*This is a developing story. Governor Ralph Northam has declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville ahead of the one year anniversary of Unite the Right. The white supremacist rally held on August 12 last year left one person dead and another 30 wounded when...
Statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee Vandalized in Richmond
*This story has been updated The statue glorifying Confederate General Robert E. Lee, which sits on Monument Ave. in Richmond, was vandalized in the early hours of the morning. Dark red paint was splashed all over the plinth of the statue with the letters BLM written...
Critical Victory For MVP Opponents in the Pipeline Battle
Environmentalists rejoiced as the Federal Appeals Court struck down two important decisions that had allowed the Mountain Valley Pipeline natural gas line to cut through the Jefferson National Forest this past Friday. The decision, which comes after years of cases and...
Dinosaurs and Confederates: Inside “The Blue Ridge Barnum” Mark Cline’s Jurassic Triptank
The humidity of a southern June hung over us as we slogged through the facsimile of an old mining town. We approached rustic shacks for shade, only to find doors clawed in, furniture smashed, and baby brontosauruses running amok. Ahead, a building loomed with its...
DRAM Drops Surprise EP, “That’s a Girls Name”
DRAM or Big Baby Dram, from Hampton, Virginia, has just released a surprise three song EP called "That's a Girls Name." The new release comes on the heels of "#1HolidayEP," which dropped last November. The new EP features three tracks: "Best Hugs," "WWYD," and...
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