by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Nov 13, 2023 | Agriculture, Business, Politics
mop-up firefightingFirefighters conduct mop-up operations on the Quaker Run fire line. Monday, Nov. 13 update: Ahead of tonight’s possible wind event, firefighters will continue breaking apart debris piles and downed trees, according to a Monday update from the...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Nov 3, 2023 | Art, Education
It’s art tour weekend! RAAC’s 18th annual art tour runs from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 4 and Sunday, Nov. 5. Admission is free. Here’s a map of the studios and venues across Rappahannock open with weekend. arttour-22_Michael Dennis Studio.jpg...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Oct 6, 2023 | Art, Local Services, Politics
Washington’s Architectural Review Board unanimously endorsed the sweeping expansion design advanced by the town’s chef and innkeeper, Patrick O’Connell, after a succession of residents said they trusted that the new and revised buildings wouldn’t overwhelm the quiet...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jun 3, 2023 | Business, Education, Health, Politics
local news logo The Richmond Free Press, an African-American weekly newspaper, was established in 1992, but if it seems much older it may be because its late founder, Raymond H. Boone, was at the center of covering the struggle for civil rights for half a century....
by Randy Rieland | May 29, 2023 | Crime and Courts, Education, Health, Politics
When you’re an eight-year-old who’s been fighting cancer for two years, what’s the big deal about swimming with sharks? So, earlier this week, Anne Genho and her family flew to Hawaii to do just that, compliments of Make-A-Wish Greater Virginia. But before she left,...