3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (360+ words) More from Smithsonian magazine Explore powerful sites along Virginia’s Civil Rights Trail where student activism, peaceful protest, and landmark legal battles helped reshape the nation’s fight for equality Two-to-four hours is a good amount of time to thoroughly experience both…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago   (163+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — A historic building at the Oceanfront was razed this week to make room for a senior living community. Jefferson Manor Motel Apartments at 3300 Pacific Ave. — one of the city’s oldest motels that was later converted into apartments — was…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (199+ words) Hank Williams Jr. has had a long career in country and western music, matched only by the impact of his father, country music pioneer Hank Williams. The elder Williams’ early death, at the age of 29... The elder Williams’ early death,…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (336+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — An exhibit under construction at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture will tell the stories of immigrants who helped shape Virginia. Museum researchers and curators traveled Virginia to interview participants for "We The People: The World in…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (36+ words) It is, perhaps, the most famous editorial ever written. One that has been reprinted year in,, year out in newspapers around the world. It first appeared in the Sept. 27, 1897, edition of the New York......

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (358+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Military Aviation Museum in the Pungo area, known for its collection of vintage WWII planes, has canceled its largest fundraiser of the year: the "Warbirds Over the Beach" airshow, initially scheduled for this weekend. Keegan Chetwynd,…...