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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. Read more

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Chris Tyree

Sandbridge and its ebb and flow Read more

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Rob Ullman

Chatham called for National Guard, children cheered Read more

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Patricia Lyons

Mountain Road in Glen Allen still keeps the history alive. Read more

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Robb Scharetg

Transforming a muddy river back into a perfect stream can be done. Beau Beasley tells how a cow wallow became an Augusta County gem. Read more

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Anytime is the perfect time to visit Colonial Williamsburg, but it can’t be fun to work as an historical interpreter in the summer, toiling outside in the humidity under all those pre-revolutionary clothes! Read more

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Remembering Fairfax Hall Read more

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Robert Meganck

First in spring, last in autumn Read more

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A chat with Shannon Pritchard, a broker and expert on Southern, Civil War artifacts. Read more

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Glen McClure

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. Read more

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It is the 75th Anniversary of Virginia State Parks. Read more

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As the Richmond SPCA prepares to celebrate its 120th anniversary with a gala event on June 9, we invited Robin Robertson Starr, its chief executive officer, to limn for us how the organization began, and to offer her thoughts about what lies ahead. Read more

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Ginia Zenke

Genteel ideas from a lovely region Read more

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Sent by Paul H. Barkley, Falls Church

Spring is here, and with it comes the garden season. The scenes here may be old, outdated or even enhanced, but the beauty they depict, at least, is perennial. Read more

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David Deal

Beatrix Ost was born in Germany at the start of World War II. But it was art, not conflict, that shaped the life of this practicing Tibetan Buddhist who is best known for her Edwardian outfits, dramatic personal style and joie de vivre. Read more

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It Might Get Loud

Robert Meganck

Spring peepers are tiny frogs with a big job—announcing the start of spring. Read more

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Regal Tree, Historic Sound?

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In 1807, TJ planted a poplar at Monticello that lived nearly 200 years. Now guitar-makers Huss and Dalton are turning its wood into noteworthy instruments. Read more

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With no money, let alone a gym, Virginia Union basketball soared for five magical years. Read more

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Suz Kitsteiner

The Richmond Kickers have won national soccer titles, but the team’s real goals remain local, says Head Coach Leigh Cowlishaw. Read more

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Robert Meganck

Spring beauty signifies spring, with a nod to early Virginia botanist John Clayton Read more

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