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🏡 Historic VA home continues long tradition of questionable updates
Plus: The uncovered history of Virginia’s Civil War female spies Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Would you like to know a secret? In high school and early college, I became very intrigued by the stories of the American Civil War. The concept of brother against brother tugged at my teenage…
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Go home, Virginia weather—you’re drunk ⛈️
Inside: Notable weather events from the year you were born Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Last week, we had a 73-degree snow day. This week, sleet is falling a few hours after a tornado warning. What does next week hold—a literal interpretation of “raining cats and dogs”? At this point,…
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Virginia lawmakers pass bill to lift ban on public-sector collective bargaining
Plus, the labor unions who donated to Spanberger’s inaugural committee Share with a friend Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all and to the nearly 800,000 Virginians who claim some kind of Irish ancestry. I grew up in a household that looked down on green beer—too gimmicky, my dad told us—so I’m looking forward to…
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🍀 Where to find green beer in VA on St. Patrick’s Day
Plus: Charlottesville school board approves union contract for support staff Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Are you wearing green? Just a few months before we got married in 2016, Kody was about to leave for work on Saint Patrick’s Day—with no green in sight. At the time, he worked at…
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How can I improve the relationship with my adult child? 💔
Plus: Explore Virginia during Women’s History Month Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. While we might’ve seen it in music and television shows years ago, I think the generation gap is showing up in a different spot this time around. Below, I believe the question posed to Grace—a parent fostering a…
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🦀 Inside a Virginia tradition: The Chesapeake Bay Watermen
Plus: Here’s your chance to take action this weekend Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. We’d just finished eating lunch yesterday when my husband, Kody, started scrolling on his phone—and his expression changed. “You’re not going to want to see this,” he said. “But you need to see this.” He passed…
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Virginia workers push for bargaining rights as end of session looms
Plus, Spanberger’s warning about the economy Share with a friend Yesterday, Gov. Abigail Spanberger floated a compromise on the debate over how to tax data centers, but as of Thursday afternoon, state lawmakers remained at an impasse. Special session here we come? Below, I report on what I heard at yesterday’s strong display…
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Trivia: Why is Virginia called the Old Dominion? 👀
Plus: AI data centers ask for nearly 70K megawatts Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Surprise! We’re into spring cleaning, and that means freshening up our look. You might’ve noticed on our social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok) that we’ve switched from teal to green over the past few weeks. Well, we’re…
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🌷 Make your extra daylight hour count with these VA activities
Plus: This Virginia woman changed history—literally Share with a friend Hey, y’all. It’s Amie. Has the time change completely thrown anyone else? I feel like it’s dominated every aspect of our week so far. On Monday, we didn’t know what to do with the extra daylight, so my husband offered to take our…
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Charlottesville school support staff wins first union contract
Plus, Democrats can’t agree on how to tax data centers Share with a friend Republicans are in disarray over their anti-redistricting fight, The Wall Street Journal reports. And some conservatives are resorting to messaging denounced by the NAACP Virginia State Conference as “manipulative.” Tomorrow night, home care workers and higher education workers are holding…
