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Afton: Mountain, Myth, Legend
Crossing Afton Mountain is like crossing the Mississippi, a divide between the east and west of Virginia.
Sep 19, 2011 by Ann Wright in History
Roadside History
Mountain Road in Glen Allen still keeps the history alive.
Sep 6, 2011 by Tim Sprinkle in History
Attack of the Giant Sawdust Pile
Chatham called for National Guard, children cheered
Sep 2, 2011 by Phaedra Hise in History
The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Professor Cline
Hyperkinetic Mark Cline has turned a sleepy tourist town into a home for his kitschy genius.
Aug 30, 2011 by Don Harrison in Nearby
The Princess Anne History Loop
18th-century alternatives to sand and sun
Aug 25, 2011 by Mary Miley Theobald in History
Penny Postcards: Where the Living is Easy
Lounging on a mesh chair, soaking in the summer rays as the ocean breeze lightly caresses your body: Yep, the beach always offers relief from the muggy misery of late summer. Its brisk winds and salty water create an escape we can’t resist.
Aug 23, 2011 by Meredith Rigsby in History
A Rogue's Gallery of Clubs
From the end of the era of swing and big bands, a new nightlife scene evolved in Virginia Beach in the 1960s and 70s. A quick history, from the Top Hat and Peppermint Beach Club to Peabody’s and Rogue’s.
Aug 22, 2011 by Jake Denton in History (3 Comments)
State Parks Celebrate
The Virginia State Parks System—opened in 1936 in the midst of the Great Depression—turned 75 this year.
Aug 8, 2011 by Meredith Rigsby in Exploring
In the Doghouse
Woman fined a fin for cussing cop on pup patrol.
Jul 26, 2011 by Bland Crowder in History
Let's Shag
What dance is closely associated with beach music, as Southern as "pouring salted peanuts into a sweating bottle of co-cola," and still going strong after 75 years?
Jul 25, 2011 by Erin Parkhurst in Virginiana
Collecting the Confederacy
A chat with Shannon Pritchard, a broker and expert on Southern, Civil War artifacts.
Jul 18, 2011 by Guy Schum in Virginiana (1 Comments)
Finished in Waynesboro
Remembering Fairfax Hall
Jul 11, 2011 by Lyle Andrea Rossi in History (1 Comments)
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Summer Cool Electric Lakes
The beach is not the only way to beat the heat. Lots of people enjoy the freshwater aura at Virginia's three biggest lakes-all created, ironically, by power companies.
Jul 8, 2011 by Tom Sanches Prunier in My Virginia
Faces of the Chesapeake
Photographer Glen McClure traveled around the Chesapeake Bay, taking pictures of an “endangered species”—the watermen who fish and crab, and work on wharves and in seafood processing houses. Here are a few of McClure’s honest portraits.
Jun 13, 2011 by Glen McClure in Virginiana (1 Comments)
Cakes & Trails
It is the 75th Anniversary of Virginia State Parks.
Jun 9, 2011 by Christine Stoddard in Nature
When All Drivers Were Reckless
Virginians REALLY had license to drive in 1932
Jun 8, 2011 by Phaedra Hise in History
Becoming Americans
Three centuries, several farms, one museum
Jun 1, 2011 by Mary Miley Theobald in History
U-boats in the Atlantic
In April 1942, 29 crew members from a German U-boat were secretly buried at night in Hampton National Cemetery. The incident that led to their deaths was the first “bright spot in a dreadful period” for America in the early days of World War II.
May 26, 2011 by Chiles T.A. Larson in History
“Look! It’s, er, a dark snake!”
Virginia has some black snakes, just don’t call them that.
May 25, 2011 by Caroline Kettlewell in Nature (3 Comments)
The Exploits of 'Mista Cholley'
Despite physical challenges, Charlie Montgomery was an all-star in every way.
May 19, 2011 by Bland Crowder in History
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.
May 13, 2011 by Joe Tennis in At Large (4 Comments)
