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The Daily Post
Departure Essay: Typewriters
An old-school typewriter would provide reams of healthy stress: no delete key, no easy way to fix typos, no cut and paste except with a pair of scissors. And if it were a manual model, why that might extend my life a decade. Read more
Dec 1, 2023
More Stories
Food
The Reinvention of Chef Ellen English
The year was 1999 and Wintergreen-based chef, Ellen English, was at a turning point: She’d helmed Trillium House—then one of the South’s most celebrated culinary inns—for 15 years, but the owners were retiring and closing shop. Read more
Mar 10, 2024
The Renewed Interest in the Private Chef
Sarah Rennie, the chef and owner of Two Fire Table in Scottsville, says the sheer novelty of having a meal privately prepared always tickles her guests. Read more
Mar 6, 2024
Home
The Renovation of Hollymead House
The rambling Federal-style farmhouse was first a home for Hessian soldiers captured during the Revolutionary War, then a boys home, then a working farm. Read more
Jan 18, 2024
A Stunning Middleburg Renovation
Set on 18 acres, an overwrought, faux-Italian villa was gutted and infused with a timeless graciousness in this thoughtful renovation. Read more
Dec 1, 2023
Travel
A Trip to Culpeper
The historic Culpeper district—with its old-timey lantern posts, freshly painted storefronts, striped awnings, and flowering plants—is impressive, a welcome antidote to strip malls and big box stores. Read more
Mar 17, 2024
Bundle Up at Lansdowne Resort
It’s the time of year when everyone just wants to wrap up in a blanket, get cozy by the fire and finally unwind after the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Read more
Feb 1, 2024
Culture
Redd Volkaert Is Going to Die with His Guitar In Hand
The 65-year-old Grammy winner spent most of the past 25 years as the Live Music Capital of the World’s resident guitar king. Read more
Mar 14, 2024
All About the Ghost Crab
If you’ve spent much time at the beach here in Virginia, you’ve almost certainly seen them. As night falls, they emerge, pale under the moonlight. A scuttle of movement, a dash to the water’s edge and away. Read more
Mar 8, 2024