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    National Botanic Garden

    The highest point between the Atlantic Ocean and the Blue Ridge Mountains is a 550-foot, man-made mountain in Chantilly at the National Botanic Garden. Its creator is nature lover, businessman, and co-owner Peter Knop, who spent 30 years creating it. Read more

    Dec 7, 2023

    Culture

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    Illustration by Jon Berkeley.

    William and Mary's Marriage

    The bride, 15-year-old Mary, cried through the ceremony, hardly swept off her feet by the groom, her first cousin William. Introduced a few days earlier, she’d
been weeping ever since. Read more

    Dec 6, 2023

    Culture Virginiana

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    VCU's Children's Tower Opens

    Treatment for broken arms to brain tumors is provided at the Children’s Tower, but needs that go beyond trauma care are also a priority. The kitchen serves food that kids love, like brick oven pizza and soft-serve ice cream. Read more

    Dec 6, 2023

    Health+Wellness

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    Food for Thought: Apple Butter

    She could peel and core an apple in under two minutes, lifting the skin with her paring knife to turn out a single, unbroken spiral. Read more

    Dec 5, 2023

    Food

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    Illustration by Robert Neubecker

    Gen-Z's Wine Problem

    Millennials and Gen Zs are opting for cocktails over cabernet, beer over Burgundy, or are flat-out embracing the sober lifestyle like grown-ups maybe should. Read more

    Dec 4, 2023

    Drink

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    Photo credit: Kyla LaFerrier.

    Gordon Campbell's Aerial Photography

    Born in New York City, and after several career reinventions, Gordon Campbell took up flying to reduce stress. Read more

    Dec 4, 2023

    Feature

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    Photo credit: Kyle LaFerrier.

    Travel to the Alleghany Highlands

    Every route in this mountain paradise is scenic. Anchored by the twin towns of 
Covington and Clifton Forge, the Alleghany Highlands sit smack in between The Omni Homestead Resort—20 miles to the east—and The 
Greenbrier, 20 miles west. Read more

    Dec 4, 2023

    Travel

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    Photos courtesy of King Spa.

    King Spa in Chantilly

    When you step into King Spa, you must make some choices: Do you take off your clothes to soak naked in a 102°F pool with strangers? Or do you change into a provided cotton uniform and step into a hot sauna? Read more

    Dec 1, 2023

    Health+Wellness

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    Photos courtesy of ABC.

    ABC Bourbon Drops

    The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority—ABC for short—saw an inequity in the supply and demand seesaw and wanted every Pappy fan to be able to have a shot, so to speak. Read more

    Dec 1, 2023

    Drink

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    Illustration by James Cook

    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

    Culture Departure

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  • 230717_VirginiaLiving_018.jpg

    Photo credit: Kyle LaFerrier

    National Botanic Garden

    The highest point between the Atlantic Ocean and the Blue Ridge Mountains is a 550-foot, man-made mountain in Chantilly at the National Botanic Garden. Its creator is nature lover, businessman, and co-owner Peter Knop, who spent 30 years creating it. Read more

    Culture

  • 01991WillAndMaryII.jpg

    Illustration by Jon Berkeley.

    William and Mary's Marriage

    The bride, 15-year-old Mary, cried through the ceremony, hardly swept off her feet by the groom, her first cousin William. Introduced a few days earlier, she’d
been weeping ever since. Read more

    Culture Virginiana

  • CHOR_Drone_Markham_02232023_1001_new-sky_CMYK[57].jpg

    Photo courtesy of VCU.

    VCU's Children's Tower Opens

    Treatment for broken arms to brain tumors is provided at the Children’s Tower, but needs that go beyond trauma care are also a priority. The kitchen serves food that kids love, like brick oven pizza and soft-serve ice cream. Read more

    Health+Wellness

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