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🌱 Is Staunton finally shifting toward a friendlier market for homebuyers?
Staunton, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Staunton! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Is Staunton finally shifting toward a friendlier market for homebuyers?
- How daylighting two hidden downtown streams could ease Staunton flooding
- How a Gypsy Hill Park round launched Maddox Perry’s big season
Also on today's calendar: Family Night Flix - Project Hail Mary.
Today's riddle: What do you call a Priest that becomes an attorney? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.
- Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 82, low: 67.
- Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Staunton mid-year housing market review (insidenova.com) — Staunton’s housing market is cooling from the pandemic frenzy, with more listings available and price growth staying modest, though affordability still pinches many buyers. Using Redfin data through June 2026, the piece compares Staunton’s mid-year trends with national patterns to help local buyers and sellers gauge pricing, competition, and timing. 
• Wild Water in the Valley and Beyond (wmra.org) — Downtown Staunton’s recurring flooding and a proposal to daylight two buried streams take center stage in this water-focused public radio episode. The program also explores Shenandoah Valley swimming holes, watershed stewardship, tribal river monitoring, and global aquaculture, tying local stream health to broader environmental efforts and food security.
• Wilson Memorial golfer Maddox Perry tops leaderboard in season opener (newsleader.com) — Staunton’s Gypsy Hill Park hosted the Shenandoah District golf season opener, where Wilson Memorial senior Maddox Perry fired a 74 to earn low medalist honors. His performance helped Wilson finish second behind Waynesboro, as both teams set their sights on regional and state tournament runs this fall.
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AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare →
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Stonewall Brigade Bandstand, Constitution Dr, Staunton
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Verona Moose Lodge, 1510 Commerce Rd, Verona
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Tuesday August 11
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Saturday August 15
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Father in law. (Thank you John B. for sending it in!)
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