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The flower of New Amsterdam: what made New York the vibrant, liberal place it is todayand the epitome of western arrogance and greed? It wasn't the The Island at the Centre of the World: the untold story of Dutch Manhattan and the founding of New York Russell Shorto Doubleday, 432pp, [pounds ......(Continue Reading) Hit the road to fitness: choose a scenic drive through Maine or Virginia and burn calories by the mile Round up some friends and hit the open road for a summer adventure! The seaports of Maine and the highlands of Virginia offer a variety of ways to rev ......(Continue Reading)Garden Party in Virginia Make plans now to attend Historic Garden Week, when more than 200 of the state's finest gardens, homes, and Southern icons bloom with pride. No one celebrates ......(Continue Reading)VIRGINIA: S&U Tax: Caterers' Purchases Qualified as Sales for Resale Effective for purchases made after 2004, caterers are not required to pay Virginia sales or use tax when purchasing items intended to be transferred to ......(Continue Reading)Bountiful Barrens - vegetation found on the so-called 'shale barrens' found in West Virginia and the surrounding area An array of unique plants thrive where outcrops of hard, shaley rock create clearings within a mountain forest. THIS LAND: WEST VIRGINIA During the spring of 1892, botanist John Kunkel Small wa...(Continue Reading)
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