Dan Smith

Move over, chocolate and strawberry. It’s not that you’re boring, it’s just that Virginia’s small batch scoopers are churning out so many flavors that it makes plain old vanilla seem, well, vanilla.  In the Old Dominion, we found that Scoop in Richmond’s Fan District is out of this world, with flavor bombs like Tahini & […]

Everyone knows tech geniuses are around every corner in Silicon Valley or Seattle. But don’t underestimate Virginia. The Commonwealth is becoming an increasingly major player in the tech industry, appearing on top techy lists worldwide.  Hyperscale Hub From projected fusion plants to 3D-printed houses, it’s never a slow news day in the Old Dominion’s tech […]

On a Friday night in the offseason, White Stone, a rural town of about 400 people in Virginia’s Northern Neck, is quiet. But inside a simple faded green clapboard building near the corner of Rappahannock and Chesapeake, something special is happening. There, you’ll find Adrift, a small, mom-and-pop restaurant whose roughly 50 seats are filled […]