Living

The Virginia Distillery Company, makers of Eades Single Malt Whisky, is at this point mostly just land, equipment and a dream.

The most memorable dates I’ve been on always involved a cool experience like going to First Fridays, riding bikes, stargazing on Afton Mountain,

It’s typical for restaurants around here to adjust their hours of operation with the seasons.

The wine world is small, the local wine world doubly so. On February 20, in response to a recent column, I received several e-mails from “a group of wine enthusiasts” chastising me for ignoring the talents of Charles Gendrot

Everything you need to know about the current plans and plots of Old School Freight Train—where they’re performing, what sounds to expect from Six Years, the band’s latest album, to be released during a pair of gigs at Gravity Lounge—you can gather from frontman Jesse Harper’s newest toy: a vintage Fender Telecaster, not too different […]

What it comes down to is marriage. That includes the kind with rings and honeymoons. When Sara Dexter and Koli Cutler exchanged vows last May, the newlyweds chose to nix the limo and reception hall, instead leading their wedding party on an exuberant march from the steps of the Woolen Mills chapel down the road […]

“I’m advocating for small business people and farmers,” says Matt Conrad when I call to find out more about the man who twists state politicians’ arms on behalf of Virginia vino.