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Looking for something to do over Labor Day Weekend? From wine tastings to county fairs to BuskerFest, we’ve got you covered. Northern Virginia / D.C. Open Late Concert Series – Shenandoah Conservatory – Aug 30 from 6 PM to 8 PM – 102 The Plains Rd, Middleburg, VA 20118 Environmental Town Hall – Aug 31…

The Virginia Beach City Council indicated its support on Tuesday for an independent inquiry into the May 31 mass shooting in Virginia Beach that left 12 people dead.  This development comes after the families of three victims requested an independent investigation, though the council said any investigation wouldn’t begin immediately and would only start when…

Summer may be over, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop. Check out what’s on tap in Virginia this week: Northern Virginia / D.C. Prince William Education Association First Friday – Sept 6 from 3 PM to 6 PM – 2 Silos Brewing, 9925 Discovery Blvd, Manassas, VA 20109 9th Annual Bands, Brews,…

Welcome to our first ever ‘Virginian of the week’ profile. For the inaugural edition of this ongoing series, we interviewed Casey Crowe Taylor, a wedding photographer in Old Town Alexandria. Her work can be found on her website, Facebook and Instagram. Tell us a little bit about yourself. You’re originally from New Jersey, right? What…

Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got a round-up of all of today’s Virginia news coming right up. And if you’re a fan, please forward to three friends who need to know what’s going on in the Commonwealth and tell them to subscribe here.  But First… It’s very, very hot today, especially in Richmond, and it’s going to stay…

The Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission has officially approved a program to help pay off recent college graduates’ student loan debt if they move to one of 40 localities in Southside and southwest Virginia and fill in-demand jobs. The Roanoke Times reports that the Talent Attraction Program will give $24,000 over two years to each…

Parents have a reason to be excited. Thanks to two new bills signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam, all Virginia schools will now be allowed to open before Labor Day. The bills take effect July 1, meaning schools could implement the changes as early as this fall. Schools will still take a four-day weekend…

In 2017, 59% of the 70,000 workers earning the minimum wage or less in Virginia were women.

Twenty-one thousand, six hundred low-income Virginians will lose their health insurance when the state implements a Republican-backed rule mandating that Medicaid enrollees must either be employed or prove that they are trying to get a job in order to keep their coverage, according to the state’s fiscal impact statement. The work requirement rules were critical…

This is the second in a three-part series examining the impact of climate change on the Commonwealth. See the first part here. The roadblocks preventing the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) include 300-plus safety violations, protesters in trees, opposition from Democratic lawmakers, and a slew of lawsuits. Why is there so much opposition…