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Creating Safe Passage

Oct 5, 2024 | blueridgeoutdoors.com | Shannon McGowan

Editor’s Note: This story was printed in our October issue before Hurricane Helene devastated portions of western North Carolina and surrounding areas. Due to flood damage on Interstates 40 and 26, the efforts of the Safe Passage coalition detailed in this report are likely to be impacted in ways that are not yet clear. Learn how to help those affected by Helene here.
FTC Focus: What Access To Patent Settlements Would Mean | JD Supra

Sep 9, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Shannon McGowan |David Munkittrick

This article is part of a monthly column that considers the significance of recent Federal Trade Commission announcements about antitrust issues. In this installment, we discuss the FTC's attempts to expand its access to settlements of actions before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The Federal Trade Commission has pursued aggressive and creative expansion of its antitrust enforcement efforts under the Biden administration, and the pharmaceutical industry is no exception.
FTC Focus: What Access To Patent Settlements Would Mean

Sep 5, 2024 | law360.com | Shannon McGowan |David Munkittrick

By Shannon McGowan and David Munkittrick (September 5, 2024, 4:46 PM EDT) -- This article is part of a monthly column that considers the significance of recent Federal Trade Commission announcements about antitrust issues. In this installment, we discuss the FTC's attempts to expand its access to settlements of actions before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.... Law360 is on it, so you are, too.
FTC Focus: What Access To Patent Settlements Would Mean

Sep 5, 2024 | law360.co.uk | Shannon McGowan |David Munkittrick

By Shannon McGowan and David Munkittrick (September 5, 2024, 4:46 PM EDT) -- This article is part of a monthly column that considers the significance of recent Federal Trade Commission announcements about antitrust issues. In this installment, we discuss the FTC's attempts to expand its access to settlements of actions before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board....
Leaf Peeping in the Blue Ridge: Fall Foliage Forecast

Sep 3, 2024 | blueridgeoutdoors.com | Shannon McGowan

The intense heat is starting to break, and the first hints of refreshing breezes are reminding us fall is just around the corner. Autumn in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions are uniquely stunning due to diverse landscapes and elevations, resulting in long and colorful foliage seasons. To prepare for leaf-peeping, states across the region have begun releasing foliage prediction maps for the upcoming season, showcasing when and where the most color will likely be.
U.S. Olympic Cyclist Who Trains in Roanoke Valley Wins Two Gold Medals in Paris

Aug 16, 2024 | blueridgeoutdoors.com | Shannon McGowan

Cover photo: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.comThe Blue Ridge Mountains have the rugged landscape to shape adventurers into elite athletes. Just ask Jennifer Valente—a San Diego resident, who trains in and around Roanoke, Va., with the local professional cyclist group, Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY24—who earned two gold medals last week for the U.S. women’s cycling team and helped set a national record in the process.
Returning Champ East Tennessee State University Wins Top Adventure College Contest

May 14, 2024 | blueridgeoutdoors.com | Shannon McGowan

For the second year in a row, East Tennessee State University (ETSU) has been voted our region’s Top Adventure College in Blue Ridge Outdoors’ annual competition. The contest puts 32 colleges and universities from the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic head-to-head in bracket-style voting rounds. Note only were votes counted towards the schools, they also entered participants to win two pairs of Ultra Light Merino Performance Crew hiking socks from this year’s sponsor Bridgedale.
Bridge Day Returns to West Virginia’s New River Gorge

Oct 20, 2023 | blueridgeoutdoors.com | Shannon McGowan

If your friends told you to jump off a bridge, would you? Maybe it’d be smarter to just watch more experienced adventurers take the plunge. You can at West Virginia’s annual Bridge Day. Taking place on Saturday, October 21, the Mountain State’s largest single-day festival will once again bring crowds of people together to watch hundreds of BASE jumpers leap from the New River Gorge Bridge.
“The View That Named Richmond” Gains Permanent Protection

Jul 21, 2023 | blueridgeoutdoors.com | Shannon McGowan

The permanent protection of four acres in Virginia’s capital city will preserve what historians call “the view that named Richmond.” The riverfront land on Dock Street was recently transferred to the city of Richmond, after years of collaborative efforts with two environmental organizations: the Conservation Fund and the Capital Region land Conservancy.
Hike the Appalachian Trail for College Credit

Jun 16, 2023 | blueridgeoutdoors.com | Shannon McGowan

Emory & Henry College is bringing back their Semester-A-Trail program that offers college credit to hike the Appalachian Trail (A.T.). The program is returning this fall after school officials paused it to re-evaluate preparation for students.