did you know these 3 pets are illegal in Virginia? 👀
Plus: Virginia woman describes viral ICE encounter Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Do you know what animal I’ve always thought would be cool to have as a pet? An opossum. Honestly, I feel they have “a face only a mother could love.” But I’m a mother, so I feel uniquely…
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Jay Jones’ act of labor solidarity
Plus, SCC chair, former NextEra attorney, won’t recuse herself. Share with a friend On Friday, I had the privilege to present some of my thoughts on labor and the media at the Virginia AFL-CIO’s annual convention at the Williamsburg Lodge. I want to thank the Virginia AFL-CIO for letting me into their house, so…
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Flock cameras: Where they are in VA, and what to do about them
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…
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Shh… we’re sharing the secret of VA’s unofficial Beltway Beer Trail
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…
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‘I had to de-escalate’: Virginia woman describes viral ICE encounter
Plus, firefighters’ tough words for Spanberger Share with a friend Northern Virginia may be best known for its traffic and data centers, but it’s also home to over a dozen breweries. After facing down a torrent of boos in Galax over the weekend, a new poll shows Gov. Abigail Spanberger with a 54% approval…
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Shop at these Tri City area markets that support locals 🛍️
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…
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Va. Dems blame Trump, Republicans for rising prices
Plus, Trump’s immigration crackdown in Virginia. Share with a friend There’s such a thing as “the world’s oldest ham”—and it can be found (where else?) in Smithfield. Below, I share how Republican economic policies are playing out in two of Virginia’s most competitive congressional races. And, a forthcoming book explores how unions are…
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Skyrocketing repair costs hit VA homeowners 💸
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…
