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‘Female Husbands’ book talk to be held at Fredericksburg Area Museum
The Fredericksburg Area Museum has partnered with the James Monroe Museum for a book talk with social and cultural historian and author Dr. Jen Manion to discuss her book, “Female Husbands: A Trans History.” Saturday’s book talk is one of several events accompanying Fredericksburg Area Museum’s LGBTQ+ exhibit, “Out and About: The Walk in Closet,” which opened June 6.
WARM welcomes new executive director
WAYNESBORO, Va. (WHSV) - Waynesboro Area Refuge Ministry is welcoming a new executive director, Alec Gunn, to help the organization continue to grow. Gunn said he has wanted to be a part of the organization to help make a greater impact for a long time, but he still sees the position as a daunting task.
'Bodily autonomy is on the ballot:' VA Democrats focus on abortion ahead of 2024 election
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – Bodily autonomy is on the ballot this November, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan said Wednesday, addressing a couple dozen women in Connie McGowan’s House of Photography at Stoney Point Fashion Park. “One out of three woman in this country live in a state that has an abortion ban or extreme restrictions,” McClellan,...
32,000 seats installed on bleachers at Lane Stadium; more …
From elsewhere: Virginia’s sales tax holiday is this weekend. Youngkin, RNC chair Whatley: Virginia is a battleground state in 2024. Kings Dominion's new roller coaster is revealed. The post 32,000 seats installed on bleachers at Lane Stadium; more … appeared first on Cardinal News.
New TV mini-series set to film in Monroe County
SWEET SPRINGS, WV (WVNS) — The pleasant town of Sweet Springs, West Virginia is about to become the background for a new television mini-series. The series will showcase the beauty of the state, while also bringing excitement, exposure, and economic growth. The show, “P27: The Series,” which is inspired by true events, grapples with the […]
Secrets of the Blue Ridge: If it’s August, it Must Be Peaches
“Crozet is, perhaps, the most active small town on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in Virginia,” noted Richmond’s Times-Dispatch in August 1908. “The peach crop here is greater than anticipated.”. To a novice in the earlier decades of the 1900s, it could be enticing to invest one’s...
Local 8-Year-Olds Win Two State Baseball Champs
Here is a great story of hard work and determination. This young baseball team started out three years ago with six-year-olds making up the majority of the team. That first year, playing mostly against teams of 8-year-olds, they suffered a lot of losses and thus disappointment. They came back in the 2023 season as a bunch of seven-year-olds and won the district championship. This year the Peachtree 8U Rookie AllStars won the state championship in the Cal Ripken league, and the team also won the United States Specialty Sports Association Virginia Spring State Championships. In addition, they came in third in the six-state Southeast Region, which was only two wins short of going to the World Series.
The Green Olive Tree Opens in New Location
Dozens of volunteers moved hundreds of pounds of clothing, kitchen items and small appliances from the Green Olive Tree’s old location to its new home in the Music Today building. Other volunteers took down cabinets and shelving and installed them across the street in time for the August 1 grand re-opening.
Virginia sales tax holiday weekend: what to know before you go
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Virginia’s three-day event, which allows shoppers to skip sales taxes in three categories, comes as the high cost of essentials continues to burden households and after the state assembly failed to allow the annual holiday to happen before the school year in 2023. A state budget battle pushed last year’s […]