Architecture
Imagining Best Products at The Branch Museum of Design
The imaginative, one-of-a-kind Best Products retail buildings of the 1970s and 1980s are getting their moment in Richmond. Imagining Best Products (May 7–June 21) at The Branch Museum of Design traces the visually radical retail experiments led by Richmonders Francis and Sydney Lewis—Best’s owners and passionate art collectors—who partnered with architects James Wines, Malcolm Holzman, […]
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Buc-ee’s Opens Its First Virginia Location
If you happened to be standing near the I-81 exit for Mt. Crawford in the early morning hours of this past June 30, you’d have witnessed a spectacle. Shoppers flooded into the parking lot and shuffled into block-long lines in hopes of being among the first through the doors of Virginia’s first Buc-ee’s travel station. […]
All Aboard: Virginia’s Summer of Steam Celebrates America250
This summer, the legendary Norfolk & Western 611 steam locomotive is firing up her wheel—and she’s bringing history along for the ride. Built in 1950 in Roanoke, Virginia, the 611 is the last surviving member of the “J-Class” fleet, widely regarded as the pinnacle of steam technology. With her iconic bullet-shaped nose, Tuscan Red stripe, […]
Norfolk Harborfest Returns for Its 50th Anniversary
From June 19–21, Downtown Norfolk welcomes a fleet of over 60 international and U.S. tall ships to celebrate VA250. “Harborfest celebrates the rich maritime and naval heritage that defines Norfolk and the Hampton Roads region,” says Jordan Lett, marketing director of Norfolk Festevents. “With something happening throughout the waterfront each day, Harborfest offers an immersive […]
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