Friday night at Stone Soup

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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Mary Binda and Gary Randal are playing the Friday-night gig at Stone Soup Books and Cafe in Downtown Waynesboro this week. The show starts at 6 p.m. There is no cover charge. Space is limited, so it is recommended that you call for seating availability. For more information, call 540.943.0084…

Winners and Losers: July 31, 2008

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Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] ‘CELEB’ DEATHMATCH: John McCain takes yet another shot at Barack Obama OK, I’ll bite. Who at the McCain HQ thinks Paris Hilton and Britney Spears are still international celebrities? What, are we running for president in 2004 now? Seriously, the message in the latest McCain backwater offering, “Celeb,” is not…

Planning Commission to kick off zoning-ordinance review

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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Waynesboro Planning Commission is hosting a meeting Thursday night to kick off the review of the city zoning ordinance. The review will be the first comprehensive look at the zoning ordinance since it was updated in 1964. The first zoning ordinance in Waynesboro was adopted in 1934. The review…

Sizemore among VBL honorees

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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro second baseman Brandon Sizemore had another solid week as the Generals completed their run at the Valley League Southern Division crown. Sizemore, named one of the league’s players of the week for the final week of the regular season, hit .444 with two homers and 10 RBI. The College…

Downtown, city leaders learn more about the food economy

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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Representatives of Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance and Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. participated in a statewide training workshop presented by Virginia Main Street in Culpeper last week. The training focused on how restaurants and farmers’ markets are playing an increasingly important role in downtown-revitalization efforts in Virginia.

Council takes step in direction of helmet ordinance

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A proposed ordinance that would require moped riders in Waynesboro to wear helmets passed an important hurdle tonight. “This will probably save lives in the future, and anything that saves lives must be a good law,” said city resident Harold Petit, one of two speakers to address the proposed ordinance…