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By Jennifer Lee If you could get in a time machine, to what time and place in history or the future would you travel? “Before the crucifixion, to Galilee to actually experience The Sermon on the Mount. For right now though, I’d like to be on Paradise Island in the Bahamas!” ~ Sharon Parrish […]
By Jennifer Lee Following devastation of their Colorado home by flood, they find rest in the Old Dominion Loudoun county native David Tiller is bringing the “new acoustic super-group,” Taarka, he and his wife Enion Pelta-Tiller have fronted for the last 12 years to the Barns of Rose Hill for the second time on March […]
By Samantha Pigott From this side of the picture window the yard is a winter paradise. The pairs of cardinals fly in and out of the naked maple tree, while Blue Jays defend the feeders. Everything is white, clean, and fresh. Snow quickly becomes a thick, peaceful comforter. Snow hides messes, un-kept yards, and half-finished […]
Overreliance on Natural Gas: Risky for the Climate and the Economy By Steve Clemmer In his State of the Union address, President Obama said: “The debate is settled. Climate change is a fact.” The president noted that local communities are already experiencing increasingly common drought, wildfires, heat waves, and coastal flooding—the damaging and costly consequences […]
By Doug Humphreys I grew up in neighboring Jefferson County when it didn’t grow housing developments with “Ryan” in the name. It grew corn and soybeans and hay for its cattle. It was a patchwork of plowed fields, fallow fields and wood lots—all separated by a grid of tangled fence rows. It was a […]
By Julie Kerby Trapped in the house by the bitter cold and snow, we all can develop a terrible case of cabin fever. We can’t wait for spring when we can fling open the doors and windows and jump on the litany of spring cleaning and projects to brighten our homes. But why wait? Many […]
By JiJi Russell Okay, I’m going to fess up about snacking, right up front. Not too long ago I thought eating snacks was strictly for children—and perhaps those who were interested in gaining weight (yes, such folks do exist). I had become increasingly upset by the American way of justifying eating at any old […]
By Doug Pifer On New Year’s Day about a hundred people gathered to watch Blue Ridge Wildlife Center release an adult male bald eagle at Low Water Bridge near Front Royal. I was sick at home with a cold so wasn’t among them. Members of the Shenandoah Valley Audubon Society counted a total of […]
Story and photos by Jennifer Lee The Blue Ridge Studio for the Performing Arts offers people of all ages the opportunity to kick up their heels. Every weekday afternoon and evening in autumn, winter, and spring, Berryville’s Main Street is graced with a tutu-clad bevy of little girls, or a group of fleet-footed 40 […]