December 2025 Issue
Heirloom Recipes with Virginia Living
The holidays bring out the best recipes—and the most closely guarded family secrets. AtVirginia Living, our staff finally share the dishes that disappear fastest from their holiday tables—from savory sides that spark dust-ups over seconds to desserts that have cousins clamoring for the recipes. You won’t find these in glossy cookbooks or trending on social […]
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The Story Behind the Moonshine Explosion in Rocky Mount, Virginia
It was during the early days of the Great Depression, and Virginia’s statewide prohibition was still in effect, banning all sales of alcohol. Meanwhile, in Franklin County, the area was laying the foundation for its future title: the Moonshine Capital of the World. Nestled among the Appalachian and Blue Ridge mountains, the Turner Motor Co. […]
A Couple’s Small-Town Makeover
After a successful career in investigative services in Washington, D.C., Terri Wesselman and her husband, Julien Patterson, decided to settle down in Irvington. Initially drawn to the area by the Tides Inn, the couple had been weekending in the Northern Neck since the late ’90s. “There was something about the area that was quiet but […]
The Ghosts of Virginia
The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.—Carl Jung It may be the little diversion on a vacation that no one can resist. After we pad the waistline with fries and ice cream, we turn to the ghost tour in a haunted house. On the surface, of course, […]
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