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Dear Ace: Can you find out who this Buford character was? And why did they name a middle school after him?—Ed Ukate Ed: Although Ace loves nothing more than to sink his teeth into a good “Why’s such and such named such and such?” question, might he just take this moment to point out your […]

More features: Your dinner starts now Local food is sprouting, and spring’s the time to buy in Local CSA farmsFrom Appalachia Star Farm to Roundabout Farm As a movement, local food ain’t all sweetness and light. The recent legal troubles of Double H farm —and the righteous indignation of its supporters, both covered extensively in […]

To start off, let’s leave “Mad World” out of this. It’s one of those wildly symbiotic soundtrack situations where the song moves through the scene like a vine along brick. It’s that inextricable, but Gary Jules has moved on from his version of the Tears for Fears tune used in the film Donnie Darko. Tonight, […]

More features: Local CSA farmsFrom Appalachia Star Farm to Roundabout Farm Trouble in paradiseControversy grows over Horse & Buggy Produce Eat well, do good. How can you go wrong? Local food, it’s no secret, is big around here. Farmers’ markets thrive. So does a lively restaurant scene and a string of grocery stores that cater […]

More features: Trouble in paradiseControversy grows over Horse & Buggy Produce Your dinner starts nowLocal food is sprouting, and spring’s the time to buy in Appalachia Star Farm163 Shaeffers Hollow Ln.Roseland, VA 22967appalachiastar.com(434) 277-9304; dial area code Kathryn and Michael Bertoni’s small Nelson County farm has 2-3 acres in production and uses no pesticides or […]