Blue Bloggers

Summers and throughout the academic year, we're fortunate at the magazine to work with talented students in editorial, photography, marketing and web design – they come to us from schools across the country, and leave us for graduate work, reporting and editing jobs, travel abroad and other adventures. This blog is theirs, a forum to share stories, images, travel ideas, music reviews and more. And you can now follow them on Twitter, too – @AtLeisure.

An Impressive Espresso

Friday, March 5, 2010 Cole Hogan

Recently I was given the opportunity to take some photographs for the new coffee shop at West Lake Plaza, Solid Ground Coffee and Tea. This place is so new that my GPS didn't even recognize the address. I had to pull out my iPhone to find it. Solid Ground Coffee and Tea is located at 96 Builders Pride Drive of Hardy, Va. in West Lake. If that's not enough information to find it, just ask around within that area – the little shop is growing in popularity so fast that folks are bound to give you good directions

Less Shoveling and More Snow Angels

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Stephanie Hardiman

Growing up outside Chicago, snowstorms meant one thing: waking up early to see if school was cancelled.

Many a morning before the winter sun had even risen, my younger brother and I would rush into my mother’s room and turn on the local news, hoping t...

Snow is on the Ground

Monday, February 8, 2010 Aaron McDowell

The first snows of the season got me in the winter photography spirit. And because of that, I took the liberty of going through my archives (I wiped the dust off my external hard drive and started browsing) for some of my favorite photos from winter....

Girl Meets Country

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Stephanie Hardiman

“There's a long, long trail a-winding / Into the land of my dreams.” –Stoddard King

It’s tough being the new girl in the office. You don’t know where the bathroom is, you accidentally take someone’s unofficial parking spot and you’re trapped in a near...