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For more than a decade and a half, I’ve helped people create a life by design through my lifestyle and travel blog.
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Virginia’s State Theatre Once Took Vegetables for Tickets. Here’s Why Abingdon Still Builds a Weekend Around It
In 1933, during the Great Depression, Barter Theatre opened in Abingdon, Virginia, with an unusual offer: pay for your ticket…











