
AARP Community Challenge announces 159 grantees
AARP has announced the awardees for its 2019 AARP Community Challenge grant program, including two recipients in Virginia.

AARP has announced the awardees for its 2019 AARP Community Challenge grant program, including two recipients in Virginia.

Glamping is one of the hottest trends in the hospitality sector these days and several travel start-ups have risen to this challenge.

Rod T. Smith, former editor of Washington and Lee’s Shenandoah and retired writer-in-residence, has published more than a dozen collections of poetry in his lifetime.

Washington’s 1-4 hitters had a combined 11 hits, and Anibal Sanchez and three relievers made the effort stand up in a 5-3 Nats’ win Saturday night in Atlanta.

Virginia farmers markets are feeling the love thanks to a new campaign to help spread the word about National Farmers Market Week next month.

A two-out, two-run Victor Robles homer forced a bottom of the ninth, but Josh Donaldson walked off the Nats with a bases-loaded single to lift Atlanta to a 4-3 win Friday night.

Congressmen Rob Wittman has sent another letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to keep the House in-session through August to complete critical legislative items.

UVA women’s basketball head coach Tina Thompson has announced her 2019 signing class.

Liberty Basketball has released its non-conference schedule Thursday, completing its schedule for the 2019-20 season.

A long rain delay, a late night, a bullpen implosion. That was Washington’s 9-2 loss at Baltimore Wednesday night, in a nutshell.
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