Features
A Label of Love , by Greg Wetherford
Virginia’s independent music labels stay alive in a chaotic industry with a simple strategy—they only make the music they love.
Cult of Cuisine , by Caroline Kettlewell
Have you heard? Virginia is officially a foodie destination. But what does that mean, and how did we get here? Inside the new food culture.
Virginia Weddings , by Valerie Hubbard
Stunning real weddings from around the state, plus Top Wedding Vendors 2016, our exclusive list of more than 600 of the state’s best wedding professionals!
In Every Issue
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Upfront
The Art of Giving , by Erin Parkhurst
Jim and Fran McGlothlin’s collection of 19th- and 20th-century American art, including works by John Singer Sargent and William Merritt Chase, is the gift of a lifetime for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Snap Judgement , by Caroline Kettlewell
What the eastern snapping turtle lacks in personality it makes up for in persistence.
Snow Power , by Taylor Pilkington
Wintergreen’s mammoth snowmaking machine.
Books for Cooks , by Whitney Pipkin
Lovingston leads the farm-to-brew movement.
New Direction , by Rebecca J. Ritzel
Alex Levy’s vision for 1st Stage Theatre.
Departments
Profile | Mountain Magic , by Paula Ann Kirby
Julie Bryce shares the story of how, 50 years ago, she and her husband Pete transformed Bryce Mountain Resort from a summer-only retreat into a four-season destination.
Design | Irvington Modern , by Taylor Pilkington
Form and function meet in the expressive, unornamented designs of architect Randall Kipp.
Food | Play Your Hand , by Tracey Love
Recipes for stylish small bites, including pastrami-wrapped beef tenderloin, fried oysters with pickled green tomato, chocolate-dipped potato chips and more. With photography by Fred Turko.
Travel | Marvelous Malta , by Dean King
Make Malta your next stop in the souther Meditteranean, where antiquity’s heroes, medieval knights and modern leaders have converged on its sun-splashed shores.
Retirement Living | Nobody Does It Better , by Phaedra Hise
Meet five retirees who are bringing top-of-their-game skills to second careers and redefining what it means to age gracefully.
