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Make Your Independence Day Celebration Sparkle With these essential additions.

Make your Independence Day gathering spectacular with these star-spangled must-haves that combine patriotic flair with practical elegance and good taste. Create a star-spangled display with decorations from My Mind’s Eye. Stars and Stripes Decorative Hanging Stars fits the bill. $25. MyMindsEye.com Bring the American spirit to your pool this Fourth of July with Mark & […]

by Gracie Hayden

Salt Wood Studios crafts one-of-a-kind mixed-media maps

Richmond-based artist Chris Lombard was painting a seascape in 2020 when he thought, “What if instead of looking out on the ocean from the beach, I tried a birds-eye view?” he says. “Then I thought, ‘But that’s 2D, how would you make it artistically interesting?’” The question led Lombard down a career-altering, creative rabbit hole. […]

by Staff

New startup helps document cherished family possessions

Have you ever looked at an old family heirloom with a murky past and wished it could tell its story? Richmond-based startup Advent Legacy wants to protect future generations from that very experience. “We understand the value of some possessions comes down to much more than simple monetary worth,” says founder Carrie Dorsey. “Our goal […]

by Staff

L.C. King has been handcrafting denim for more than a century.

Step into L.C. King’s chic but rugged downtown Bristol showroom, and you’ll find a mix of heirloom-quality jeans, jackets, hunting vests, button-up shirts, belts, and wallets that range from workaday-tough to fashionably on-trend. What’s more astonishing is their provenance: All are handmade on site by master sewers in one of America’s last continually operating, family-branded […]

by Staff

PBS brings digital, region-specific programming to southwest Virginia

The nation’s first all-digital public TV network, PBS Appalachia Virginia, made waves when it won a Capital Emmy and announced its new studio would be housed in Bristol’s Hard Rock Hotel & Casino just days before launching in June 2023. The network brings four channels—one of them 100 percent region-dedicated—to 14 Southwest Virginia counties that […]

by Staff

Exploring Blue Ridge Folkways

Inside the Wayne C. Henderson School of Appalachian Arts

by Staff

Passion Project

Peggy Henderson quit her job to launch a downtown Waynesboro boutique—and it’s paying off.

by Staff

Foundry Pop-Ups is a haven for micro-boutiques

When Northern Virginia-based interior designer and serial entrepreneur Jen Mulledy visited Staunton in late 2020, she was instantly smitten. “The second I saw it, I just knew it was just so special,” she says of the city’s historic, Victorian-architecture-rich downtown area. By April 2021 she’d leased an apartment and launched a new business, Foundry Pop-Ups, […]

by Staff

Return to the Wild

Learn about native animals at one of the state’s biggest wildlife rehab centers

by Staff

Bath County’s beloved art gallery celebrates 30 years

Warm Springs Gallery When owner-artist Barbara Buhr announced plans to open an art gallery and café in a 5,000-person rural mountain county, residents thought she’d gone nutty. “Sometimes I think it’s amazing I’ve managed to maintain a business in such a remote [area] and support myself in this community,” says Buhr. But 30 years later, […]

by Staff

Plan out your next trip to historic Mount Vernon

George Washington, a Founding Father and one of the most famous Virginians, left a trail of significant legacies, his Northern Virginia home among them. Mount Vernon, on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, is full of these notable treasures. Explore the mansion and the grounds; the estate offers in-depth tours, detailing […]

by Gabriela de Camargo Gonçalves

All that Amazon’s second headquarters has to offer

Arlington’s Met Park is the home to Amazon’s second headquarters—HQ2. The new building, on the corner of South Eads Street and 15th Street South, boasts an array of businesses and amenities to enjoy. The result is a bustling blend of corporate culture, commerce, and green space. Its parklike setting is where families, pets, employees, and community […]

by Staff

Savor, shop, socialize at Norfolk’s Selden Market

Norfolk’s small businesses find a haven to promote their locally made gourmet bites, high-end fashion, specialty coffee, jewelry, and more in Selden Market. Conveniently located in downtown Norfolk, adjacent to a Hilton and Marriott, Selden introduces visitors in the city to the best of homegrown craftsmanship. Indulge in satisfying sips at Rich Port Coffee and […]

by Staff

Artisanal yarns and handmade treasures abound

A shepherdess’s love for her flock comes alive in every warmly crafted wool creation found at Ten Good Sheep in Onancock. Described as “authentically artistic and certifiably cute since 1998,” the artisan store stocks a rainbow of hand-dyed, handspun, and locally sourced yarn and natural fibers. The sheep producing much of the material are raised nearby […]

by Staff

Pioneering Charlottesville gallery continues to awe

When the celebrated art historian Lyn Bolen Warren founded Les Yeux du Monde in 1995, it was one of just four public Charlottesville venues for viewing art—including the University of Virginia’s Fralin Museum of Art. For 25 years, Warren used Les Yeux to help transform the city into an artistic haven that now boasts more […]

by Staff

Catch your favorite Broadway hits in Richmond

Broadway On Stage

by Staff

Wordy Thirty—Virginia Festival of the Book

The Virginia Festival of the Book celebrated its 30th anniversary with a bookish bash for the decades.

by Staff

Photographer Jay Fleming chronicles the Chesapeake Bay

“Virginia has so much to offer,” says Jay Fleming, who has a particular affinity for the Chesapeake Bay. The photography phenom has been in the water, his camera in tow, since he was a teen. The Annapolis native “fell in love with the Bay,” he says, adding that being around water is something he comes […]

by Gabriela de Camargo Gonçalves

3 Rising Virginia Musicians

“It’s hard not to be inspired by Virginia,” says blues rock musician Michael Huntley, who goes by the stage name Huntley, winner of season 24 of The Voice. Huntley lives in Fredericksburg, though his success on The Voice in fall 2023 has propelled him to Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, and beyond. Out of all […]

by Hope Cartwright

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The U.S. DOE Labeled These Virginia Schools Outstanding

Eight Virginia schools received the National Blue Ribbon 2024 award for their high performances. The Exemplary High Performing Schools are Spring Hill Elementary in McLean, Green Run Collegiate in Virginia Beach, Bethel Manor Elementary in Hampton, and St. Andrew the Apostle School in Clifton. The Exemplary Achievement Gap Closing Schools are Central Academy Middle […]

by Gabriela de Camargo Gonçalves

UVA Claims Top Spots Among Public Universities

The University of Virginia has climbed to No. 4 among public universities in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Colleges rankings, advancing one position from last year. The university maintained its No. 24 overall ranking, tying with Emory and Georgetown universities. UVA’s commitment to accessibility and student success stands out in several key metrics. […]

by Madeline Mayhood

Small Town, Big History: The Stories of Abingdon

Long before the first European settlers ventured into the American wilderness, the Delaware and Catawba tribes tracked a buffalo trace through the Shenandoah Mountains. Abingdon—once known as Wolf Hills—emerged along this trail, today’s Route 11. Frequented by westward expansionists on the Great Valley Road, Main Street grew. Today, the city of 8,336 residents hugs Route […]

by Michael C. Upton

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