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Say goodbye to styrofoam containers in Virginia, state law begins banning them this week

Say goodbye to styrofoam containers in Virginia, state law begins banning them this week

by Gracie Hart Brooks | Jul 8, 2025 | Business, Top Story

Takeout food and drinks will look different from this week on. A Virginia state ban on single-use styrofoam containers, technically known as expanded polystyrene (EPS), became law July 1. It prohibits food vendors from using styrofoam plates, cups, bowls, trays, to-go...
Patty O’s rezoning approved, historical society change denied

Patty O’s rezoning approved, historical society change denied

by Ireland Hayes | Jun 30, 2025 | Local Government, Town

Debating ‘grapevine mortar’, zoning change  Two governing bodies of the Town of Washington met back-to-back Monday to consider applications, one for zoning changes behind Patty O’s Cafe, and another for reconfiguring the entrance of the Rappahannock Historical...
Inn spa gets rezoning go-ahead, Patty O’s Cafe rezoning on hold

Inn spa gets rezoning go-ahead, Patty O’s Cafe rezoning on hold

by Ireland Hayes | Jun 29, 2025 | Local Government, Sidebar, Town

Town of Washington officials Monday changed the zoning of The Inn at Little Washington’s planned luxury spa property but withheld ruling on the rezoning of the parking lot behind Patty O’s restaurant after hearing comments from neighbors.  The Town Council and...
Rappahannock Historical Society turns a page

Rappahannock Historical Society turns a page

by Emily Oaks | Jun 27, 2025 | Local servcies, People, Sidebar, Top Story

New beginning includes working with recently formed African American Association Scores of Rappahannock residents gathered in one of the oldest buildings in the Town of Washington last Sunday to celebrate a hopeful new beginning for an organization that has been the...
Pathfinders: The enduring story of Betty Kilby Fisher Baldwin

Pathfinders: The enduring story of Betty Kilby Fisher Baldwin

by Ayana Summerlinrosa | Jun 22, 2025 | Pathfinders, People

At 13, she desegregated Warren County High School In the heart of rural Virginia, an incredible story of strength and transformation unfolds through Betty Kilby Fisher Baldwin.  It twists and turns through her eight decades, but pivotal to who she is today was an act...
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