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 estimated at 675,000. That makes it the 2nd largest commodity in Virginia, bringing in $8 billion for 2014. But don’t let that fool you … 97% of all beef operations nationwide are family owned. The average herd size in Virginia is just 30! That’s a lot of small …
There 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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
“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 …
Ahhhhh…Summertime. And the livin’ is easy … so easy, in fact, that we don’t feel guilty sitting in the shade sipping a tall glass of the house wine of the South—sweet tea …
Gone are the days, and many of the jokes, about chiropractors being quacks. They have found their way – thankfully so – into the mainstream medical arena. From the Greek for “hand” …
From an 1,100-square-foot fixer-upper to a 5,000-square-foot luxury lake house, Kent and Linda Carlston moved from summer weekends to full-time lake life in November of 2016. Both hail from the West Coast, …