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Waynesboro: Sights & sounds along South River Greenway Trail 27 Aug 2013 | 06:44 pm
Waynesboro's "Virginia Is For Lovers" fishing-inspired symbol is a perfect icon on the banks of the South River in Constitution Park, site of fishing tournaments and festivals. It is also the site of...
Waynesboro: Lunch from Market on Main, picnic on banks of South River 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Linda Rowland owned and operated South River Restaurant in Waynesboro's west end for years. She sold the building two years ago to Plaza Aztec and retired. But retiring is not in her DNA. In what she...
2004 Bush-Cheney campaign sticker 27 Aug 2013 | 02:22 pm
I saw this Bush-Cheney '04 bumper sticker yesterday in Fishersville. It brought a smile to my face ... what a campaign! People practically fell in the door of GOP headquarters in Staunton trying to...
NFL games this fall at Hull's Drive-In 27 Aug 2013 | 01:22 pm
It's a go for NFL games this fall at Hull's Drive-In in Lexington. Here's the latest from them: NFL Games at Hull's There has been a lot of excitement about the upcoming football season and Hull's Dr...
Sunday afternoon in Augusta County 25 Aug 2013 | 11:33 pm
Looking west toward the Appalachian Mountains on a sunny, low-humidity late summer day with temps in the upper 70s. Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell August 25, 2013
Back road vistas in Nelson County 24 Aug 2013 | 12:21 am
We looked across the field and my sister noted that the fog-topped mountain looked like a volcano. Apple trees from Seaman orchards were loaded with a variety of apples ready to pick. Photos by Ly....
A trip to Saunders Brothers for Virginia apples and peaches and garden veggies 23 Aug 2013 | 11:21 pm
One of the best things about summer in Virginia is the fresh produce available from local growers. My Richmond sister and I met up in Charlottesville Wednesday and headed down Rt. 29 to Saunders Brot...
UVa, Sabato offer free online course through Coursera 23 Aug 2013 | 12:18 am
If you've heard of the free massive open online courses offered to anyone through Coursera, you may be interested in a course being offered for University of Virginia Professor Dr. Larry Sabato about ...
Strong opposition to government shutdown includes Republicans 22 Aug 2013 | 10:29 pm
The first paragraph of Byron York's article in the Washington Examiner says it all: "A new poll done for Republican members of Congress has found huge public opposition, and solid opposition among Re...
Paris skyline, composer spotlighted on today's Google doodle 22 Aug 2013 | 06:43 pm
Go ahead. Click over to Google and then click on today's doodle. Don't be surprised if you become lost in the music as the Paris skyline and simple graphics entertain to "Clare de Lune" by French comp...
