1+ week, 2+ day ago   (314+ words) A new report from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service says Virginia’s economy is expected to grow modestly through the end of the year. However, job losses are also still expected. “It seems like we hit…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (167+ words) Miles Davis is credited with saying “it's not the notes you play; it's the notes you don't play," when describing some of the most experimental music he produced. And a new music festival in Richmond aims to keep that avant-garde…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (223+ words) Public school teachers in Virginia are getting a 3.5% raise this year. But, they're still struggling to catch up to the national average. Virginia is falling behind the national average for teacher salaries. That's according to numbers from the National Education…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (249+ words) The Dogwood Dell is a post-Great Depression venue created in Richmond just south of Carytown back in the 1940s, and the space’s summer-long free show series has been running for over 60 years. This past Saturday’s free show featured Richmond local and…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (832+ words) Among the recent accomplishments of Richmonder Nate Smith — in addition to netting a pair of Grammy Awards — is his appointment as artistic director of the Newport Jazz Festival, an event in Rhode Island that since 1954 has served as an annual…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (359+ words) While budget negotiators are reportedly hard at work, Virginia’s Senate President is continuing her tour of Virginia localities to hear from residents about data centers. Portsmouth Democrat and Senate President Louise Lucas is famously less than subtle, and her data…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (410+ words) Lawmakers gathered in Richmond this week to grill Dominion leadership on the $67 billion all-stock deal which could see management of half of Virginia’s energy move outside the commonwealth. If Dominion Energy merges with Florida-based NextEra, it would be the largest…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (403+ words) A host of bills hoping to put new limits on artificial intelligence were presented during the 2026 legislative session, but threats from the Trump administration played a part in killing them. “You know we’ve had customers tell us, ‘Oh, we’re not…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (71+ words) Governor Abigail Spanberger spoke at Virginia Tech’s graduation ceremonies Friday. Since 1990, it’s been a Virginia Tech tradition that the new, incoming governor is invited to speak at commencement. Governor Spanberger gives commencement speech at Virginia Tech Governor Abigail Spanberger spoke…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (559+ words) In the early morning of April 21st, wineries across Virginia recorded cold temperatures, dipping into the low 20s. Adam Fariss runs Iron Heart winery in Pulaski County in the New River Valley. “We encountered the worst frost event that I have seen…...