Amtrak launches new passenger-rail service in Virginia

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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today joined Gov. Linwood Holton, Amtrak President and CEO Joseph Boardman, Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman and state and local officials on a Whistle Stop Train Tour to launch new passenger rail service between Lynchburg and Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. Beginning October 1, Amtrak Virginia, a partnership between the Commonwealth of Virginia…

UVa. 2010: Loaded with Super Regional invitees

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Coming off the program’s first appearance in the College World Series as well as an ACC Championship, the Virginia baseball team will face a challenging slate for the 2010 season, with 27 games against 2009 NCAA Tournament teams. The schedule for 2010 was announced today by Virginia head coach Brian O’Connor. Eleven participants in the…

United Daughters of the Confederacy convention in Staunton next week

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The Shenandoah Valley, once the scene of many battles during the War Between the States, will be the site of the 114th annual Virginia Division Convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Convention attendees of the statewide organization of more than 2,000 members will gather at Staunton’s Stonewall Jackson Hotel on Oct. 1-4, 2009….

Model A club to visit Presidential Library

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The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum today announced that a group from the national Model A Restorers Club will be visiting the Presidential Library on Monday, Sept. 21, from 9 to 10:45 a.m. The members of the club, who will park their 15 Model A cars in the Presidential Library parking lot during the…

WWE returns to JPJ

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World Wrestling Entertainment returns to the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville Sunday, Nov. 29, for the first WWE show in Charlottesville in more than three years. Tickets will go on sale Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. Ticket prices are $15, $20, $30, $40, and $60 (plus applicable fees) and will be available at…

The wisdom of Groh

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Add to the Al Groh lore. “It’s all between the white lines. That’s all that really counts. Except in a few memorable circumstances, there’s not much history of anybody coming off the sidelines, much less out of the stands, to impact any particular play,” the wise-beyond-wisdom UVa. football coach told reporters at his weekly press…

Deeds gets firefighters endorsement

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State Sen. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic nominee for governor, today received the endorsement of the Virginia Professional Fire Fighters. Sen. Deeds stood with firefighters, other emergency responders and public safety officials at a press conference at the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort in Virginia Beach. The VPFF, headquartered in Richmond, is the leading advocate in Virginia…

Home at last

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Story by Chris Graham Lynn DiBiase has been planning for an eventual move into a permanent home for the Staunton Senior Center for what seems like forever. “We’ve been talking about this for five years. To now be talking about floor colors, about where the ceiling fans and plugins are going to go, that makes…

Chili, Blues ‘N Brews this weekend in Downtown Waynesboro

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The third Annual Chili, Blues ‘N Brews Cook-Off is set for Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Constitution Park in Downtown Waynesboro. Produced by Waynesboro Downtown Development, Inc., this full-day event promises fun, food, and entertainment for all. International Chili Society member chefs from as far as Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio and New Jersey…

Staunton Performing Arts Center to host ‘Come to the Cabaret’

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The Staunton Performing Arts Center will present the fourth in its “Come to the Cabaret” series on Friday, Sept. 11, from 7:30–11 p.m. It will feature Charlottesville singer/songwriter Terry Allard, Waynesboro jazz duo Llyn Walker and Liz Barnes, and Staunton show tunes sensations Brian Holsopple, Diane Heavner, and Don Roe in Broadway and Beyond.