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Spend Thanksgiving weekend 2013 in historic Staunton, Virginia Spend Thanksgiving weekend 2013 in historic Staunton, Virginia

There are few places as quaint and picturesque as the city of Staunton in the central Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Surrounded by the Blue ...

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Sweet Potato Bread Pudding with Whiskey Hard Sauce Sweet Potato Bread Pudding with Whiskey Hard Sauce

Part of the fun of being in the blogosphere is the people we meet and the information we share. Case in point is this cold weather recipe a ...

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Déjà vu in Virginia attorney general drama Déjà vu in Virginia attorney general drama

Eight years ago my phone rang bright and early the day after the 2005 election. I was still sleeping after a hard-fought campaign that saw B...

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Holiday season brings new cookie recipes Holiday season brings new cookie recipes

Cookies are synonymous with the holiday season, and the Richmond Times-Dispatch's resident chef Clare Schapiro has some recipes sure to...

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Sparkles & Sweets to kick off holiday season in downtown Staunton Friday Sparkles & Sweets to kick off holiday season in downtown Staunton Friday

Kick off the holiday season this Friday in historic downtown Staunton with the annual Sparkles & Sweets event featuring businesses, re...

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Adventures with Barb ... enjoying the waning days of fall leaf season 2013 Adventures with Barb ... enjoying the waning days of fall leaf season 2013

These photos were all taken in Augusta County, most of them along the western foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. What a glorious day jus...

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And then there were 5: News-Virginian endorses no one for governor And then there were 5: News-Virginian endorses no one for governor

Conservative Shenandoah Valley newspaper The News-Virginian has declined to endorse any of the three candidates for governor in the 2013 Vir...

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Former president swings through Harrisonburg Former president swings through Harrisonburg

It's not every day a former president of the United States drops by the Shenandoah Valley so Bill Clinton's appearance in Harrisonbu...

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JMU Marching Band headed to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade JMU Marching Band headed to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Virginia's James Madison University Marching Dukes will be one of only two college bands performing in the 2013 Macy's Thanksgiving ...

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Ag Secretary Matt Lohr heading to Farm Credit of the Virginias Ag Secretary Matt Lohr heading to Farm Credit of the Virginias

Virginia's Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Matt Lohr of Rockingham County, who was appointed by Governor Bob McDonnel...

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Sgt. Schultz, er, President Obama: "I see nothing. I know nothing." Sgt. Schultz, er, President Obama: "I see nothing. I know nothing."

President Barack Obama's latest round of denials concerning knowledge about the Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare, on top of his past c...

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October afternoon on the back roads of Page County October afternoon on the back roads of Page County

Sunday was a perfect autumn afternoon in the Shenandoah Valley with cool temps and sunshine during the 2013 leaf season. SWAC Son and I set...

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Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal endorses NJ Gov. Chris Christie Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal endorses NJ Gov. Chris Christie

"I don't endorse many politicians. But Chris Christie is different." In a television ad endorsing New Jersey Governor Chris Ch...

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Autumn at western Virginia's Douthat State Park Autumn at western Virginia's Douthat State Park

Douthat State Park is located in the Allegheny Mountains of western Virginia. The park has 4,546 acres in Bath and Alleghany counties and ...

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Hot Springs, Va: The Homestead welcomes guests Hot Springs, Va: The Homestead welcomes guests

The Homestead Resort has been housing guests in western Virginia since 1766. Thomas Bullett, Charles and Andrew Lewis were part of the mili...

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