We were in the studio for The Valley Business Today with Brandon Belland, owner of Cordial Coffee Co. to talk business, passion and of course, coffee. Our conversation covered topics such as knowing when it's time to start a business, being passionate about what you do and managing employees effectively to lighten the workload for business owners and create a culture of leadership. Brandon also told us about his most recent business venture. Earlier this year, he became the owner of Cristina's Cafe in Strasburg. Cordial Coffee has locations in Berryville & Marshall. You can get more information about his coffee on their website: https://www.cordialcoffee.com/ and follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cordialcoffee/ (Berryville); https://www.facebook.com/Cordial-Coffee-Co-Marshall-VA-529257077476118/ (Marshall) and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cordialcoffeeco/

We were in the studio for Tourism Tuesday - Front Royal edition - with Felicia Hart, Director of Development & Tourism for the Town of Front Royal along with her guest, Dan from the Appaloosa Music Festival. Dan filled us in on the history of the event, the bands that will be performing as well as the music workshops, food trucks and beer garden this year's event will feature. You can get more information including tickets on their website: https://appaloosafestival.com/ Felicia talked about the importance of tourism to the local economy and how events such as this one along with the "leaf peepers" provide a valuable source of income to the Front Royal/Warren County community.

We were in the studio today with Sue Nixson with Winchester Area Temporary Thermal Shelter (WATTS) to talk about the work their organization does to provide a safe, warm shelter to the homeless population in Winchester/Frederick County. Sue also gave us the details about an upcoming fundraiser being held on Saturday, August 18 from 7pm - 11pm at Cloverdale Barn off Cedar Creek Grade in Winchester. You can get details, including purchasing tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-midsummer-night-dream-the-sky-is-the-limit-tickets-47714931645?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

We were in the studio for a Valley Today that was masquerading as our news podcast, Another Look with Dylan Nicholls, News Director at The River 95.3/Sports Radio 1450. We talked about the format of the weekly podcast that's available on our website: https://theriver953.com/another-look/ that includes an extended conversation about the news stories Dylan has covered throughout the week ending in a segment called "Stupid News" where we compete with each other to find the dumbest news story from across the country/world. Today's show was a "filtered" version of the podcast. You can listen every Friday on our website or subscribe in the iTunes Store via the Podcast app or in the Google Play Music store and have each episode delivered to your phone. Advertising is also available within the podcast. As Promised - here is the link to the story Dylan referenced today: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-08/winnie-the-pooh-film-christopher-robin-banned-in-china/10088446

We were in the studio today with Brandy Boies from Lord Fairfax Community College and her guest, Caroline Wood, LFCC's Fauquier Campus Dean. We talked about their accelerated cybersecurity program at Vint Hill and RappU - their new credit/dual enrollment courses in starting in Sperryville.

We were in the studio today with Warren County Fire Marshal, Gerry Maiatico to talk about WCFR's experience at National Night Out in Front Royal as well as recruitment updates, the Citizen's Fire Academy, fire safety tips, water rescues and how burn bans work. You can get details about job openings, volunteer opportunities and more at their website: http://www.warrencountyfire.com/

We were in the studio for Tourism Tuesday - Shenandoah County edition - with Kary Haun from Shenandoah County Tourism. Kary filled us in on the details for the Route 11 Yard Crawl happening on Saturday, August 11, 2018 and the different contests & special deals that will be offered along the 43-mile path of the event. You can get a map, applications and more on their website: http://www.shenandoahcountychamber.com/Rt-11-Yard-Crawl Kary's guest was Tom Eshelman who gave us all the details for the Shenandoah County Fair which unofficially kicks off on Saturday, August 25, 2018 with the full fair beginning on Monday, August 27, 2018. You can get more details about the musical entertainment, truck pulls, demolition derby, livestock sales and carnival rides on their website: http://www.shencofair.com/

We were in the studio today with Jennifer Bell, Winchester's Downtown Manager to get rundown of all the events happening in Old Town Winchester throughout the month of August. We talked about Winchester Police Department's National Night Out, the last Friday Night Live of the season, Classic Movie Night, Shape Up Sunday, Farmer's Market deals & more. Get all the details on their website: http://www.enjoyotw.com/

We were in the studio today with Front Royal Police Chief Kahle Magalis and Sgt. Robbie Seal, Community Resource Officer to talk about all the activities for National Night Out happening on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 from 6pm - 9pm at the gazebo in Front Royal. Chief & Robbie also spoke about the importance of events like National Night Out to help educate and improve the relationship between residents and local law enforcement.

We were in the studio today with Tony Baker, Marketing Coordinator and Jason Brown, basicREC Program Manager with Frederick County Parks & Recreation. Jason gave us the details for registrations and activities available through the basicREC programs that are available at all the Frederick County elementary schools. Tony filled us in in other activities such as the deadline for softball registrations, a new event Spirits of the Valley happening on October 26 & 27, 2018, plus information about their running programs including the Battlefield Half-Marathon happening on November 3, 2018. You can get details about all their running programs by clicking here. Information about Parks & Rec programs including their Fall Activity Guide can be found on their website: http://www.fcprd.net/