Gwenaël Berthy
A lighthouse home in Urbanna is both fun and beautiful, with 360-degree views, an impressive collection of furniture and art—and a working 650-pound light once stationed at the entrance to Perth Harbor in Australia. Photography by Gwenaël Berthy • Styling by Richard Stone
November 10, 2009 by Valerie Hubbard in Inside
An accomplished poet and literary biographer, Virginia Moore was sentimental about Virginia and especially her adopted home town. A retrospective on the “Queen of Scottsville.”
November 6, 2009 by Erin Parkhurst in History
Great Falls Studios comprises 88 talented and eclectic artists who share ideas, friendship and “a sense that we’re all in this together.”
November 5, 2009 by Lisa Antonelli Bacon in Arts
Casey Templeton
After nearly 170 years, Virginia farms still grow some of the world’s best (and biggest) peanuts, and state processors still put the salty, crunchy morsels on tables across America. Photography by Casey Templeton
November 4, 2009 by Ben Swenson in At Large
Roger Foley
Since its restoration, Lynchburg's Old City Cemetery has become one of the most popular spots in the city—a parklike expanse with some 20,000 graves, five museums and gardens that attract families of the deceased and tourists alike. Photography by Roger Foley
October 13, 2009 by Bland Crowder in Outside
Tyler Darden
Poquoson is a peninsula jutting into the Chesapeake Bay and the oldest continuously named town in Virginia, where crusty watermen mingle with brainy NASA scientists, and where family histories go back to the 1700s. No wonder “Bull Islanders” tend to take the long view. Photography by Tyler Darden
October 8, 2009 by Bill Glose in Nearby
Joe Luter III, chairman of Smithfield Foods and scourge of environmentalists and public health advocates, talks about his career and the family pork business he turned into a behemoth. By Richard Ernsberger Jr.
September 25, 2009 by Richard Ernsberger Jr. in At Large
Wherein illustrator Sterling Hundley recalls Blackbeard's famous final fracas.
September 18, 2009 in Departure
A pair of former Chicago chefs have brought haute cuisine to Chilhowie’s Town House. By Christina Ball • Photography by Jeff Greenough
September 14, 2009 by Christina Ball in Dine out
Glen McClure was aimless until he bought his first camera on a whim—and found his passion. Now, he’s a successful photographer who specializes in soulful portraits
September 11, 2009 by Lisa Antonelli Bacon in Arts
What you need to know about the AT, in Virginia and beyond (but especially in Virginia). Compiled by Caroline Evertz
September 11, 2009 by Caroline Evertz in Sporting
Some of the toughest AT terrain can be found in the 50 miles between Front Royal and Harpers Ferry. As writer Suzanne Gannon found after hiking it over five days, there are temperature shifts, treacherous climbs and, if you’re lucky, “trail angels” to help mitigate the misery.
September 11, 2009 by Suzanne Gannon in Sporting
There are few better getaways than a jaunt on the Appalachian Trail. It’s the most famous hiking corridor in America, and there is more of it in Virginia than any other state. Joe Tennis spent two days near Grayson Highlands State Park.
September 11, 2009 by Joe Tennis in Travel & Leisure
Tyler Darden
Before long, a strange sensation will start to grip fishermen and consumers along the East Coast—striper madness! It’s a hard-to-define attraction to the striped bass, a migratory game fish found in large numbers in the Chesapeake Bay. As one fish merchant says, around here, “striper is king.” Photography by Tyler Darden • Food Styling by Bill Sorrell and J Frank • Prop Styling by Richard Stone
September 11, 2009 by Christine Ennulat in Eat in