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Not your average joe

One of Ashley Dodson’s first paying jobs was in a coffeeshop in Culpeper, where she learned two big lessons. Number...

Off the radar

Renting items for your wedding? You’ve probably already researched and budgeted for the obvious things—chairs,...

Better bling

Wedding rings might not be the first thing your guests will notice, but they’re still important—after all, they’re...

Spring again, but when? Groundhog Day and the shifting of...

Groundhog Day sounds like a joke, and it usually is. What kind of holiday is named after a rodent named after a pig?...

Chestnut dreams

Bryant Farms and Nursery in Shipman doesn’t look that remarkable from the road: just acres of hillsides planted with...

Outdoors, again

When Erin James was pregnant with her first child, she and her husband Seth Herman were amazed by the amount of...

Leaping forward and leaning in

It can be isolating to blaze a trail. Since 2014, Charlottesville Women in Tech has been working to smooth the way...

All in good fun

Two days before the opening of their joint show at Studio IX, Virginia Rieley and Eliza Evans are together in the...

Culture through the restless lens of UVA’s Kevin Everson

Kevin Everson is known to be prolific, but it’s still startling when he says “I made 17 films this year.” Asked which...

10 things I’ve learned about h

I don’t claim to be an expert on anything in the homesteading realm. But my husband and I have been gardening for 18...