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Schools, Arts, Media

Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra turns 30: Betcha didn’t know we had one of those here

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Can a newspaper have no reporters and still be a newspaper?

The News Virginian exists, in name, but in name only, and it’s sad for me to see, because that’s where my journalism career started, way back in 1995.

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Rob Schilling is paid by WINA to hate the ‘Democratic Socialist Republic of Charlottesville’

WINA-1070 AM gives two hours of airtime each weekday, noon to 2 p.m., to a schlub from Southern California who slurs the place where he lives now as the “Democratic Socialist Republic of Charlottesville.”

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Albemarle County: Darden Towe Park courts facilities closing for renovations

Darden Towe Park courts facilities will be closed beginning on Monday for the start of work on renovations and improvements.

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Albemarle County: Route 20/Stony Point Road improvements focus of meeting

A proposed design concept for pedestrian crossing improvements on Route 20/Stony Point Road will be the focus of the Pantops Community Advisory Committee meeting on Monday.

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Lucy the Library Dinosaur gets a starring role in a new children’s book

Lucy the Library Dinosaur, an icon for visitors at the Augusta County Library in Fishersville, is the star of a new children’s book, Lucy the Library Dinosaur and the Big Day.

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Harrisonburg: City plants 10K trees on tree farm as part of climate effort

A contractor planted more than 10,000 trees on City of Harrisonburg-owned tree farm this spring as part of an effort by the city to meet its climate goals.

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UVA Softball: #23 ‘Hoos rally to win series opener with NC State, 3-1

Reagan Hickey hit a two-run blast in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie, lifting #23 Virginia to what we can hope is a mood-changing 3-1 win over NC State on Friday at Palmer Park.

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Gamer revolt? PlayStation price rises (again)

It has always been something of an unwritten rule that technology gets cheaper over time as modern alternatives replace it.

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Reputation management used to be about search results. Now it has to win in AI answers too

Reputation management once meant controlling what showed up on Google. Now, AI-powered answers are rewriting how people find information.

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The Ethereum treasury race: How corporations are replacing the Ethereum Foundation

For most of Ethereum's history, the Ethereum Foundation was its largest identifiable institutional holder.

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Why your product photos are limiting your sales and what to do instead

While traditional product photography has long been the standard for showcasing items, it may actually be limiting your sales more than you realize.

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What happens when a region gets its first digital-only bank: Three case studies

These aren't hypotheticals. They're real outcomes from three regions that welcomed their first major digital-only banks.

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