Features
Shakespeare Summer , by Logan Ward, Susan Hauser & Jo Ann M. Hofheimer
The Bard has never been more popular across Virginia. In Staunton, it’s back to the original. But hold the tomatoes.
The Beach , by Elizabeth Howard, Jake Denton & Jo Ann M. Hoffheimer
We call it The Beach . It used to be a casino town. Today, it’s the place for family trips, surfing, lifeguarding and kayaking.
Golden Skillet Sensation , by Valerie Hubbard
A contender to the fast-food pantheon, Virginia’s Golden Skillet faded. It could have been Krispy Kreme. Maybe it still can.
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Upfront
Saturday Night Believers , Photography by Chad Hunt
It’s a revival without the altar, praise without the pulpit. Since 1973, crowds have flocked to Hanover County’s Gospel Chicken House.
Columbia Sets Sail Again , by Karis Trumbo
Dubbed Winnebagos on water, made-in-Virgina yachts were regulars in bay marinas.
An Art Gallery Across the State , by Bob Layton
Virginia’s Post Office murals offer history lesson.
Serling Virginia Roots , by Laura Parsons
Early Twilight Zone era was Hamner time.
A Nettlesome Beast, by Henry L. Waller
Adolph’s tenderizer helps but hardly a cure for Nettle Chrysaora Quinquecirrha .
Departments
Virginiana | Smokin’ Richmond , by John Toivonen
In a scene pulled from Hogarth, behold a modern Virginia tobacco shop smoker. Plus, an advocate for Virginia’s outdoors.
Restaurants | Virginia Beach , by Jo Ann M. Hofheimer
Tautog’s is low-key and local.
Beauty | Williamsburg , by Tyler Scott
Colonial beauty came from Tarpley’s not Saks.
Travel | New Bedford , by Maria Caprio
Drop anchor to find whales, scallops and that Wall Street miser, Hetty Green.
Property | Dan’s Hill , by Neely Barnwell Spruill
Tobacco country has one of the finest Federal houses in America. And it can be yours.