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The accidental architect

As a University of Virginia undergraduate, Jeff Bushman majored briefly in science, thinking he’d one day attend...

Designing dreams

“I don’t know why, but design is pretty much all I think about all the time. Much to my wife’s dismay.” Master...

Totally floored

When Bill Hamilton and his team decided to remodel Hamiltons’ at First and Main in 2011, the flooring was a potential...

Two, and two together

When we asked designer Chloe Ball to answer a few questions for us this month, she said, “I’m one of two who make a...

Pumped up

Red Pump, one of Charlottesville’s newest restaurants, carries the tagline “A Tuscan Kitchen,” and its menu—bursting...

From the editor-at-large

It was autumn, and I had just moved to Charlottesville late that summer to embark upon the second phase of...

Long time home

When Bethany and Mike Puopolo bought their acreage south of Ash Lawn-Highland, she embarked on a paradox. In...

Come play

It’s a luxury to imagine, then create, a playground—not only for children but for adults of many recreational...

Going with the flow

Cars rush along a busy street near downtown Charlottesville, bowing day lilies that cluster beside the driveway of...