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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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‘We want $$$ not overcooked burgers’
Plus, mourning labor champion Dolly Parton Share with a friend It’s been a week since you last heard from me. It feels like a long time, especially in the fast-paced news cycles of 2026. But that just means I have more to share. Hopefully, you like this new format. My son started kindergarten on…
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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…
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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…
