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Redd Volkaert Is Going to Die with His Guitar In Hand
The 65-year-old Grammy winner spent most of the past 25 years as the Live Music Capital of the World’s resident guitar king. Read more
Mar 14, 2024
Bundle Up at Lansdowne Resort
It’s the time of year when everyone just wants to wrap up in a blanket, get cozy by the fire and finally unwind after the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Read more
Feb 1, 2024
The Reinvention of Chef Ellen English
The year was 1999 and Wintergreen-based chef, Ellen English, was at a turning point: She’d helmed Trillium House—then one of the South’s most celebrated culinary inns—for 15 years, but the owners were retiring and closing shop. Read more
Mar 10, 2024
All About the Ghost Crab
If you’ve spent much time at the beach here in Virginia, you’ve almost certainly seen them. As night falls, they emerge, pale under the moonlight. A scuttle of movement, a dash to the water’s edge and away. Read more
Mar 8, 2024
The Renewed Interest in the Private Chef
Sarah Rennie, the chef and owner of Two Fire Table in Scottsville, says the sheer novelty of having a meal privately prepared always tickles her guests. Read more
Mar 6, 2024
Milestone Birthdays Make Celebrating Another Year Fun
Virginia Beach event and wedding planner Carrie Lauck has planned her share of birthday bashes, some of the milestones—and not just for the Sweet 16 crowd. Read more
Jan 24, 2024
February's Editor's Letter
What would your next life chapter look like? Read more
Jan 24, 2024
Retirement Coaches Explain How to Make the Most of Your Post-Work Life
As millions of Americans age, the need for retirement coaches is on the rise. Now, some companies are beginning to offer the service as an employment benefit. Read more
Jan 23, 2024
Brandon Guyer's Major League Mindset
Ever wonder how you can learn to better manage the stress of everyday life? The answer may surprise you: think like a baseball player. Read more
Jan 19, 2024
Chrysler Museum
The Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk scored a huge coup when they secured Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-1964: Eyes of the Storm, an exhibition that runs through April 7, 2024. Read more
Jan 19, 2024
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Redd Volkaert Is Going to Die with His Guitar In Hand
The 65-year-old Grammy winner spent most of the past 25 years as the Live Music Capital of the World’s resident guitar king. Read more
The American Shakespeare Center in Staunton Brings the Audience into Focus
The second season for its artistic director, Brandon Carter, marks two anniversaries: the 35th of the Center itself, as well as the 400th of Shakespeare’s First Folio. Read more
NoVA Wild is the New and Improved Reston Zoo
Tara Campbell Lussier didn’t know that she’d become the owner of the infamous Reston Zoo. Read more
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Food
Ian Boden's Bold Move
Star chef Ian Boden sent shock waves through Virginia’s gastronomy circles in August when he announced plans to leave The Shack and open a new culinary inn in downtown Staunton. The move comes just months before the acclaimed eatery turns 10. Read more
Jan 24, 2024
Mockingbird Review
With Mockingbird’s biscuit basket—a warm nest of fluffy buttermilk biscuits served with a quintessentially Southern trio of honey butter, pepper jelly, and apple butter—Close-Hart shares what is now a fourth-generation recipe. Read more
Jan 17, 2024
Home
The Renovation of Hollymead House
The rambling Federal-style farmhouse was first a home for Hessian soldiers captured during the Revolutionary War, then a boys home, then a working farm. Read more
Jan 18, 2024
A Stunning Middleburg Renovation
Set on 18 acres, an overwrought, faux-Italian villa was gutted and infused with a timeless graciousness in this thoughtful renovation. Read more
Dec 1, 2023
Travel
Recipes
Mocktails for Dry January
Once written off as sugar bombs or poor imitations of their boozier counterparts, spirit-free beverages are anything but. Read more
Jan 12, 2024
Kwame Onwuachi's Favorite Mac 'n Cheese Recipe
Kwame Onwuachi is a James Beard Award-winning chef, best-selling author, and celebrated restaurateur whose culinary roots span the African diaspora. Read more
Jan 15, 2024
Four Hot Toddy Recipes to Warm You This Winter
Warm whiskey, honey, tea, even cloves—the hot toddy is the ultimate hot, boozy beverage. The classic recipe is like a steamy cousin to the old-fashioned. But these days, bartenders add citrus, apple cider, and warming spices to the mix. Read more
Jan 15, 2024
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Culture
All About Richmond's Cotillion
Cotillion is alive and well in Richmond, and it’s more than just an old-fashioned dance. But, on the exterior, teaching children to waltz and navigate a receiving line could seem like a lost cause. Read more
Jan 15, 2024
National Botanic Garden
The highest point between the Atlantic Ocean and the Blue Ridge Mountains is a 550-foot, man-made mountain in Chantilly at the National Botanic Garden. Its creator is nature lover, businessman, and co-owner Peter Knop, who spent 30 years creating it. Read more
Dec 7, 2023
Weddings
Make It Micro
Cutting the guest list doesn’t mean cutting corners. Read more
Apr 26, 2021
Health
Sep 15, 2022
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