Useful Links

News and Media:



Google News

You should already know about this. The best, most comprehensive news search site on the internet.



Ain't It Cool News

You should already know about this one, too. Movie news, rumors, reviews, etc.



Internet Movie DataBase

If you don't know about this site, you aren't allowed to play with us anymore.



Pitchfork

Music news, reviews, etc.



Pollstar

Who's on tour, who's doing shows near you, etc.




Blogging Resources:



Blogger

Our blogging service. Free, easy, fun.



Blog Explosion

Surf blogs, promote your blog, generate traffic, etc.



Blog Shares

Fantasy blog stock market. Fun for geeks like us.




Culinary:



All Recipes

Where Wendy searches for dinner ideas.



Mill Mountain Coffee

Where we buy our coffee.



Lexington Coffee Shop

Where we prefer to buy our coffee, but it's not convenient.




Personal, Local, Etc:



Alleghany County

Where we live.



Covington

The county seat. A bustling metropolis of more than 400 people.

(Popularly known as "The city that never sleeps. More than 12 hours a day.")



Stephen Nicholson's Website

About as expansive a website as there is about the area.




Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church

Worth a look if you're interested in the civil war.



Hidden Valley Bed and Breakfast

At the historic Warwickton plantation, where the film Sommersby was shot.



Humpback Bridge

A local landmark. Depending on who you talk to, it's either the oldest arched covered bridge in the country, or the second oldest arched covered bridge in the world, or the world's first bridged, covered arch, or the first arched, covered, bridged world. Or, words to that effect.



Roanoke Times and World News

The local newspaper. Leans so far to the left it's pathetic.



Pictures of the local area (these links go to pictures at other sites)



The Humpback Bridge

(See details above)



Falling Springs

(So named because it is a spring, and it falls)



The Jackson River

(Not named after Jackson Brown, although the river itself is sometimes a brownish color)



A Local Country Farm

(Just a pretty picture)



The Homestead

(Old, historic, swanky hotel just north of Covington)