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After President George Washington’s death, Martha Washington – America’s original first lady and one of the most important women in the history of the United States – burned most of her correspondence with her husband.
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At its recent meeting in March, the Virginia Agricultural Council (VAC) reviewed research project proposals and funded 21 new projects totaling almost $220,000, as well as more than $45,000 for four new projects for lawn and turf research. It also extended funding for a second year on five projects totaling nearly $50,000.
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Growth in Virginia’s forests exceeds harvests, which is good for carbon sequestration and forest sustainability, according to a new report from Virginia Tech assessing the state’s commercial wood supply.
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The UVA men’s golf team’s fourth-place finish at the ACC Championships today clinched the Virginia529 Commonwealth Clash for the Cavaliers.
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Virginia Tech home football games draw an influx of out-of-town fans – a boon to many businesses in the region. The visiting maroon-and-orange contingent now has a dollar value: $69 million.
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The Created Equal Film Series is now in its second year at the Virginia Historical Society. It focuses on themes related to civil rights, human rights, and social justice in American history.
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The Virginia Tech athletics department announced today that the school’s longtime and popular radio play-by- play broadcaster, Bill Roth, is leaving his position to accept a similar position at UCLA.
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The Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia (CICV) has hired a veteran attorney, environmental advocate, renewable energy leader, and former educator as project manager for the Solar Market Pathways grant recently awarded to CICV by the U.S. Department of Energy Sunshot Initiative.
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner is showcasing five Virginia local artists in his Washington, D.C. office as part of his State of the Arts in Virginia program. Each year, Senator Warner works with curators and talented Virginia artists to select artwork that is seen by a wide variety of visitors to Capitol Hill.
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Voice Of the People’s first survey of its newly established Virginia Citizen Cabinet finds overwhelming majorities of Republicans and Democrats agree on recommendations that would cover most of the looming Social Security shortfall.
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