OUR STORIES
The State of Moving
Economic pressures, tighter budgets and a widespread disdain for packing all cast a shadow over moving.
A Continuing Journey
University of Maryland Medical System is a thriving network reaching urban, suburban and rural communities across the state, providing 25% of all hospital-based care in Maryland.
A Pillar of the Community
Mount Zion Baptist Church celebrates 166 years January-February 2025 by Audrey Hingley, Contributing Writer In a modern world where change is often inevitable, Mount Zion Baptist Church in Locust Grove, Va. — which recently celebrated 166 years as a congregation — may...
Judgment Day
By his nature, Clint Card is not one to judge others. Except, of course, when there’s serious competition going on. As competitors climb up and down utility poles in front of him like gymnasts in hardhats, Card’s keen eyes monitors their every move.
Counting Sheep, and His Blessings
Augusta County attorney-shepherd is living his dream When Francis Chester-Cestari was a little boy, he dreamed of sheep, but not in the conventional way. He dreamed of owning them. Although born and bred in Brooklyn, he says he always dreamed of farming and raising...
The College’s Keepsakes
It took a community to build a college. And it will take a community to preserve it. That is the lesson of a partnership between the Smithsonian Institution, state and local agencies, and volunteers in Lawrenceville, Va., who are sorting through the vestiges of St. Paul’s College.
More Than Just Names on a Wall
Leashes of Valor, Dogs of War
January/February 2022
Students of the Sky
November/December 2021 Students of the Sky NEXTGEN Aviators aims to take learning to new heights Inquiring minds wanted to know: Has anyone ever fallen asleep on one of these things? The small plane has just finished taxiing after a roughly 15-minute, 1,200-foot-high...
Counting Sheep, and His Blessings
Augusta County attorney-shepherd is living his dream When Francis Chester-Cestari was a little boy, he dreamed of sheep, but not in the conventional way. He dreamed of owning them. Although born and bred in Brooklyn, he says he always dreamed of farming and raising...
The College’s Keepsakes
It took a community to build a college. And it will take a community to preserve it. That is the lesson of a partnership between the Smithsonian Institution, state and local agencies, and volunteers in Lawrenceville, Va., who are sorting through the vestiges of St. Paul’s College.
More Than Just Names on a Wall
Leashes of Valor, Dogs of War
January/February 2022
Students of the Sky
November/December 2021 Students of the Sky NEXTGEN Aviators aims to take learning to new heights Inquiring minds wanted to know: Has anyone ever fallen asleep on one of these things? The small plane has just finished taxiing after a roughly 15-minute, 1,200-foot-high...
Cooperative Cuisine
July 2020Cooperative Cuisine Fredericksburg Food Co-op cultivates community spirit On April 1, sustainably produced grocery items from all over Virginia got together for the first time in Fredericksburg. There was steroid-free pork from Orange, grass-fed beef from...