Hays + Ewing Design Studio, Architects

Allison Ewing says the design process is like solving a Rubik’s Cube. “You learn early in architectural education,” echoes her partner, Christopher Hays, “that design problems are just challenges waiting for you to discover the design solution.”  Christopher Hays, right, says that after all his and Allison Ewing’s years in the business, he’s still amazed […]

Steven DeKosky, Alzheimer's Expert

SEE MORE Click here to read about Alois Alzheimer, a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist who, for the first time, identified a case of the disease. Click here for a tour of the brain.  Steven DeKosky doesn’t always sport black Ray-Bans in the halls of the UVA Medical Center, but his full get-up on the cover of GQ Magazine—standing […]

Donovan Webster, Adventure Journalist

SEE MORE Click here to see photos from Donovan Webster’s travels.  Sometimes, when Donovan Webster returns from reporting a story, he needs to sleep on the floor for a few days to reacclimate. He reminds himself that a broken washing machine isn’t a new expedition, but a domestic responsibility. When his kids were younger, he’d need time […]

The UVA Polo Teams

 A horse is a horse, of course, but “Mancha” is more than a horse—kept comfortable, like so many of her kin, in Albemarle County. She’s a leopard Appaloosa with nearly as many awards as she has spots. And, along with 75 other hoofed hulks, she’s a reigning national polo champion. Kylie Sheehan, a freshman starter […]

Checking in with Lincoln Perry

What are you working on right now? We’re in Charlottesville about a third of the year, and when we’re here my wife [Ann Beattie] is teaching and I’m working exclusively on the mural at Old Cabell Hall. I’ve still got another staircase-and-a-half to paint. It’s expected to take about four more years. It’s a full-time […]

Checking in with Brian Wimer

What are you working on right now? Wimer’s Mantra, a full-length horror film with a Buddhist twist, won Best Picture at last year’s annual Fright Night Film Festival in Louisville. What piece of art would he like to have in his private collection? A nice, big Klimt, he says. “Just so I could say to […]