Boz Scaggs
Blues and soul singer Boz Scaggs and his wife, Dominique, have launched Scaggs Vineyard wines, according to a report in the Napa Valley Register. The musician, who had signature hits in the ’70s with “Lowdown,” “Lido Shuffle” and “What Can I Say,” is making a rosé and a blend of Rhone varietals.
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The Nature Inn at Bald Eagle was built with green features.
Pennsylvania officials today opened the Nature Inn at Bald Eagle, offering visitors modern accommodations and an up-close experience with nature. The 18,500-square foot inn also demonstrates the use of environmentally friendly architecture and green technology, and explains it to visitors.
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Satellite image of Jamestown (Photo: NASA)
More than $200 million in spending and 4,000 Virginia jobs supported by the six million visitors each year to Jamestown, Chincoteague and Shenandoah National Park are at risk if climate change remains on its current path, according to a major new report issued this week by the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Among the possible changes: a loss of Chincoteague’s beach, the complete flooding by higher tidal waters of historic Jamestown Island – site of the continent’s original English settlement in 1607 – and the decline of the brilliant fall colors of Shenandoah National Park.
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