J.H. BARDS is a name with great significance. J and H are the initials of the founders and proprietors, Jason Hardy and Jayson Hudson. “BARDS” came about as these Blacksburg natives returned to the New River Valley, renewed their high school acquaintance, and through spirited conversations, decided a local whiskey club was required. The Bourbon And Rye Drinking Society—BARDS was born. Conversations between a banker and bartender (with 30 years in hospitality) turned to starting a distillery to create a …
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Imagine buying most of a car. You get the wheels and axles, seats, steering wheel, engine, transmission, a frame, maybe a radio, kind of everything except the body. All the car parts, …
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Cattle came to our Commonwealth with settlers in the 1500s, and according to the Virginia Beef Council website vabeef.org: Cattle now exist in every county of Virginia, and beef cattle numbers are …
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Laura Lamoureux grew up in Blacksburg, the daughter of two teachers. She was always determined, with a job and her own money from the time she was 12. Laura’s paper route funded …
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The ABC’s of Restoring Old Schoolhouses Apartments, Breweries, Community!
by nrvmagazThere is something intrinsically charming about an old schoolhouse. No wonder they are being salvaged and turned into just about everything from retirement homes to fresh markets to breweries. And let’s not …
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The Virginia Association of the Technology Student Association (VA TSA) is home to a hot bed of learning opportunities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) across the state. …
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Time off: Is it something we’re entitled to or something we earn? For the gainfully employed, time off usually looks like two weeks of paid vacation per year. But what if time …
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Usually when something is offered for free, it behooves us to read the fine print, to look for the catch. This seems especially pertinent for cell phone contracts. Or anything with the …
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Personal Electric Vehicles (PEVs) have taken over streets in the New River Valley. The now ubiquitous scooter, Onewheel™ and e-skateboard have found their way across college campuses and all over town. But …
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“The mission of Boys and Girls Clubs is to enable young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens,” relates Emily Pinkerton, director …
