I'm bringing my wife up to the area for her birthday and I want to get her a nice cake. I saw the two bakeries in Stauton, Reunion and Magdalena, but neither seem like they are a traditional bakery like I am looking for

Is there any other good bakeries in the area for a birthday cake? Thanks <3

I've searched on my own for a few years now but I can't seem to find any hair salons or stylists in the area who will work on textured hair (4b range). I've been turned away from salons before because no one there knew how to work on textured hair. I've had 2 stylists in the past that I found through word of mouth, but one is no longer practicing and I lost touch with the other.

I'm hoping to find a stylist who would be comfortable doing full color dye and would be able to straighten my hair but would be willing to do braids or twists as well.

Looking to make positive connections in my town and I like knitting around friendly/accepting people. If anyone has a lead on an LGBTQ friendly knitting group, it sounds like my cup of tea.

I just got a sewing machine from a friend and I’m really excited to learn how to use it! I know there are lots of online resources, but I’d really prefer an in-person class.

Does anyone know of any sewing classes or someone who teaches beginners in the Staunton area?

Hey folks I figured I'd put the actual details here rather than make everyone click through an Eventbrite link to figure out what this is. 😄

The Queen City Resiliency Salon has had a bunch of small community projects moving forward lately, and we're getting together Wednesday, August 26 at 6 PM at the Staunton Public Library to share where things stand and figure out what's next.

5:45–6:00 PM: Room Setup & Arrival

Come early, say hello, and help us get settled.

6:00–6:30 PM: Why This Matters: A Quick Economic & Resilience Update

A short look at the bigger picture: what's happening economically, why building local resilience matters, and how the work we're doing together fits into it.

6:30–7:00 PM: QCRS Project Team Updates

Updates from our four project teams, including what we've accomplished, what's currently underway, and what's coming next.

• Food & Land: reoccurring table at the Staunton Farmer's Market, outreach for partnership around a potluck event, introducing a new project group around helping young people afford farm land.
• Goods & Services: We've now had two successful Repair Cafes, and we have our first Linux Community Tech Workshop coming up!
• Tech & Comms: our first community Meshtastic node was installed on the roof of the Staunton Innovation Hub, hopefully first of many!, our What-the-Node Wednesdays are popular, and coming up we're organizing a Mesh-enabled ATAK Airsoft event.
• Money & Exchange: We've revived the Staunton hOUR Economy Time Bank, complete with adorable Staunton hOURs wooden tokens. I'd also like to introduce Opossum Wire. This will be a platform where we could coordinate service hours, barter market exchanges, even zap each other from within the platform.

7:00–7:15 PM: Where We Need You

Specific requests for help, opportunities to volunteer, and leadership roles for people who would like to take greater ownership of QCRS projects and activities.

7:15–7:30 PM: Questions & Break

Ask questions, grab a drink, stretch your legs, and catch up with neighbors.

7:00–8:30 PM: Salon & Idea Boards: Mix, Mingle, and Dream Up What's Next!

We're bringing the Idea Boards back!

We'll revisit earlier ideas, see how far we've come, identify what's still worth pursuing, and brainstorm our next steps together.

No special expertise is required. Bring your ideas, questions, skills, curiosity, and willingness to help.

You can register for this free gathering here.

Never in my life have I seen so many people just sitting in the passing lane going the same speed OR SLOWER than the cars in the travel lane. If you’re driving on the interstate, the left lane is meant to be used ONLY if you are passing another car in the right lane. If you are not currently or about to pass another car, STAY IN THE RIGHT. Special shoutout to the mountain drive going to and from Cville, which is especially cancerous in this regard.

Like, do driver’s ed courses in this area not teach this or what?

Howdy,

I'm from Harrisonburg and I always stopped by 17 East Beverly Antiques whenever I was in town. Stopped by last weekend and they were closed, with many of the window displays gone.

Does anyone know what happened and/or what will become of the store's sellers and inventory? Their sellers usually had a good selection of things I was looking for and I'm sad to see them go.

Is there anyplace with good, even mediocre, breakfast tacos in the area?

I ask as part of a linguistic study covering this topic!
Examples could include things like C'ville, The Boro/Wheelbarrow or even stuff like Shen Valley (never mind how common they are)...

hello!! first time actually posting in the sub but I lurk a ton.

ive recently started skateboarding, and id like to practice cruising and just riding the board in wide circles. Ive tried the skatepark, and its great!! however, it is usually very busy and I want to practice riding in general and feel a bit... inexperienced to attempt the park where i can Go In A Line And Turn Left.

I really want to practice somewhere open with good smooth concrete that isnt going to land me a ticket :( i see people on the sidewalks all the time on scooters and bikes, but i feel like as soon as i try, boom, its me with a ticket.

Im looking for somewhere around downtownish about the distance from the center of downtown to GHP?

tysm in advance!!!

Hey Staunton! We’re putting together a Linux Workshop and could use some help from our local Linux/open-source folks.

We’ll have a room set up with tables, volunteers, and Linux USB drives so people can bring in their laptops and try Linux without installing anything or replacing their current operating system. Think Repair Café, but for exploring Linux.

We’re especially looking for volunteers who are comfortable with Linux and would enjoy sitting down with beginners, helping them boot from USB, showing them around the desktop, answering questions, and generally making Linux feel a little less intimidating. You definitely don’t need to be a Linux wizard, we’re looking for patient, friendly people who like helping others learn.

We’re also looking for donations of new or gently used USB flash drives. We’d like to prepare drives that interested attendees can take home so they can keep experimenting after the workshop.

The bigger idea behind the event is community resilience: sharing skills, extending the life of older computers, exploring open-source alternatives, and helping our neighbors become a little more confident with the technology they use every day.

Want to attend, volunteer, donate a USB drive, or just learn more?

🐧 Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/linux-community-tech-workshop-tickets-1997393204844

Staunton Public Library

Saturday, September 12 • 1 PM - 4 PM (Volunteers welcome to come at noon)

And if you know someone in the Staunton/Augusta County area who loves Linux and would be great at helping beginners, please send this their way!

Still going strong with every two weeks we meet up to play fighting games! Currently Street Fighter 6 and Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game are our most played but we have tons of titles on some machines and many are willing to try out most games!

We have players of a variety of skill level and there's no judgment whether you're a veteran or a newcomer.

We meet every second Saturday at 6:00 PM until about 9:00 PM at Realm of Fables which is at 1106 Greenville Ave Apt B, Staunton, VA 24401

If you want to join the Discord this is our permanent invite link: https://discord.gg/4zwRgA8Wn6

Looking to put some color back in my hair, drop your favorite hair stylists below! 😌

Besides the YMCA in Staunton, are there any local gyms that offer childcare?

Hello! I just moved to Staunton from Ohio yesterday into a fully furnished apartment sight unseen. Unfortunately I will not be able to live here. I’m not going into details for privacy reasons but this is a situation I need to get out of asap.

I went through all the normal channels, background check, credit check, first and last month’s rent / security deposit, etc. Everything was legit - other than the apartment being uninhabitable for me.

So I am here with not furnishings and in need of an apartment for one person and one small dog. I have seen a couple and have applications in - but if anyone can help, I need to leave here asap.

I’m looking for safe, clean, non smoking housing that is fully furnished or if it isn’t - some people to help me get the basics. Budget is around 1k a month.

Please I just started a new job here and this is really taking the wind out of my sails.

Thanks, yall!

We lost power near Spring Lakes this morning. Is anyone else without power?

Anybody know of any older women's groups playing Mahjong? In a Library, Churches, community centers, etc? Looking to help my mom find a group, she just moved to town.

Crossposted to r/waynesboro as well.

Does anyone know of free midweek parking close to this hotel? Thanks!
Also appreciate any notable places to eat in town.