Money issues dominate Staunton candidates forum
Story by Chris Graham
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It wasn’t quite four-on-Carl Tate, but you could get that idea.
“I’m running because I want to put a new perspective in City Hall. I believe that young people need to be represented in City Hall. I believe that conservatives need to be represented on City Council,” said Tate, the only non-incumbent in the race for the four open seats on Staunton City Council, at a candidates forum hosted by the Staunton Senior Center on Thursday.
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Blues Festival sneak preview
Edited by Chris Graham
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Music promoters John Huggins and Steve Talley no doubt agree with Leon Redbone when he says, “The blues ain’t nothing but a good man feeling bad,” and they are hot on a quest to get more good blues men and women on the stage in the Staunton area. Read more
Imagination Library coming to Staunton
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A new Dolly Parton Imagination Library is coming to the City of Staunton. The Imagination Library program, which gives free books to children birth to five years of age, is sponsored through the United Way of Greater Augusta. Read more
Gypsy Hill Place: On pace
Story by Chris Graham
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Talk about ambitious. Charlottesville-based Octagon Partners gave itself 10 months to rehab the old R.E. Lee High School on Churchville Avenue into senior housing and new spaces for ShenanArts and the Staunton Senior Center. And Octagon and general contractor Mathers Construction of Waynesboro are coming in a little ahead of schedule in spite of a brutal winter weather season that put a number of local projects on hold for long stretches. Read more
Happy Birthday, Earth Day!
Story by Chris Graham
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Earth Day hits the big four-oh this year, and like a person turning 40, it’s going through a sort of midlife crisis.
“I see a growing awareness to how our own consumption has completely hurt and damaged the earth. What I don’t see happening is the desire for wholesale change,” said Steve Grande, a Mary Baldwin College professor and one of the founders of Staunton Green 2020, a local group dedicated toward building a sustainable green economy in Staunton and Augusta County. Read more
Sunspots leads Staunton celebration of Earth Day
Edited by Chris Graham
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Local artists add a new perspective to this year’s Earth Day Staunton by creating a large sidewalk painting of planet Earth made to appear three-dimensional. Students from the Beverly Street Studio School will paint the “Blue Marble” image of Earth during this year’s celebration, set for Saturday April 17, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in the Sunspots Studios Parking Lot, next to the Farmer’s Market. Read more
AFP Today: Thursday, April 22
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A new name for our Editors’ Blog. We want you to share news and comment. And we thought the headline Editors’ Blog might discourage that. So …
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