Virginiana http://www.virginialiving.com/topics/virginiana/index.rss en-en ©2011 Cape Fear Publishing Co. Inc. Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:23:00 GMT The History of Afton Mountain From pre-time to I-64

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/history-of-afton-mountain http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/history-of-afton-mountain Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:23:00 GMT Afton: Mountain, Myth, Legend Crossing Afton Mountain is like crossing the Mississippi, a divide between the east and west of Virginia.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/afton-mountain-myth-legend http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/afton-mountain-myth-legend Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:02:00 GMT Roadside History Mountain Road in Glen Allen still keeps the history alive.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/roadside-history http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/roadside-history Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:01:00 GMT Attack of the Giant Sawdust Pile Chatham called for National Guard, children cheered

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/attack-of-the-giant-sawdust-pile http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/attack-of-the-giant-sawdust-pile Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:54:00 GMT The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Professor Cline Hyperkinetic Mark Cline has turned a sleepy tourist town into a home for his kitschy genius.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/mad-world-of-professor-cline http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/mad-world-of-professor-cline Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:53:00 GMT The Princess Anne History Loop 18th-century alternatives to sand and sun

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/the-princess-anne-history-loop http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/the-princess-anne-history-loop Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:53:15 GMT The Way it Was Sandbridge and its ebb and flow

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/the-way-it-was http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/the-way-it-was Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:54:05 GMT 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.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/where-the-living-is-easy http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/where-the-living-is-easy Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:35:00 GMT 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.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/rogues-gallery-of-clubs http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/rogues-gallery-of-clubs Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:51:00 GMT State Parks Celebrate The Virginia State Parks System—opened in 1936 in the midst of the Great Depression—turned 75 this year.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/state-parks-celebration http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/state-parks-celebration Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:58:00 GMT In the Doghouse Woman fined a fin for cussing cop on pup patrol.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/in-the-doghouse http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/in-the-doghouse Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:45:23 GMT 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?

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/lets-shag http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/lets-shag Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:24:57 GMT Collecting the Confederacy A chat with Shannon Pritchard, a broker and expert on Southern, Civil War artifacts.

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/collecting-the-confederacy http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/collecting-the-confederacy Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:39:00 GMT Cloudless Sulfur Butterfly First in spring, last in autumn

]]> http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/cloudless-sulfur-butterfly http://www.virginialiving.com/articles/cloudless-sulfur-butterfly Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:12:39 GMT