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All Aboard with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Virginia Scenic Railway in Staunton

Nov 15, 2023 | fauquiernow.com | Bill Kent

This article was originally published in the November 2023 issue of Warrenton Lifestyle magazine. Click here to browse an e-edition. Soon it will be the most wonderful time of the year, and what better way to celebrate than dressing up in your holiday best and meeting Santa and Mrs. Claus on a historic train ride?
Shaping Culture with Excellence: George Mason University’s Dean of Visual and Performing Arts

Oct 23, 2023 | insidenova.com | Bill Kent

Every morning, before writing, walking his dog, or beginning the 45-minute commute to George Mason University’s main campus in Fairfax, Rick Davis gives himself time to admire the sunrise. If it is notable in some way, or merely spectacular, he’ll take a picture and post it on his Facebook page. Davis thinks of it as a gift. “As someone who has spent his life using the arts to create communities, the sunrise does just that.
'A performance to be shared:' Catching up with Warrenton's Rick Davis, dean of performing arts at George Mason

Aug 1, 2023 | fauquiernow.com | Bill Kent

Every morning, before writing, walking his dog, or beginning the 45-minute commute to George Mason University’s main campus in Fairfax, Rick Davis gives himself time to admire the sunrise. If it is notable in some way, or merely spectacular, he’ll take a picture and post it on his Facebook page. Davis thinks of it as a gift. “As someone who has spent his life using the arts to create communities, the sunrise does just that. For me it’s a performance to be shared," he says.
'A performance to be shared:' Catching up with Warrenton's Rick Davis, dean of performing arts at George Mason

Aug 1, 2023 | insidenova.com | Bill Kent

Every morning, before writing, walking his dog, or beginning the 45-minute commute to George Mason University’s main campus in Fairfax, Rick Davis gives himself time to admire the sunrise. If it is notable in some way, or merely spectacular, he’ll take a picture and post it on his Facebook page. Davis thinks of it as a gift. “As someone who has spent his life using the arts to create communities, the sunrise does just that. For me it’s a performance to be shared," he says.
Shaping Culture with Excellence

Jul 10, 2023 | fauquiernow.com | Bill Kent

Every morning, before writing, walking his dog, or beginning the 45-minute commute to George Mason University’s main campus in Fairfax, Rick Davis gives himself time to admire the sunrise. If it is notable in some way, or merely spectacular, he’ll take a picture and post it on his Facebook page. Davis thinks of it as a gift. “As someone who has spent his life using the arts to create communities, the sunrise does just that.
On the right track: Virginia Scenic Railway is a popular day trip

Jul 5, 2023 | insidenova.com | Bill Kent

Ask 86-year-old Jimmy Baird of Bealeton when he fell in love with trains, and you may not get a straight answer. “I can’t remember when I wasn’t.” As director of the Piedmont Railroader, a Warrenton-based group of railroad enthusiasts, Baird loves to talk about railroads big and small. He has operated a scenic railroad that carries tourists on twice-weekly excursions through farmland outside Frederick, Md. with his son for the past 32 years. “Scenic trains are good for the local economy,” he said.
Top Trends in Energy 2023: Building momentum in the transition to clean energy

May 30, 2023 | utilityanalytics.com | Bill Kent

The energy industry is changing with the advancement of new technology. The “Top Trends in Energy” video series, featured in the blog below, explores the changing landscape of the energy sector.
Hamilton Mercantile: Where Community Comes Naturally

May 19, 2023 | middleburglife.com | Bill Kent

Written by Bill Kent | Photos by Gracie WithersJust before anyone had even heard the word “coronavirus,” Meredith Brown was shopping at what everybody calls The Merc, a 1,700-square-foot, 130-year-old grocery on East Colonial Highway in Hamilton. After putting a jar of her favorite sauerkraut next to a pint of coffee ice cream in her grocery basket, Sue Phillips, the market’s owner, told Brown she was moving and asked her if she wanted to buy the place.
Piedmont Fox Hounds Conservation Fund: Hunt Country’s Newest Nonprofit

Apr 21, 2023 | middleburglife.com | Bill Kent

Written by Bill Kent | Photos by Dillon Keen Photography For landowners and conservation enthusiasts alike, meet Hunt Country’s newest nonprofit: the Piedmont Fox Hounds Conservation Fund. “We want to hear from every property owner, be it one acre or a hundred,” says Dulany Morison, direct descendant of the founder of America’s oldest hunt and board chair of the namesake PFH Conservation Fund. “This incredible, beautiful place we live in did not happen by accident.
The Data Center Debate Unfolds in Warrenton

Apr 20, 2023 | middleburglife.com | Bill Kent

Written by Bill Kent When residents and community organizations began to oppose Amazon’s planned Warrenton data center at Blackwell Road two years ago, the Washington Post and other mainstream media portrayed it as a “Nimby” (Not in My Back Yard) dispute between a trillion-dollar consumer services company (which just halted construction of its second headquarters in Arlington) that will bring jobs and tax revenue to Warrenton, and wealthy residents who want to keep Hunt Country in its...