One of the DMV’s most anticipated cultural celebration is back! The ninth annual Around The World Cultural Food Festival, the largest outdoor cultural food festival in the Washington D.C. metro area, returns to the scenic Oronoco Bay Park in Old Town Alexandria Saturday, Aug. 23, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., showcasing an extraordinary lineup of 100 percent authentic, traditional dishes from more than 24…
MIAMI (AP) — A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week. It reintensified to a Category 4 storm with 130 mph (215 kph) maximum sustained winds late Sunday as its outer bands lashed the Virgin…
Lee Vogler, a city council member in Danville, Virginia, was set on fire by a man who entered the office of a local magazine where Vogler worked, police said Wednesday. Investigators believe the attack stemmed from a “personal matter” and was unrelated to his politics or work as a councilman, authorities said. Police said the suspect…
DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) – The Danville Police Department is holding a fashion show for all ages at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2 in the Multipurpose Room at 1 Community Way. Says the department, “The Fashion Show is a wonderful opportunity for children to model and build confidence while interacting with their parents, their officers and…
Virginia is for fry lovers, according to a new study. The poll of 5,000 U.S. adults found the average person of the “Old Dominion” self-reported eating at least 21 pounds of spuds, closely followed by three other heavy-hitting states: Alabama, Georgia and Maryland — all with the average person eating about 20 pounds per year….
Demonstrators crowded into streets, parks and plazas across the U.S. on Saturday to protest President Trump, marching through downtowns and blaring anti-authoritarian chants mixed with support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights. Organizers of the “No Kings” demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events. Governors across the U.S. had urged calm and vowed…
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The candidates for Virginia’s lieutenant governor are set to make history after Sen. Ghazala Hashmi won the Democratic nomination for the position on Wednesday. Hashmi is the first Muslim and the first Indian-American to be nominated to appear on the ballot for a Virginia statewide office. She defeated five other candidates, including Democrat Levar Stoney…