Joe Bargmann

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Style points

Vitae Spirits just added another accolade to its pile of awards, but this one is for its design, not for its...

Little town, big star

Rumors had been circulating for months that a major talent would take over the kitchen at Gordonsville’s Restaurant...

Lounge act

The style of central Virginia’s wine-tasting rooms generally reflects their rural, agrarian roots. Some have a rustic...

Turning point

The address of the wedge-shaped building is 550 E. Water St., but it is better known simply as 550. That’s what...

Living history

This can’t be real. That’s the thought that popped into my head when I saw Wade’s Mill. The rustic wood-and-stone...

Little Big Moths

“I started painting moths eight years ago. Each of the first few took months to complete, but now I can paint one a...

Spirits on Water Street

A newly formed company—so new that it hasn’t gone public with its name yet—is looking to get into the spirits...