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Rockbridge farmers hope to draw in younger generation

|Date: February 02, 2012

Rockbridge farmers hope to draw in younger generation

By Tilden Bowditch Local farmers worry the cost and effort of farming will deter the next generation from ...

By Tilden Bowditch Local farmers worry the cost and effort of farming will deter the next generation from working in the agriculture industry, said Rockbridge County farmer Marshall Glass. “The younge ...

February 02, 2012
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Aunt Sarah's, popular breakfast fixture for 17 years, to close

|Date: January 26, 2012

Aunt Sarah's, popular breakfast fixture for 17 years, to close

By Katy Stewart After 17 years of business in Lexington, Aunt Sarah’s Pancake House will be closing its d ...

By Katy Stewart After 17 years of business in Lexington, Aunt Sarah’s Pancake House will be closing its doors this weekend. Owner Anthony Bostick, who started managing the restaurant in 2002 and bough ...

January 26, 2012
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Organic food options sprout in Lexington

|Date: January 26, 2012

Organic food options sprout in Lexington

By Katy Stewart Cool Spring Organics Market and Café reopened on state Route 11 North just before the hol ...

By Katy Stewart Cool Spring Organics Market and Café reopened on state Route 11 North just before the holidays, providing an alternative for consumers seeking organic foods in the Rockbridge area. Own ...

January 26, 2012
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Pure Eats: Back to the basics

|Date: December 08, 2011

Pure Eats: Back to the basics

By Stephanie Krasnov A new restaurant inside the blue-roofed building on North Main Street in Lexington i ...

By Stephanie Krasnov A new restaurant inside the blue-roofed building on North Main Street in Lexington is becoming a hit with students and community members by selling juicy burgers and decadent doug ...

December 08, 2011
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Donations on the rise for nonprofits

|Date: December 01, 2011

Donations on the rise for nonprofits

By Billy Crosby A recent report from The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University found that donation ...

By Billy Crosby A recent report from The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University found that donations to nonprofit organizations are on the rise for the first time in three years. Local nonprofit ...

December 01, 2011
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Southern Inn thriving in return to Main Street

|Date: December 01, 2011

Southern Inn thriving in return to Main Street

By Paige Gance Even with 50 percent less wine and fewer seats, business has perked up since the Southern ...

By Paige Gance Even with 50 percent less wine and fewer seats, business has perked up since the Southern Inn, a downtown Lexington landmark gutted by a fire in July 2010, returned from the outskirts o ...

December 01, 2011
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Jobs available despite high unemployment rate

|Date: December 01, 2011

Jobs available despite high unemployment rate

By Sage Um Each week, the Lexington News-Gazette has several help-wanted ads for both part-time and full- ...

By Sage Um Each week, the Lexington News-Gazette has several help-wanted ads for both part-time and full-time jobs, despite an unemployment rate that is higher than the national, state and county aver ...

December 01, 2011
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Local retail sales good, not great heading into holidays

|Date: November 17, 2011

Local retail sales good, not great heading into holidays

By Kelly Mae Ross The local retail sales outlook for the upcoming holiday season is like a cup of lukewar ...

By Kelly Mae Ross The local retail sales outlook for the upcoming holiday season is like a cup of lukewarm hot cocoa for local retailers—good, but it could be better. Historically Washington and Lee U ...

November 17, 2011
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Local nonprofit helps children buy presents for relatives

|Date: November 17, 2011

Local nonprofit helps children buy presents for relatives

By Billy Crosby The Rockbridge Area Shop for Tots nonprofit organization held its first 31-Bag Bin ...

By Billy Crosby The Rockbridge Area Shop for Tots nonprofit organization held its first 31-Bag Bingo Fundraiser to make up for the lack of outside donations this year. Former President Kim Aust ...

November 17, 2011
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Unfunded state mandates cost local governments

|Date: November 17, 2011

Unfunded state mandates cost local governments

By Chelsea Stevenson In Virginia, if a police officer, firefighter or other public safety official is kil ...

By Chelsea Stevenson In Virginia, if a police officer, firefighter or other public safety official is killed or becomes disabled in the line of duty, the spouse is covered by insurance benefits for li ...

November 17, 2011
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