
How Virginia Tech is activating outdoor student spaces
In anticipation of the fall semester, Virginia Tech has upgraded half a dozen outdoor areas to improve their function as study and gathering areas.

In anticipation of the fall semester, Virginia Tech has upgraded half a dozen outdoor areas to improve their function as study and gathering areas.

The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has had a profound impact on the global economy, which can be observed everywhere from the crashes of the world’s major stock indices to the fortunes of companies based in Virginia.

The Waynesboro Rotary Club remains alive and well with Zoom meetings instead of their usual lunchtime event.

Ending social distancing too quickly during a devastating pandemic caused death rates to increase in parts of the United States, prompting additional rounds of restrictions.

Archie Lee Coates IV and Jeff Franklin have installed giant inflatable flowers in midtown Manhattan.

For 26 years, the Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge has honored a select group of remarkable individuals who have inspired, encouraged, and fostered learning.

For much of the 20th century, summer was “polio season,” and people were accustomed to seeing swimming pools and movie theaters closed to stave off the latest epidemic.

Do ideas exist if they haven’t been shared or viewed or heard? What are films without an audience? Creation requires collaboration from both parties – the filmmaker and the viewer – to imagine and be present simultaneously.

Due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, the Paramount Presents: An Evening with Dailey & Vincent performance originally scheduled for Friday, June 12 has been rescheduled for Thursday, Aug. 27 at 8:00PM.

This is a unique time in the history of business because of the COVID-19. Certainly, struggling businesses are making headline news because of the virus outbreak.
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