April 2015
Archive - April 2015
Features
A New Song, by Don Harrison
After more than a half century of writing and performing, bluegrass mandolin legend and Grand Ole Opry star Jesse McReynolds is still innovating.
Lexington's New Look, by Deveron Timberlake
From thinkers and makers to doers and risk-takers, Lexington is putting on a fresh face. 32 reasons to visit now.
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Upfront
Gibson Girl, by Meridith Ingram
Luxury home furnishings designer Dana Gibson, a descendent of one of America's most celebrated artists, is every bit the modern woman.
Design of the Times, by Erin Parkhurst
Virginia Center for Architecture expands.
Brooms Up, by Tricia Pearsall
Virginia teams to compete in Quidditch World Cup.
Risky Business, by Joan Tupponce
Tidwater teen to make NASCAR history.
It's a Ska World After All, by Greg Weatherford
Getting around with the Pietasters.
Departments
Virginiana | An Honorable Peace, by Chiles T.A. Larson
Remembering General Order No. 9, Robert E. Lee's final words to the Army of Northern Virginia.
Food | An Homage to Fromage, by Lisa Antonelli Bacon
Man cannot live by bread alone. Cheese producers are finding ways to tweak the imagination and perk up palates. With photography by Mark Edward Atkinson.
Travel | African Rhapsody, by Kimberley Lovato
A luxe safari to Tanzania's Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara National Park.
Home | Hidden Treasures, by Sandra Shelley
Rokeby is a grand Leesburg estate that once hid the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution from British troops.
Garden | Art for Garden's Sake, by Taylor Pilkington
Waterperry Farm in Free Union is a graden masterpiece 25 years in the making.
Health & Wellness
Profile | Going Gladiator, by Greg A. Lohr
When a pair of gym partners had enough of their regular workout, they started their own hardcore training program, and today, they're ready to pump you up. With photography by Adam Ewing.
In Detail | Back to the Future, by Sandra Shelley
What's old is new again in top spa trends for 2015.
Medicine | Heartwise, by Erin Parkhurst
Can EKG screening for youth athletes save lives?
Fitness | To the Rescue, by Taylor Pilkington
The 2015 World Police and Fire Games come to Fairfax.
Food | Totally Turmeric, by Whitney Pipkin
Rooting for good health.