13+ hour, 39+ min ago  (526+ words) State budget legislation enacted Monday will allow up to 350 cannabis shops to open across Virginia beginning July 1, 2027. The move marks the latest expansion of access to the drug " which remains illegal at the federal level " through state-level policymaking. Here's what…...

11+ mon, 4+ hour ago  (1767+ words) NEWPORT " Legend has it Don Glassie once earned an award for the messiest dorm room at Amherst College, ran a "Casino Night"-like operation with his pals and during one spring break drove a vintage ambulance to Florida. The man…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (400+ words) The excitement for the Newport Folk Festival builds even before the performers are announced. Tickets sell out without any knowledge of who is coming to Fort Adams, and the energy builds are the acts are revealed one by one. Then…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (455+ words) NEWPORT " Pineapples adorn mansion gates, door knockers, lamp posts and even the Old Colony House, the historic meeting place of the Colonial legislature, across the City by the Sea. But beyond it being a decorative touch, we wondered what the…...