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Virginia’s 2026 Top Prize for Wine Awarded

In a year that saw a record number of producers entering a record number of wines, the 2026 Virginia Governor’s Cup went to Valley Road Vineyards of Afton for its 2023 Cabernet Franc Reserve. The award was announced by Governor Abigail Spanberger during the annual Vi…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Wine #alexandria #Awards #JaneFullertonLemons #richmondvirginia #virginia
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2557625/virginias-2026-top-prize-for-wine-awarded/

Virginia’s 2026 Top Prize for Wine Awarded https://www.diningandcooking.com/2557625/virginias-2026-top-prize-for-wine-awarded/ #alexandria #Awards #JaneFullertonLemons #RichmondVirginia #virginia #Wine

🫟 𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔 🫟

Maggie Lena Walker nació en 1864, poco después del final de la Guerra Civil estadounidense, en una sociedad que había abolido la esclavitud en el papel, pero que seguía sosteniendo la discriminación en la práctica.
Era hija de una mujer que había sido esclavizada y creció en Richmond, Virginia, en un entorno marcado por las leyes de segregación racial conocidas como Jim Crow.

Desde joven entendió algo esencial: sin independencia económica no hay libertad real.
Se involucró activamente en la organización fraternal afroamericana Independent Order of St. Luke, que promovía la ayuda mutua, el ahorro y el emprendimiento dentro de la comunidad negra.

En 1902 dio un paso histórico al fundar el St. Luke Penny Savings Bank, convirtiéndose en la primera mujer afroamericana en establecer y presidir un banco en Estados Unidos.
No fue un gesto simbólico.
El banco ofrecía préstamos, hipotecas y servicios financieros a personas negras a las que las entidades blancas les cerraban la puerta.
En un sistema diseñado para excluir, Walker creó una institución para construir patrimonio, viviendas y negocios dentro de su propia comunidad.

El banco no solo sobrevivió: prosperó y ayudó a cientos de familias a acceder a estabilidad económica en un contexto profundamente hostil.

En 1903 amplió su visión empresarial con la apertura de unos grandes almacenes gestionados por afroamericanos.
Allí, los clientes negros podían comprar con dignidad: entraban por la puerta principal, se probaban la ropa antes de pagar y podían comer en los mostradores, algo que les estaba prohibido en muchos comercios blancos.
La tienda contrataba exclusivamente a mujeres negras y exhibía ropa en maniquíes de piel oscura, un detalle que hoy puede parecer sencillo pero que entonces era una afirmación poderosa de identidad y respeto.

Ese mismo año, utilizó el periódico de la organización, el St. Luke Herald, para promover un boicot contra los tranvías segregados de Richmond, que obligaban a los pasajeros negros a sentarse en zonas separadas o ceder su asiento.
La presión económica fue tan efectiva que la compañía sufrió graves pérdidas en apenas dos meses.
Walker entendía que el dinero también es una herramienta política.

Su vida no estuvo exenta de tragedias personales y dificultades económicas, pero continuó trabajando por la educación, el emprendimiento y los derechos civiles hasta su muerte en 1934.
A pesar de enfrentar racismo estructural y barreras de género, logró algo que en su época parecía imposible: ocupar un espacio de liderazgo financiero siendo mujer y afroamericana en el sur segregado de Estados Unidos.

Maggie Lena Walker no solo rompió barreras simbólicas.
Construyó instituciones reales, creó empleo, defendió el consumo digno y utilizó la economía como instrumento de resistencia.
Su legado es una lección clara: la igualdad no se pide, se construye con estrategia, organización y coraje.

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#magdalenawalker #maggielenawalker #historiaafroamericana #mujerespioneras #derechosciviles #historiareal #emprendimientofemenino #justiciasocial #richmondvirginia #memoriahistorica

One Northern Virginia Restaurant Makes ‘Top 100’ List https://www.diningandcooking.com/2391328/one-northern-virginia-restaurant-makes-top-100-list/ #alexandria #AlexandriaLivingMagazineStaff #Awards #francais #france #French #FrenchCuisine #GreatFalls #Restaurants #RichmondVirginia #virginia #WashingtonDc

One Northern Virginia Restaurant Makes ‘Top 100’ List https://www.diningandcooking.com/2391328/one-northern-virginia-restaurant-makes-top-100-list/ #alexandria #AlexandriaLivingMagazineStaff #Awards #francais #france #French #FrenchCuisine #GreatFalls #Restaurants #RichmondVirginia #virginia #WashingtonDc

#NowPlaying for some wake up music, the LP 'Sick to Survive' from last year by Richmond, Virginia's INVERTEBRATES. Ten fast, furious punk rock songs. Blink and you'll miss em, motherfucker

https://beachimpedimentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sick-to-survive

#punk #PunkRock #Richmond #Virginia #RichmondVirginia #2024Albums #2024Records @Defiance

For #MusicWomenWednesday this week, a record I've been listening to lately- the new LP 'Jane of Preoccupied America' by Richmond, Virginia's ADDED DIMENSIONS, which is singer-songwriter Sarah Everton (known for Philadelphia projects Blowdryer, Telepathic and Reading Rainbow) and her husband Rob Garcia on drums. Catchy, simple fuzzy bedroom punk/garage pop songs. Slight Sonic Youth or Le Tigre vibes maybe?

https://added-dimensions.bandcamp.com/album/jane-from-preoccupied-america

#BedroomPop #BedroomPunk #lofi #indie #IndieRock #Richmond #Virginia #RichmondVirginia #RichmondBands #2025Albums #2025Records

For #MusicWomenWednesday this week, a record I've been listening to lately- the new LP 'Jane of Preoccupied America' by Richmond, Virginia's ADDED DIMENSIONS, which is singer-songwriter Sarah Everton (known for Philadelphia projects Blowdryer, Telepathic and Reading Rainbow) and her husband Rob Garcia on drums. Catchy, simple fuzzy bedroom punk/garage pop songs. Slight Sonic Youth or Le Tigre vibes maybe?

https://added-dimensions.bandcamp.com/album/jane-from-preoccupied-america

#BedroomPop #BedroomPunk #lofi #indie #IndieRock #Richmond #Virginia #RichmondVirginia #RichmondBands #2025Albums #2025Records

For #MusicWomenWednesday this week, a record I've been listening to lately- the new LP 'Jane of Preoccupied America' by Richmond, Virginia's ADDED DIMENSIONS, which is singer-songwriter Sarah Everton (known for Philadelphia projects Blowdryer, Telepathic and Reading Rainbow) and her husband Rob Garcia on drums. Catchy, simple fuzzy bedroom punk/garage pop songs. Slight Sonic Youth or Le Tigre vibes maybe?

https://added-dimensions.bandcamp.com/album/jane-from-preoccupied-america

#BedroomPop #BedroomPunk #lofi #indie #IndieRock #Richmond #Virginia #RichmondVirginia #RichmondBands #2025Albums #2025Records

For #MusicWomenWednesday this week, a record I've been listening to lately- the new LP 'Jane of Preoccupied America' by Richmond, Virginia's ADDED DIMENSIONS, which is singer-songwriter Sarah Everton (known for Philadelphia projects Blowdryer, Telepathic and Reading Rainbow) and her husband Rob Garcia on drums. Catchy, simple fuzzy bedroom punk/garage pop songs. Slight Sonic Youth or Le Tigre vibes maybe?

https://added-dimensions.bandcamp.com/album/jane-from-preoccupied-america

#BedroomPop #BedroomPunk #lofi #indie #IndieRock #Richmond #Virginia #RichmondVirginia #RichmondBands #2025Albums #2025Records

For #MusicWomenWednesday this week, a record I've been listening to lately- the new LP 'Jane of Preoccupied America' by Richmond, Virginia's ADDED DIMENSIONS, which is singer-songwriter Sarah Everton (known for Philadelphia projects Blowdryer, Telepathic and Reading Rainbow) and her husband Rob Garcia on drums. Catchy, simple fuzzy bedroom punk/garage pop songs. Slight Sonic Youth or Le Tigre vibes maybe?

https://added-dimensions.bandcamp.com/album/jane-from-preoccupied-america

#BedroomPop #BedroomPunk #lofi #indie #IndieRock #Richmond #Virginia #RichmondVirginia #RichmondBands #2025Albums #2025Records

#NowPlaying the new 'For Progress..' 12" by Richmond, Virginia's ULTIMATE DISASTER and this thing is a BANGER of a raw d-beat punk record. Loud, fast, angry, noisy, full of hooks and riffs, this is some killer wake-up music for this week and a real contender this year.

https://kickrock.bandcamp.com/album/ultimate-disaster-for-progress-12

#punk #hardcore #dbeat #HardcorePunk #2025Albums #2025Records #UltimateDisaster #Richmond #RichmondVirginia #VirginiaPunk #RichmondPunk #RichmondBands #VirginiaBands #DBeatPunk @flockofnazguls @lola @Defiance

Now, if we could just get some light rail for the greater #PortlandMaine area (instead of building more highways through woods and farmland)!

Federal funding will allow #Downeaster to explore expansion to Rockland, add Falmouth station

The money comes as ridership from Boston to Brunswick has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.

By Eric Russell, December 8, 2023

"The #Amtrak Downeaster will receive a half million dollars under a new initiative from the Biden Administration to improve and expand #PassengerRail service across the country.

"The $500,000 in funding for the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, which operates the Downeaster, will explore building a new station in Falmouth and extending train service from Brunswick to Rockland, something that has long been considered.

"The award to the Downeaster, which runs daily from #Boston to #BrunswickMaine with several stops along the way, was part of $8.2 billion in funds announced Friday under the Federal Railroad Administration’s Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Program. It’s the largest federal investment in passenger rail transportation since Amtrak was created in 1971.

"The largest portion of those funds – $3 billion – will help pay for a new rail line from Las Vegas to Los Angeles that is supposed to be finished before the 2028 summer Olympics in LA. The trip will take about two hours, or half the time it takes to drive.

Also receiving funds are a #LosAngeles - to - #SanFrancisco train; a rail expansion between #WashingtonDC, and #RichmondVirginia; and other upgrades in #Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and other states.

“'Passengers from across America will be thrilled to read about the funding agreements announced today,' said Jim Mathews, president and CEO of the Rail Passengers Association. 'These grants will support the introduction of daily Amtrak service in regions that currently have to make do with trains that only come through their town three times per week; they will help expand popular Amtrak services in rapidly growing parts of the Southeast; and they’ll plant the seeds for scores of new routes across the nation.'"

https://www.pressherald.com/2023/12/08/federal-funding-will-allow-downeaster-to-explore-expansion-to-rockland-add-falmouth-station/

#Maine #Massachusetts #NewHampshire #Trains #CommuterRail #MoreTrainsLessCars