<![CDATA[The Stauntonian: People & Culture]]>https://www.stauntonian.com/s/people-and-culturehttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Zk_h!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa5e66983-6f4a-45e7-86c0-fc45bbc19de7_256x256.pngThe Stauntonian: People & Culturehttps://www.stauntonian.com/s/people-and-cultureSubstackMon, 03 Aug 2026 18:41:16 GMT<![CDATA[Staunton Already Has a Superhero. Let's Make It Official.]]>https://www.stauntonian.com/p/staunton-already-has-a-superherohttps://www.stauntonian.com/p/staunton-already-has-a-superheroTue, 28 Jul 2026 11:53:49 GMT
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If you have spent any time downtown in the last four years, you have probably seen him: a figure in red and blue on a rooftop on Greenville Avenue, or working a…

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]]><![CDATA[Mary Baldwin’s Financial Reckoning, Explained]]>https://www.stauntonian.com/p/mary-baldwins-financial-reckoninghttps://www.stauntonian.com/p/mary-baldwins-financial-reckoningTue, 30 Jun 2026 11:44:05 GMT
Mary Baldwin University | Photo by Strawser https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Strawser

The news arrived last Friday. On June 26, 2026, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commissio…

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]]><![CDATA[How Staunton Became America’s Fourth of July Town]]>https://www.stauntonian.com/p/how-staunton-became-americas-fourthhttps://www.stauntonian.com/p/how-staunton-became-americas-fourthSat, 27 Jun 2026 13:11:19 GMT
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There is a version of American patriotism manufactured for television and another kind that grows from a specific place, belonging to specific people. Staunton has …

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Beverly Street in downtown Staunton, VA | Photo by Brad Thomas

The Buckingham Branch train pulls into the station sometime Saturday morning, and whatever calm remains in downtown Staunton evaporates o…

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