Cold Fusion: Am I a Democrat?
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After I graduated college from Washington and Lee University, I moved to Brooklyn to take a job with Lord and Taylor as an assistant buyer in…wait for it… women’s moderate blouses.
Search Results for New York City
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Make-A-Wish sending Virginia youngster to WrestleMania
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Make-A-Wish® Greater Virginia, with the help of longtime supporter, WWE®, is sending 10-year-old Casey of Colonial Heights, Virginia to WrestleMania® 29 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday, April 7. Casey is part of a group of 38 kids with life-threatening medical conditions from around the world who wished to attend sports entertainment’s biggest event.
Shenandoah Valley Art Center: April 2013 Calendar
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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of April, is exhibiting paintings by Michael Simon, angling artist who has been painting beautiful fishes and their equally beautiful surroundings for over 50 years.
Earth Talk: The environmental justice movement
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The environmental justice movement was born in September 1982 when a group of poor residents of rural Warren County, North Carolina laid down in front of trucks transporting waste containing toxic PCBs to a nearby landfill.
WTA’s Gateway presents Stanley Ann
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WTA’s Gateway is proud to host a second performance of the Hamner Theater’s workshop production of Stanley Ann on March 1 at 8 pm.
EMU president backs Duncan at D.C. event for gun safety
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Congress needs to be forced by Americans outside Washington, D.C., to take steps to curb gun violence, said U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan at a Capitol Hill press conference on Feb. 4, 2013, where he shared the stage with Loren Swartzendruber, president of Eastern Mennonite University, and 25 other college presidents.
Report: Virginia wine sales reach all-time high
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced on Monday that sales of Virginia wine reached an all-time high in fiscal year 2012, increasing by just over 1.6% from fiscal year 2011. Virginia wineries sold almost 485,000 cases of wine in FY 2012 versus a little more than 477,000, the previous record high, in FY 2011.
AccuWeather.com: Probability of a White Christmas in the U.S.
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From Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” to Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas,” Christmas is portrayed as a snowy time. However, many areas of the U.S. do not necessarily have a high probability of a white Christmas.
Earth Talk: Has recycling lived up to its promise?
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Americans still don’t recycle as much as they could. Nonetheless, the practice is already considered a huge success given that it keeps about a third of the solid waste we generate out of our quickly filling landfills and saves natural resources while generating much-needed revenue for struggling municipal governments. Recycling also helps us keep our carbon footprints down: According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, recycling one ton of aluminum cans conserves more than 1,665 gallons of gasoline.
AAA: Gas prices expected to decline through Thanksgiving
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Prices at the pump continued their decline for the fourth straight week, moving to their lowest level in more than 100 days. The national average price for a gallon of regular self-serve gasoline dropped to $3.46 Friday. This price is 4 cents less expensive than one week ago and 35 cents less expensive than one month ago.
