More Than Shoes: Allison Foster's Lesson in Giving

A Fresh Look at the Week

Boots on, leaves underfoot. Fall in Culpeper is a good excuse to take the long way home and enjoy a little time outside before the rake comes out.

This week, we’re taking that thought from boots to shoes, and from getting outside to giving back. Allison Foster’s story at Culpeper Christian School shows how a shoe drive became a lesson in generosity. Settle in for “More Than Shoes: Allison Foster’s Lesson in Giving.”

Leave a little room for local curiosity.

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GATHER

Halloween at Ovoka is getting the GATHER treatment.

Ember & Mist on October 31 brings an open-fire dinner featuring Ovoka Wagyu, wine pairings, Latin jazz from Ver Azul and a long-table evening built for lingering after dark.

The setting is part of the experience, with autumn color, firelight, mist and one extraordinary Virginia landscape.

GATHER

More Than Shoes: Allison Foster's Lesson in Giving

Allison Foster's goal is 2,250 pairs of shoes. Students at Culpeper Christian School are already busy pairing and bagging donations, including shoes that have never been worn.

For the school's Parent Teacher Fellowship president, the sorting is part of a bigger lesson. Find out what Foster hopes students take away from the drive.

How a school shoe drive became a lesson in service.

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Ancient Footprints, Close to Home

In 1989, dinosaur tracks were uncovered at Culpeper Stone Company, a quarry near town. Today, a set of those tracks is part of the Museum of Culpeper History's Triassic Gallery. It's a reminder that Culpeper's story stretches far beyond the buildings and streets we know, and a reason to take a closer look on your next museum visit.

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Three Food Trucks, Three Ways to Change Your Culpeper Lunch Routine

From 2B-Q's Brazilian barbecue to Law Dawgs' loaded hot dogs and Tha Muncheez's comfort-food favorites, here's what to order, where to look and how to find your next Culpeper-area food-truck lunch.

This Week Around Culpeper

Looking for a reason to get out of the house? Browse this week's local picks below, and check the dates, times, costs and registration details before heading out.

Give your calendar something to look forward to.

October 22-25, 2026 · Culpeper · Varies by event

Pull Up a Chair

Join the Culpeper HQ Dinner Club to hear about upcoming dinners and gatherings before the seats disappear.

Good food is better around a shared table.

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Help Us Find the Next Good Story

The people who do not think of themselves as feature-story material are often exactly who we want to meet.
If someone is making Culpeper more useful, welcoming, interesting or connected, point us in their direction.

Who is doing something interesting, generous or distinctly Culpeper?

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What Are We Missing?

Spotted something good happening around Culpeper?
A new business, unusual event, community project, local milestone or story everyone seems to know except us? Pass it along.

Send us the event, place, idea or local story more people should know about.

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One Last Thing

Malinda brought home these “Boo” mugs from Kiersten Banks, and our coffee routine got a little more seasonal. We can’t promise the coffee tastes better, but it certainly looks ready for October.

If you’re looking for a little fall cheer of your own, take a look at [Kiersten’s Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/theriverbanks). Here’s to a warm cup, a cool morning and a few good reasons to linger.

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