Learning to eat: Basque Country’s pinxtos provide culinary revelations
At UVA, I did my third year in Madrid, Spain, and I discovered San Sebastian, a resort town on the coast near the French border that’s famous for its food. […]
The many lives of Neve Hall: In its nearly 100-year history, the new home of Potter’s Craft Cider has seen it all
A few weeks back, I visited Neve Hall, a historic Episcopal chapel and manse on 14 acres in Albemarle County, for the first time. Three miles south of I-64 on […]
Repair despair: Ivy’s Toddsbury closes after 25 years
Two days before the October 11 closing of Toddsbury of Ivy, a beloved convenience store in the heart of the small western Albemarle community, its parking lot was paved. That’s […]
UPDATED: Ivy flood victims found
The second victim’s body has been found after a couple’s Toyota Prius was swept away by flash flooding on the night of May 30 near the intersection of Old Ballard […]
Devastating rains leave two missing in Ivy, serious damage throughout region
One person was found dead and one is still missing after their Toyota Prius was swept away by flash flooding Wednesday night near the intersection of Old Ballard Road and Martin […]