
Earth Talk: Zero-waste grocery stores
Zero-waste grocery stores are popping up in Europe where everything is sold in bulk and customers bring and fill up their own reusable containers and bags.

Zero-waste grocery stores are popping up in Europe where everything is sold in bulk and customers bring and fill up their own reusable containers and bags.

James Madison University President Jonathan R. Alger will host Justice John Charles Thomas, a retired justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, for a Madison Vision Series event on campus Feb. 7.

A powerful multisensory installation of sculpture and sound by American contemporary artist, poet and activist Vanessa German will be on view at the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia Feb. 22 through July 7.

A second Amtrak train service serving Norfolk will debut on March 4, adding a 9 a.m. departure to the current 6:10 a.m. scheduled Norfolk train.

The New York Times bestselling author Brendan Kiely will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, in the Concert Hall in the Carter Center for Worship and Music at Bridgewater College.

GasBuddy predicts that 2019 will feature a yearly national average of $2.70 per gallon, representing a 3 cent drop versus 2018, but warns that the national average could surge to over $3 per gallon as soon as May.

While you may have a good idea of what’s waiting for you under the tree this year, what type of weather should Virginians be prepared for come Christmas Day?

According to this study, these are the most popular pizza places for former college students to bribe their friends after a long day of hoisting furniture and running boxes up and down stairs.

A storm packing mostly rain but also flooding, gusty winds, severe thunderstorms and some snow will hit travel hard at time when millions are beginning their Christmas journey to end this week.

The recent election in the United States showed a divide between rural areas, which tend to be more conservative, and urban areas, which tend to be more liberal. How is that pattern to be explained?