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April 2010 issue
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A Beautiful Spy
Laura Ratcliffe was a Fairfax City lady who helped the Confederate cause. Now the owners of her former house, Merrybrook, are working to save the historic structure from its own demise.
May 10, 2011 by Eileen Metheny Carlton in History
The Urban Underbelly
Cynical cops hunting hard-luck losers—and, always, bloody crimes: It’s a collection of noir.
Mar 16, 2011 by Bill Glose in At Large
Boys with Toys
A go-to place for classic car collectors.
Mar 15, 2011 by Phyllis Speidell in Virginiana
Amsterdam, by Design
In the Dutch capital, a rich collection of Baroque, neoclassical and early-20th-century expressionist structures coexists almost organically with a new crop of contemporary buildings, creating what one designer calls “a good friction.”
May 4, 2010 by Peggy Sijswerda in Far out
Tyler Darden
Fresh Bread and Warm Places
The Taubman Museum is transforming Roanoke’s cultural landscape and attracting a new kind of tourist to the city—and downtown eateries are striving to keep up.
Apr 28, 2010 by Christina Ball in Dine out
Kip Dawkins
A “Marvelous Vision”
With its $150 million renovation and expansion, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts now has the wherewithal to, as one curator puts it, “surprise people with the treasures on view in their own backyard.”
Apr 27, 2010 by Mary Miley Theobald in Arts
Roger Foley
The Vantage and the Vista
Over the last decade, an Orange County couple has created an ambitious, spectacular garden with English, French and Italian influences. But the strongest presence of all is the Virginia countryside beyond.
Apr 5, 2010 by Christine Ennulat in Outside (2 Comments)
Kip Dawkins
Spring Fling
Now is the time to stalk the many possibilities of asparagus.
Mar 26, 2010 by Christine Ennulat | Food styling by J Frank in Eat in
Robb Scharetg
The Little Busy Bee
Honeybees are crucial to our environment as primary pollinators of plants, and scientists are scrambling to discover the causes of the recent decline in their numbers. One group might help to reverse the trend: beekeepers.
Mar 17, 2010 by Aynsley Miller Fisher in Nature (1 Comments)
Tyler Darden
A True Redoubt
Formerly a railroad depot and, 100 years ago, the largest and most progressive town in Fairfax County, Clifton is now a “back-in-time” community thanks to its strategic location and its commitment to preservation.
Mar 16, 2010 by Mac Carey in Nearby (3 Comments)
Tyler Darden
Hide and Speak
Unmarked doors, passwords, exclusive elegance: The speakeasy is back, serving up carefully crafted cocktails with Jazz Age ambience.
Mar 12, 2010 by Jodi Broadwater in Dine out (2 Comments)
Hall Raisers
Upperville Restores a once-swinging landmark.
Mar 11, 2010 by Richard Ernsberger Jr. in History
Closer to Home
For the discerning home buyer, context is key. And Virginia’s planned community developers know it.
Mar 10, 2010 by Blanche Greene in Advertorial
One Spark of Genius
A new setting—and a few amenities—can lead to new energy and new ideas.
Mar 10, 2010 by Max Ernst in Advertorial
Kip Dawkins
Urban Salon
More than 250 homes statewide will be open for Historic Garden Week April 17-25—including the 1861 Yarbrough house in Richmond's Church Hill. By design “neither nicer nor worse than” the identical house next door, today it is fully restored, full of natural light—and without a single blade of grass.
Mar 3, 2010 by Neely Barnwell Dykshorn in Inside
Kip Dawkins
Mix and Match
The Federal-style home in the middle of Carrington Row was considered sleek and modern when it was built in 1818—and, thanks to its current owner, it’s still very much so today.
Mar 3, 2010 by Erin Parkhurst in Inside
Summer Camps and School Programs
Summer camp has grown up. While the familiar, mosquito-ridden, splintery, gritty, wonderfully earthy type of camp still exists, there’s also something for everyone: college-preparatory, nature, robotics, art, adventure, music—name it. How do parents find these camps? For people in and around Virginia, a dedicated section of the April 2010 Virginia Living is one of the very best places to start.
Mar 2, 2010 in Advertorial