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Street milling and paving operations will take place on McIntire Road, between the 250 Bypass and Harris Street, between the hours of 9am-3pm on Monday and Tuesday, March 5-6.

A local Occupy protest of the Verizon store in Pantops, planned as part of a national day to “Shut Down the Corporations,” turned into a police exercise Wednesday, thanks in part to a federal initiative to share information between law enforcement agencies.

Sky Blue on the art of running a gardening company from a bike seat.

 Football season tickets will cost $15 more next year due to low sales figures

 Political experts from both parties will discuss the coming political season

Author Richard Louv, the nature deficit disorder guy, explains why not to be a Luddite.

Friday 3/2 We’ll take two Austinite Danny Schmidt has become the folk poet equivalent of a critic’s darling, and with good reason. Schmidt’s heartfelt lyrics and intimate compositions shine through in a genre brimming with excellent songwriters. Schmidt is also a gifted photographer whose work will be featured in the gallery café of The Southern prior to […]

Regardless of the sport, teams need to learn how to win.

The first time I met Joe Paterno I asked him if Penn State was recruiting a kid I had played against and thought was one of the best players in New Jersey.

He knew who I was asking about, but said that no, Penn State wasn’t looking at him.

I guess my face registered a look of surprise, so he explained why.  He said that Penn State only recruited players from teams with winning records. 

The theory was, when games were on the line late, he only wanted players that expected to win.  That were already used to winning.

Proposed budget includes increased funding for schools, public safety, employee benefits

 The group will meet outside the Pantops Verizon to protest the organization’s involvement in Virginia state politics