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Around the edges

Innovative companies may start in garages—or, in the case of one local concern, an old dairy building—but the...

Community-driven

We asked the founder of Galvin Architects about field trips to Boston with her mother, why music inspires her, and...

From the editor-at-large

I think of Charlottesville as the biggest small town in Virginia. I’m not the first to say that, but it’s probably...

Playing dress-up

James and Rob Robertson of Robertson Renovation think this four-bedroom, four-bath brick home is a beautiful property...

Sticking with a good thing

One of the houses in Innisfree Village—a community in Crozet where volunteers share daily life with adults with...

Wish you were here

When the renovation of the Oakhurst Inn began, no one would have believed it could turn out the way it did—including...

Her mother’s daughter

We asked interior designer Heidi Brooks to tell us a few things about herself and her design philosophy. Here’s what...

Nature made

Graduate school brought Suzanne Crane to Charlottesville, but clay has kept her here. With her husband, Matthew Crane...

From Carthaginians to Virginia

Your bathroom is cool, comfortable, and clean. Your kitchen is stain-resistant, sleek, and stylish. Why? Tile, of...

Prairie home

Albemarle County and northwest Iowa wouldn’t seem to have much in common. The vast, table-flat spaces of the Midwest...