‘Sparkles & Sweets” opens holiday season tonight in Downtown Staunton

By Lynn R. Mitchell

Welcome to the holiday season!

Staunton forum at Blackfriars: ‘To be, or not to be … on city council’

By Lynn R. Mitchell

“To be, or not to be … on City Council. That is the question.” Staunton city council candidate Shelley Bryant set the tone with her paraphrasing of that famous line at the opening of last night’s candidates forum at downtown Staunton’s Blackfriars Theater, bringing laughter and applause from the audience. On the eve of what most celebrate as Shakespeare’s birthday, one almost expected to see the Bard himself sitting in the seats nodding his head in agreement.