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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…
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Q: Is it worth the risk? 👀
Plus: Where to see the monks as they cross the Potomac Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Sometimes, life really is just as simple as good communication—a reminder I’ve gotten recently. See, we’ve had a tree company over for five nonconsecutive days, taking down the large oak in our front yard.…
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Virginia’s best frozen waterfall hikes this weekend 🥾
Plus: Virginia House passes $15 minimum wage Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Have you ever heard of a “snow stripe?” It’s terminology I became acutely familiar with on Wednesday night when a projected trace to a single inch amount of forecasted snow with little-to-no accumulation turned into three inches within…
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‘It’s the people that do the labor’
Plus, a new collaboration focusing on hip-hop culture Share with a friend Virginia Democrats have agreed to move forward with a proposed congressional map that could elect as many as 10 Democrats to the US House. They are doing so as part of their fight against President Donald Trump’s national gerrymandering crusade. The effort in…
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Bomb cyclones sounds like sci-fi—but one recently hit Virginia
Plus: From Hampton to NBA stardom 🏀 Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. You know what they say—snow that hangs around for a whole week is just waiting for the next snow fall. That’s certainly been the case in Virginia over the past couple of weeks. The question is, what’s…
