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This Virginia Town Is So Cheap, You Can Live On Nothing But Social Security

There’s a small city in Virginia where your Social Security check doesn’t just survive, it actually thrives, and its name is Hopewell. Most retirement advice sounds like it was written by someone who has never actually tried to live on a fixed income. “Downsize your expectations,” they say,...

Hopewell, VA · 3d
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7 Massive Antique Malls In Virginia That Will Have You Digging For Treasure All Day Long

Looking for massive antique malls in Virginia where you can spend all day digging for treasure?. These 7 antique malls are loaded with one-of-a-kind finds and enough variety to keep any collector smiling!. 1. West End Antiques Mall (Richmond) Richmond has always been a city that knows how to do...

Virginia · 1d
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Knakal's Bakery, one of Culpeper's oldest businesses, goes up for sale

Knakal’s Bakery, one of Culpeper’s oldest operating businesses, has put its historic downtown home on the market. The buildings at 146 and 150 E. Davis St. housing the 91-year-old bakery and a neighboring commercial space, were listed last Friday night for $1.2 million by Duckett Corbin Team Realtors with RE/MAX Gateway. The real estate is offered separately from the bakery business itself, though acquisition inquiries for the business are welcome, the realty team said in a Facebook post . Dwayne and Beth Whitt, who have owned and operated Knakal’s since 1977, were on vacation Monday and could not immediately be reached for comment. The bakery opened in 1935 and has only had two owners, the Knakals and the Whitts, who retained its original layout, vintage display cases and decades-old recipes for its signature donuts and apple bread. "Everything is made here and baked fresh daily,” Beth Whitt told the Culpeper Times in 2023. “At Christmas, a few holiday cookies are brought in, but everything else is made on site.” The bakery sells an assortment of donuts, polka rolls, cake bars, different kinds of cupcakes, cakes, cookies, spice bars, fudge nuts, pecan sandies, yeast biscuits and the locally-famous apple bread. Its

Culpeper, VA · 2d

C-Ville Weekly

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UVA considers taking its nonprofit bookstore private

The University of Virginia is quietly considering handing over the management of its nonprofit campus bookstore to a private company. Critics fear such a handoff would change the store for the worse. “A consultant has been charged with assessing operations and providing feedback,” says UVA spokesperson Bethanie Glover. A source...

Charlottesville, VA · 1d
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Virginia downsizers need fewer stairs, but smaller, single-level homes are hard to find

"A patio home is not the answer because, one, they're not accessible."

Virginia · 2d

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Site work begins at Tenaska-funded Rt. 53/Ruritan Lake Rd. roundabout

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Tenaska announced Monday it has chosen Charlottesville-based Timmons Group for the design and management of a roundabout the company is financing at Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. and Ruritan Lake Rd. The roundabout will primarily accommodate construction vehicles during the construction of the new Expedition Generating natural gas-fueled power plant off Branch Rd., according to a new company newsletter.

Charlottesville, VA · 2d

Virginia Mercury

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Va. could lose representation, funding under proposed census rule change, AG Jones, housing orgs say

The U.S. Census Bureau has proposed a rule change that would alter aspects of how census data is collected every decade. The adjustments would change who gets counted, where, and what questions are asked.  The changes could affect political representation — like how congressional and state legislative districts are apportioned — as well as how […]

Virginia · 2d

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Charlottesville area homes are taking longer to sell, CAAR report finds

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Homes in the Charlottesville area are taking longer to sell as buyers face affordability challenges and have more options to choose from, according to a new report from the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors. The association’s Q3 housing report found that homes spent a median of...

Charlottesville, VA · 1d

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MARL hearings end as landowners, state staff question transmission project

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WDTV) — Hearings on the proposed MidAtlantic Resiliency Link transmission line have ended, leaving West Virginia regulators to consider testimony about the project’s need, costs and effects on landowners. The proposed 107.5-mile, 500-kilovolt line, known as MARL, would run from Pennsylvania toward Virginia. NextEra Energy Transmission...

West Virginia · 2d

WTKR News 3

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Regulators approve new Chesapeake Bay menhaden limits; Virginia votes against

New limits are coming for commercial menhaden fishing in the Chesapeake Bay. Regulators voted to cut the Bay cap beginning in 2027, despite opposition from Virginia.

Virginia · 4h

The Cool Down

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Grid serving Maryland and Virginia expects record winter demand as power reserves tighten

"Reliability of the system will depend on that performance."

Washington, DC · 2d

Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism

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Could a $4.8B clause be a windfall to Virginia ratepayers?

A termination fee in the proposed NextEra and Dominion deal calls for a hefty payout from the Florida-based energy giant if the merger fails. One energy expert thinks Dominion should take the money and run.

Virginia · 1d

Henrico Citizen

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR VIRGINIA ABC LICENSE

Siam Spoon Thai Inc, trading as Siam Spoon Thai Restaurant, 6996 Forest Ave, Richmond (Henrico County), VA 23230-1701. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Wine, Beer, Mixed Beverages, On and Off Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Aumnouy

Richmond, VA · 1d

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Virginia Ranks Ninth Nationwide for Rising Household Debt as Financial Pressures Grow

RICHMOND, Va.— Virginia ranks ninth among states with the largest increases in household debt, with residents adding an average of $1,612 in debt during the third quarter of 2026, according to a new study by personal-finance company WalletHub. The study puts average household debt in Virginia at $206,001, placing...

Virginia · 8h

Main Street Dollars

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HealthSource RI says shoppers should enroll and pay by Dec. 23 to get cards before Jan. 1 RIMAP aid starts, and Virginia’s new premium cuts need enrollment by Jan. 29

HealthSource RI, Rhode Island’s health insurance marketplace, says shoppers should enroll and pay by Dec. 23 so their insurance card arrives before Jan. 1, the day a new state program called RIMAP starts lowering premiums. Virginia has its own new state savings program, and its marketplace says enrollment closes Jan. 29, 2027. Both programs sit […]

Virginia · 13h

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Virginia: Building For Growth

Virginia’s business climate is being shaped by continued investment in advanced manufacturing, life sciences, aerospace and defense, technology and infrastructure. The Commonwealth offers an established industrial base, proximity to federal customers, a deep technology and engineering workforce, and a growing portfolio of business-ready sites. At the same time, Virginia...

Virginia · 1d

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Menhaden industry cites rough weather, urges science before cuts

Lower Atlantic menhaden landings in 2025 have raised new concerns among conservation groups about the health of the forage fish population, but commercial fishing representatives say unusually rough weather may have contributed to the shortfall and are urging fisheries managers to wait for additional scientific research before imposing further restrictions.

Virginia · 1d

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Anger At Rising Electric Bills Might Derail World’s Largest Utility Merger

You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Anger At Rising Electric Bills Might Derail World’s Largest Utility Merger. "State leaders and residents in Virginia have opposed NextEra’s acquisition of Dominion Energy, fearing that it will accelerate rate increases." "A merger that would form the world’s largest...

Virginia · 1d

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From cellophane to wastewater, FMC ‘was what the community needed at the right time’

For Brian Orrock, the official decommissioning of the FMC Wastewater Treatment Plant was “bittersweet.”. “It’s kind of like a funeral, but a good funeral, if that makes sense,” said Orrock, the manager of wastewater treatment for Spotsylvania County who used to work “on ship” at the plant in a variety of different roles. “This place gave us a career and it fed our families.”

Spotsylvania County, VA · 11h