The Botanical Garden of the Piedmont is embracing edible landscaping, or foodscaping, an increasingly popular way to incorporate what we eat into what we grow.
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- JORGEN VIK
Longtime readers know that I will encourage you not to act on fear. But, to keep ourselves honest, I think it can help to write down what concerns you have.
- VICTOR BRANCH and BRUCE WHITEHURST
Virginia leaders are confronting rising digital scams through coordinated banking safeguards, consumer education, stronger policies and prompt fraud reporting.
- MARK LORENZONI
I am confident that Foxfield founder Mariann de Tejeda would be proud of what Foxfield Racing has accomplished since she established the beloved steeplechase course.
- Cal Tobias
The Daily Progress already captures what happens on the field at football games across Central Virgina, but what wonder is there beyond the gridiron?
- RICH HERRERA
Virginia's political leaders have raised questions about jobs, rates and local control when it comes to the Dominion-NextEra merger. That's not enough.
- DENNIS LEE HATCHETT
As food insecurity rises across Central Virginia, Feed More is meeting growing demand with hunger relief for children, seniors and families.
We've grown so used to drought that Charlottesville weathermen have abandoned a century's worth of rainfall data in favor of less frightening stats.
Access, community support and mental healthcare were the top priorities of residents in the Blue Ridge Health District's most recent community assessment.
As the stewards of the Foxfield Races, we write to clarify some confusion and misinformation about the future of the races that has taken hold in recent months.
With the first Black burial in its graveyard, Monticello makes history again | Michael Paul Williams
On Sept. 12, Cedric "Dickie" Jessup Jr. was buried at Monticello. It made history. Jessup's is the first Black burial in Thomas Jefferson's family graveyard.
"Coast FI," short for coast financial independence, is getting a lot of attention among younger investors. I get the allure, but I caution against such a rigid approach.
UVa Children's is offering a monthly, 15-minute webinar offering parents tips and tricks on managing their child's mental health.
- MARYFRANCES PORTER
UVa Children's is offering a monthly, 15-minute webinar offering parents tips and tricks on managing their child's mental health.
- BRADLEY FIRCHOW
Abigail Spanberger wants to better coordinate Virginia's emergency and disaster response systems. Coordination presumes something underneath to coordinate.
- ELI LERDAU
If the summer of 2026 in The Daily Progress newsroom taught me anything, it's that stories are told by people, about people, for people.
- JEANNA BEKER
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library belongs to a large family of groups supporting child literacy. And they all need our support.
- JEFF BENNETT
Perhaps this is what the 25th anniversary of 9/11 should ask us to remember, not only where we were when the planes struck, but who we were before they did.
- JAMES E. EDMUNDS II
Virginia is asking sportsmen to pay more at a time when participation in hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities already faces challenges.
- JORGEN VIK
New projections say the the Social Security Trust Fund will run out in 2032. If you're younger than 60, your future benefits likely won't be as advertised.
- KIM TAYLOR
Small businesses don’t experience government one bill at a time. We experience it all at once. Gov. Abigail Spanberger needs to learn this.
- MARLENE A. CONDON
American lawmakers are considering making daylight saving time year-around. This would have a serious impact on our bodies, our minds and our well-beings.
- AMANDA LYNCH
Virginia must confront the legacy of segregated swim access and strengthen swim camp safety standards to prevent future drownings.
- MARGARET M. SEILER
Last Friday, I read that the statue of my great-grandfather, Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire, was removed from Richmond's Capitol Square. Good.
- NANCY L. DEUTSCH, BETHANY A. TEACHMAN and STEFANIE SEQUEIRA
Virginia’s $353 million share of the Meta settlement offers a once-in-a-generation chance to strengthen youth mental health.