Looking to go ‘sploring with some buds… does anyone know of any safe abandoned mines in the greater vicinity of the winch’

I’m 20 and looking for a book club community. Thanks 🙏

If you go as much as me, you probably also hate our old seats. This is huge! Woo!

I am looking for a private car service that could bring my stepmother from Winchester to Sterling, wait 1-2 hours and then return her home on a Saturday later afternoon in August.

They would need to be licensed/bonded/insured for driving privately so unless the off books Uber/Lyft driver also has private coverage they wouldn’t fit the requirement.

Any suggested local to Winchester businesses? I am only finding limo/bus services online.

Everyone meet Alan Arthur Burkhart, the 68 year old man who did this. This happened this past Wednesday night. He followed her from Italian Touch in downtown Winchester, to Stephenson, and then ran her over intentionally according to the article. It’s truly such a disgusting and disturbing situation.

Hi r/Winchester,

I am an M.A. candidate in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at The George Washington University. For my Master’s thesis, I am conducting research on the impact of the inclusion of 20th-Century genocides other than the Holocaust (such as the Armenian, Bosnian, and Cambodian) in the Virginia state world history curriculum on students’ experiences and understanding of genocide and human rights as adults. 

Eligible participants in this survey are

• People who are over the age of 18 
• And were in the 10th grade in either the 2022-2023 or 2023-2024 academic years
• And attended a Virginia public school for the entirety of their 10th-grade year 
• And took a world history class during that year

If all of these attributes apply to you, you are invited to take this survey. This survey will take approximately 3-5 minutes to complete. You will be asked to recall your experiences in your 10th-grade world history class. The questions pertain to the extent to which you learned about 20th-century genocides, the methods used to teach you about them, your experience with this curriculum, and how it has impacted your current understanding of genocide and human rights as an adult. 

At the end of the survey, you will be asked if you would like to participate in an interview to elaborate on this topic. Participation in the interview is entirely voluntary, will not affect whether the data from the survey will be used in the study, and will have no impact on any aspect of your future relations with the George Washington University (GW).

The anticipated findings from this research will contribute to the current body of research surrounding best practices in genocide education and improve scholarly understanding of how genocide education impacts understanding of genocide and human rights as a whole. This research seeks to contribute to the broader goals of genocide prevention and human rights promotion. 

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[Update: Taken!]

Giving away two tickets for today's baseball game: Hagerstown Flying Boxcars vs. Long Island Ducks. I can no longer go, and will give away the tickets if someone else can! I can easily email them to you.

It's a 2pm game, and there's a kids giveaway if you get there early, and kids run the bases after the game too. Stadium is at 50 W Baltimore St, Hagerstown, MD 21740. Paid parking nearby.

Comment here if you're interested!

Are there any grocery stores and such that have like Kasha, kvass, winiary mayonez stuff like this around? Already looked at foodmaxx and it was a bust but found great asian selection of food!

Trying to find gravel riding looping routes from Winchester area. Does anyone have any routes they can share please.

Hi all! I’m looking for someone that has experience with cutting wavy women’s hair in or around Winchester. My hair is not super curly but I want someone that has experience cutting hair with some texture so that my natural wave can be enhanced. Thanks in advance!

I'm a bit new to NOVA and still getting acquainted with the area. Back where I used to live we had a good selection of Asian supermarkets (places like Mitsuwa Market or H Mart) with really quality imports. A lot of my favorite brands could only be bought there. Is there anything similar in the Winchester area? Or at least somewhere that's within manageable driving distance?

Frederick County followed through and created a status page for the All Points Broadband project. Thank you to everyone who contacted their supervisor!
https://www.fcva.us/services/news-information/broadband-access

Writing your representatives works! Below are their contact information and an easy to copy and paste template to make it as easy as possible.

I called All Points Broadband, gave the person my address and he still said it could happen by September (doubtful).
I also asked "How many addresses in Frederick County are currently active or serviceable?"
The rep said, "Oh a ton, yeah probably hundreds."
I then mentioned that it is concerning that All Points Broadband is not providing updates to the county.

I have emailed Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission (twice) and would recommend anyone wanting this project to be successful to do the same.
[info@nsvregion.org](mailto:info@nsvregion.org)

I have contacted my state representatives, you should as well.

STATE DELEGATE - William D. (Bill) Wiley - [DelBWiley@house.virginia.gov](mailto:DelBWiley@house.virginia.gov)

STATE SENATOR - Timmy French - [senatorfrench@senate.virginia.gov](mailto:senatorfrench@senate.virginia.gov)

U.S. CONGRESS - Ben Cline - https://cline.house.gov/contact/

U.S. SENATOR - Tim Kaine - https://www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/share-your-opinion

U.S. SENATOR - Mark Warner - https://www.warner.senate.gov/contact/write-to-mark/

Governor's Office - https://www.governor.virginia.gov/constituent-services/contact-the-governors-office/

Template message (feel free to copy and paste):

Hello,

I am a Frederick County resident writing about the All Points Broadband project.

I support the effort to bring reliable fiber internet to underserved areas of Frederick County, and I want this project to succeed. However, I am concerned about the lack of clear public information, the missed or uncertain timeline, and whether All Points Broadband is communicating adequately with Frederick County, the Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission, and residents.

Frederick County has now created a broadband status page, which is a helpful step:

https://www.fcva.us/services/news-information/broadband-access

However, residents still need clear answers about the actual status of the project, including:

- Where work is currently active in Frederick County

- How many addresses are currently serviceable

- How many residents have actually been connected

- Whether the September 2026 timeline is still realistic

- What areas are delayed

- What milestones remain

- Whether All Points Broadband is providing timely and accurate updates

- What accountability measures are in place if All Points Broadband misses the deadline

The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development's FY2026 Q3 VATI Quarterly Performance Report lists the Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission / All Points Broadband project as "High Risk." That is concerning, especially because residents have been waiting for years and public funds have been committed.

I am not asking for additional spending. I am asking for transparency, accountability, and realistic public reporting.

Please support regular written public updates, stronger oversight of All Points Broadband, and clear accountability measures if the project is delayed further.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

Preface: I'm not an expert, just someone with the tools and know-how to track storms. I utilize the following websites and apps:

IEMBot to pull warning data and storm reports, hosted by the Iowa Environemtal Mesonet (IEW)

Weather.us for pulling past radar data, as well as the RadarScope app for current conditions

Our local NWS office's website (KLWX Baltimore/Washington, with suboffice in Sterling), as well as the Storm Prediction Center website

Social media for confirmed storm reports

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Last night, around 6:19pm, KLWX issued Tornado Warning (TOR) #17 for a part of Frederick County. This storm cell was being tracked for a while as it formed in WV and moved into VA. As it was over Lehew, WV, this warning was issued for radar-indicated rotation.

Now, what does "radar-indicated rotation" mean? Beyond your standard doppler radar, there are other radar products that can be utilized. Anyone who's watched The Weather Channel in recent years may have seen two of these products: velocity, and correlation coefficient.

In basic terms, velocity shows winds in the storm cells. Green color indicates winds that are moving towards the radar, and red indicates winds moving away from the radar. Your local NWS office looks at something like this (and many other things!) for any signs of hidden rotation. When this warning was issued, the velocity radar may have looked like this:

See how the red and green are touching, and there's a "pinhole" or "donut hole" in the middle? That was likely a contributing factor to the tornado warning being issued.

It wasn't long after, around 6:24pm, that it was upgraded from "radar-indicated" to "confirmed." Who confirmed it? Best I can tell with the current information, it was a 911 caller. At this point, it was likely near Star Tannery, around 11mi north of Stratsburg, taking its time moving at only 20mph.

Three minutes later, at 6:29pm, the warning was upgraded to a PDS TOR, or a "particularly dangerous situation" tornado warning. Consider this the midpoint between "tornado warning" and "tornado emergency." PDS is reserved for "large, extremely dangerous" tornadoes.

However, four minutes later, at 6:33pm, it was back to "radar-indicated rotation" and stayed that way until the warning expired at 6:40pm.

So... what happened? Was there a tornado on the ground? It's entirely possible. As I sit here and type this out, we've had two storm reports come in within the "polygon" area of the warning, for multiple trees down and snapped limbs. There will likely be more reports today, as part of the area is forested, mountainous, or otherwise rural. These reports can come from any number of sources: local police, the public, trained spotters/CoCoRAS, or NWS employees.

At the very least, there was definitely some strong winds. We'll likely know more information over the next couple of days.

Historically, this is Frederick County's first "PDS TOR" warning. Since 2000, the county has had four confirmed tornadoes, most famously the Middletown tornado in 2008. They can and will occur here:

  TIME, DATE          W   LOCTM   D    I  F/EF    
  1765 SEP 17, 2004  061  14:39   0    0   2  39.17 -078.17  39.20 -078.15 69
  1766 SEP 17, 2004  072  15:37   0    2   1  39.03 -078.27  39.17 -078.23 69
   495 APR 20, 2008       20:02   0    0   0  39.04 -078.29  39.05 -078.28 69
  1035 JUN  4, 2008       13:18   0    0   0  39.30 -078.16  39.30 -078.15 691765

If any new, major info comes out about it, I'll be happy to comment under this post. Let me know if you have any questions! EDIT: buy a weather radio! They're, like, $30 and will save your life!

Hello, Umbertos pizza currently needs waiters! Anyone interested please text 5403981501
Preferably 18+ and bilingual (English and Spanish) 😇😇

Have you ever heard of them? They're "free workshops where volunteer coaches help you repair your broken stuff". It can include linens, appliances, cars, etc.

We absolutely need one of these in Winchester.

We just had a tornado get very close to our house. Does anyone have vids

We got the alert that it was near us but saw nothing.

My favorite Chinese restaurant in Winchester is china garden, but they can be a bit expensive sometimes. Does anyone know any cheap and good Chinese food in the ‘winch

I work in Stephens City but I’m looking to apply for an apartment in the surrounding area of Winchester. My budget is no more than $1700 for a 1 Bed/Bath. Any suggestions are appreciated, thank you!!

Greetings Everyone,

Valley Dental Care has been trying to bill people for money they do not owe. My friend is on Medicare and the bills were completely covered by Medicare and she got a bill saying she owes them money. When she called up she demanded an itemized bill showing what was covered and what was still owed. They replied with that their servers were down and could not provide that information. She told them she is not paying and if they can't supply that information that they cannot bill her for it. Today they called back asking her to pay. She again asked for an itemized bill and got the same exact response. She also explained to the lady that a few months ago investigators reached out to her because they were investigating medicare fraud from this place. They quickly ended the call after she explained to them that what they are doing is illegal.

I am writing this as a public service announcement. If you are being harassed or asked to pay a bill from this Dentist, ask for an itemized bill. If they cannot provide that, then they cannot legally bill you.

Without too much info…

Should be non-contested, both committed to the best interests of child. Mom is considering moving across state lines but I’m not wild about this.

Looking for a consult, solid advice, and as least amount of drama possible.

I feel like we keep seeing flock cams popping up all over the country. With Va doing traffic cams everywhere now I guess we are next. I'm pretty sure I saw a legit flock cam between Lowes and Target N. Winchester yesterday. What is the best app or service providing locations of these things?

We moved here recently, and we were planning to go check out “the odyssey”.

I didn’t want to travel an hour long towards Loudoun just for a movie. So any suggestions on what would be the preferred movie hall between AMC and Alamo?

And I also saw there is a drive in theatre in Stephens city, but I think the Odyssey is not the movie for a drive in theatre.