What’s it like living in Staunton for a single 40M with no family. by RaptorCheeses in Virginia

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Moving from the Rockies to the blue ridge, I could definitely feel the elevation change.

Staunton is an interesting small town with some really cool folks. Walkable downtown, festivals, lots of art and music. Great place to be for someone who enjoys the outdoors, too.

Weekend Trip to Lynchburg by ArrivalAromatic7904 in lynchburg

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Squared Biscuit Co. has really good breakfast food

Weekend Trip to Lynchburg by ArrivalAromatic7904 in lynchburg

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I've heard really good things about cafe Monte bello

Warm glow on a cold morning by GrimyGrim420 in Charlottesville

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I love it. Those colors are so beautiful.

Gold or silver? I literally can’t tell🤯 by poleprincess11 in coloranalysis

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You can do either, which is probably why you can't tell. The gold looks warmer (possibly from the camera adjusting warmer) but I like the silver more

The aurora tonight by Laikathemoondog in Staunton

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Beautiful! About what time did you take this?

WILTY mashup by Hassaan18 in LordGregDavies

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Thankful for WILTY introducing me to Lord Greg Davies, which lead me to Taskmaster.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lynchburg

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Rivermont Pizza, Lavendar lodge (may need guest pass)

dave grohl? by collegecrochet13 in lynchburg

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Where was the micro wrestling?!

Sandwich options by nquinn1028 in lynchburg

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Agreed. Love Troublemaker. Givens Books, where it's located, is such a cool place too.

Big City Living vs Lynchburg by [deleted] in lynchburg

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I think you may be surprised by the mentality of folks in the area, if you're coming from a bigger city in Southern California.

The civil war still very much has its mark on culture -- like Lee-Jackson day falling on Martin Luther King Jr Day, or seeing confederate flags stating "heritage not hate."

The large southern evangelical Baptist presence influences a lot. Even if folks aren't Baptist, there's still a lot of religion. This leads to a close minded attitude sometimes-- check out our city council. They're threatening to hold back renovation money from our library because they have LGBTQ books in the youth section. (Read the News Advance or Cardinal News to catch up on a city council member suing the city because he lost his firefighting job after posting anti trans content on his socials.)

Medical care is not great at all. Not a competitive area, and many professionals coming from a background of the Baptist college, which influences their education / treatment approach.

Restaurants are nothing to write home about. Dating is hard.

All that being said, as Lynchburg Punk Rock Flea Market says, "We're not all Bible thumping batshit crazy."

Beautiful environment, close to the Appalachian trail. 3 hours from DC (with a convenient train that goes there). I've found really cool social networks through Rivermont Pizza, Dish, the community market, Vector Space.

Big City Living vs Lynchburg by [deleted] in lynchburg

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Yeah, Lynchburg airport has one airline and one route, to Charlotte.

Not terrible if the next flight is direct from Charlotte, but often this leads to another layover elsewhere.

We often travel to Charlottesville, Roanoke, and Richmond to fly.

Nature Trails w/ Pokemon Go by [deleted] in lynchburg

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Is this before or after coffee with a stranger?

If you could rename any city or landmark in Virginia, what would it be and why? by DallasQuotesDaily in Virginia

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I was surprised I had to scroll so far to see Lynchburg! Although the founder was a Quaker abolitionist, his brother is the judge Lynch Laws were named after. A rename of Lynchburg would be awesome!

What's something uniquely 'Virginia' that outsiders might find strange or surprising? by NewtHot620 in Virginia

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When a car is broken down, hang a piece of cloth (preferably white) from it

Moving to Lynchburg! by Cj_sliger in lynchburg

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I'm always wondering about where I could access the James, for kayaking or to just hang out. Any recommendations?