June 2024 Issue
In our June issue, polo gallops to center stage with our cover story on this high-octane sport. Thanks to Dean King, there’s even more excitement in our pages. This adventurer and writer extraordinaire invites us along on his zany and zigzagging book tour from one coast to the next promoting Guardians of the Valley, and we’re happy to hop aboard. And for a real nail-biter, read about Jessica Buchanan’s capture by Somali land pirates and her daring rescue by Seal Team 6.
Wordy Thirty—Virginia Festival of the Book
The Virginia Festival of the Book celebrated its 30th anniversary with a bookish bash for the decades.
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A New Experience at the Virginia Scenic Railway
Virginia Scenic Railway Adds Dome Car for Spectacular Valley Views The popular Virginia Scenic Railway just upped its game with a vintage dome car offering breathtaking 360° views of the Shenandoah Valley. The “Shenandoah”—built in 1948 as the “Silver Palace” for the California Zephyr—now gives passengers an unmatched vantage point on three-hour excursions from Staunton. […]
The U.S. DOE Labeled These Virginia Schools Outstanding
Eight Virginia schools received the National Blue Ribbon 2024 award for their high performances. The Exemplary High Performing Schools are Spring Hill Elementary in McLean, Green Run Collegiate in Virginia Beach, Bethel Manor Elementary in Hampton, and St. Andrew the Apostle School in Clifton. The Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools are Central Academy Middle […]
Williamsburg Archaeologists Uncover Secret Garden
In Colonial America, a grand garden was the ultimate status symbol—the 18th century equivalent of a Lamborghini. So when archaeologists at Colonial Williamsburg uncovered John Custis IV’s property, they struck horticultural gold: the remains of a football field-sized garden alongside his Jacobean manor house. Custis, a tobacco magnate and Martha Washington’s first father-in-law, went all […]
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