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Of Light & Magic

Of Light & Magic

Every Halloween, Noel Dickover turns the front lawn of his Centreville, Va., home into a sprawling showcase of beautifully intricate, hand-carved pumpkins, all softly aglow.

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A Green Light to be Tickled Pink

A Green Light to be Tickled Pink

Winchester celebrates 100 years of star-studded Apple Blossom Festival April 2024 [gallery itemtag="dl" icontag="dt" captiontag="dd" columns="1" link="post" size="medium" caption="desc-title" thumb_width="75" thumb_height="75" fx="slide" controls="show" timeout="4000"...

‘Before Broadband Was Cool’

‘Before Broadband Was Cool’

MBC celebrates 20 years of fulfilling a need for speed March 2024 by Laura Emery, Staff Writer For the past two decades, Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corporation, a nonprofit based out of South Boston, Va.,...

Lives Changed Forever

Lives Changed Forever

Jolly old Saint Nick gets escorted by local volunteer firefighters through many neighborhoods in December, as a sort of precursor to Christmas.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Jolly old Saint Nick gets escorted by local volunteer firefighters through many neighborhoods in December, as a sort of precursor to Christmas.

Keeping History Alive

Keeping History Alive

“We want to enlighten people and preserve history about local Black education prior to integration,” says Northside High School alumnus Silas Musgrove, a retired educator, school guidance counselor and coach.

Fixated on His Future

Fixated on His Future

Kaleb Jeffries watches only one TV channel — The Weather Channel. The repeated use of drone footage in covering storms and viewing ocean life from above fascinates the 23-year-old.