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The Lucketts Ladies
Meet the down-to-earth curators of Virginia’s vintage look. Read more
Curtain Call
Under new leadership, Richmond’s Virginia Repertory Theatre enters a new era. Read more
Apr 11, 2019
A Beat of Her Own
Defying expectations at every step in her career, Teresa Reichlen’s path as a dancer has been anything but typical. Read more
Apr 1, 2019
Orange County Serenader
Daniel Bachman straddles the traditional and the experimental. Read more
Mar 28, 2019
Petersburg Rising
An optimistic group of entrepreneurs, developers and creatives are looking beyond the empty storefronts and peeling paint to reveal a diamond in the rough. Read more
Mar 20, 2019
Nature's Industry
The new Quarry Gardens at Schuyler transform this once-abandoned land into a lush habitat for native flora and fauna. Read more
Mar 18, 2019
Rising Water, Sinking Land
Earl Swift paints a portrait of the determined and self-reliant watermen of Tangier Island. Read more
Mar 14, 2019
Slithers in the Night
The reclusive Jefferson salamander is an important indicator of wetland health. Read more
Mar 12, 2019
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Furniture handcrafted by Richmond-based McKinnon & Harris is designed to go the distance. Read more
Arts
A Beat of Her Own
Defying expectations at every step in her career, Teresa Reichlen’s path as a dancer has been anything but typical. Read more
Apr 1, 2019
Spring Arts
Concerts, performances, festivals, and more around the Commonwealth. Read more
Mar 13, 2019
Congo Masks
Masterpieces from Central Africa at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Read more
Feb 11, 2019
Confluence
Richmond exhibition explores one man’s relationship with the James River. Read more
Feb 7, 2019
Exploring the ICA
Richmond’s Institute for Contemporary Arts strives to create a permanent impression through temporary exhibits. Read more
Jan 22, 2019
Virginiana
The Tie that Binds
Westover, Shirley and Berkeley plantations are living links to our country’s history, but these Colonial-era James River estates are also home to generations of three extraordinary families. The story of a deep and unique friendship. Read more
Apr 3, 2019
In Defense of Parson Weems
He bent the truth when he wrote the story of George Washington and the cherry tree, but it was for a noble, nay, the noblest of causes. Read more
Jan 28, 2019
Here, Kitty
Just because you never see them doesn't mean the bobcats aren't out there. Read more
Jan 21, 2019
Call of the Wild
Consumer demand for bison meat is driving Virginia farmers to make a go of raising these hardy throwbacks from a lost era. Read more
Jan 7, 2019
Famously Secret
For more than 100 years, the University of Virginia’s elite Seven Society has been the doer of good deeds. But no one knows who they are. Read more
Dec 4, 2018
Back to the Northern Neck
Travel writer Terry Ward returns to the river house she knew as a child and thought she had outgrown. Follow her as she reclaims a lost sense of wonder in this, one of the state’s most timeless and fascinating places. Read more
Dec 3, 2018
Sport
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Brett Winter Lemon
Made in Virginia 2012: Six-Eleven Bicycle Co., Roanoke
Made in Virginia Award winner Six-Eleven Bicycle Co. Read more
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Kenneth Callicutt
Cold Water Calamities
An exploding boat engine, a receding river, muck-filled waders, a car in the water—and no mallards: Ahhh, it’s another duck hunting trip. Illustrations by Kenneth Callicutt Read more
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Tri-Takeover
Summer sees Culpeper and Luray transform into triathlon central for the elite athlete set. Read more
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Adam Ewing
A Need for Speed
NASCAR grabs all the headlines, but the real roots of stock car racing can be found at small dirt tracks like Wythe Raceway, where drivers spend more than they win to indulge a passion. Read more
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Mike Amalfitano
Ready to Roll?
Virginia Beach roller derby team is hungry for Fresh Meat. Read more
Design
The Lucketts Ladies
Meet the down-to-earth curators of Virginia’s vintage look. Read more
Art for Garden's Sake
A symphony, a painting, a poem, a garden … however you describe it, Waterperry Farm is a masterpiece. Read more
Of Form and Folly
Aided by a timely discovery, an ambitious project to restore the Temple at James Madison's Montpelier nears completion. Read more
Minimalist Cool
Need Supply Co.'s Chris Bossola and Gabriel Ricioppo have succeeded in the tough world of fashion retailing by keeping it personal. Read more
About Town
5th Annual Making Kids Count Awards Reception
Oct. 5, 2016 • Bolling Haxall House, Richmond Read more
Mar 14, 2017
Recipes
In the Gateaux
Splendid River Run Manor overlooking the James River inspires cakes of chocolate and sweet strawberry, Southern caramel, red velvet, and raspberry. Treat yourself to decadent desserts artfully conceived and presented in a style befitting a queen. Read more
Dec 26, 2018
The Tasteful Gift
Let your imagination take flight with inspired ideas for presenting homemade cookies and treats, the most timeless of gifts. Read more
Dec 19, 2018
Cooking with Spirit
The pleasures of the cup shouldn’t be limited to cocktail hour. Read more
Dec 17, 2018
New Oyster Cult
With big growth in production and a burgeoning reputation in the global market, it’s boom time for Virginia oysters. Here, we offer news from the oyster beat, and recipes worthy of the Chesapeake Bay’s star bivalve. Read more
Mar 6, 2019
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Food
Elegant Eggs
Dress up your Easter menu or picnic basket with decadent deviled eggs. Read more
Apr 16, 2019
Home
Art for Garden's Sake
A symphony, a painting, a poem, a garden … however you describe it, Waterperry Farm is a masterpiece. Read more
Apr 12, 2019
Adam Wayland
Riverfront Retreat
Tranquil and elegant, Morland is a sprawling King George County estate. Read more
Apr 8, 2019
Travel
The Heart of Fredericksburg
How will the growing and dynamic interplay of the arts, entrepreneurship, retail, dining and development change the future for this 300-year-old city? Read more
Mar 29, 2019
Rediscovering Bogotá
Once a hub for drug trade crime and kidnappings, Colombia’s capital has cleaned up its act. Today, a booming restaurant scene,dramatic geography and a newfound optimism are luring travelers back to this high-altitude Andean city. Read more
Mar 11, 2019
Culture
The Lucketts Ladies
Meet the down-to-earth curators of Virginia’s vintage look. Read more
Apr 19, 2019
The 500 Mile Club
It’s an elite group, but membership is open to anyone willing to go the distance in Shenandoah National Park. Read more
Apr 15, 2019
Longread
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Jones photo by Aycock Brown; Joyce photo by Bettman/Corbis
The Iron Forger and the Gold Digger
Sam Jones and Marguerite Upton were each raised in Norfolk's Berkley neighborhood and came of age in the Roaring Twenties. Each went on to a life of great wealth and notoriety—but they could not have been more different. Read more
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Robb Scharetg
All in the Family
Lineage societies are reputed to be stuffy, shrinking refuges for the few. But, in fact, many are now growing in size, thanks to an Internet-driven rise in genealogical research, and most do charitable work. Read more
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Cade Martin
Now Showing
Their numbers may have dwindled, but some of Virginia’s classic drive-in theaters have answered the digital drumbeat and are making a stand against the mighty multiplex. Read more
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The Mellon Legacy
Among the great affluent class in Virginia, few have intrigued us more than the late billionaire philanthropist Paul Mellon and his wife Rachel “Bunny” Lambert Mellon. Read more
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Weddings
Heather Brentzel & Bradley Johnston
August 30, 2014 • Historic Manakin Mansion, Richmond Read more
Health
Latest & Greatest?
Dentists give us the lowdown on some of the biggest trends in oral health today. Read more
Oct 11, 2018
About Town
24th Annual CARE Awards Breakfast
Nov. 18, 2016 • Fairview Park Marriott, Falls Church Read more
