January 2023

The 1950s-era Lyric Theater is celebrating its rebirth in January.

Showplace Comeback: 1950s Theater Rises

St. Paul, Virginia, welcomes the Lyric back for a grand opening and shows.
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Singing in the Garden: A Sweet Time of Year

"Sugaring season is the season when you tap the trees for sugar that turns into maple syrup . . . I like the idea it’s the very, very first murmurings of spring." —Beth Orton
Troyer’s Mountain View Country Market in Limestone simply calls it the Big Burger.

Hidden Hamburgers, Tex-Mex Memories and Syrian Street Food

These East Tennessee establishments nourish and connect us.
Robert Tino counts an immature listening to Black Sabbath among his influences.

Portraits of Nature

Landscape artist Robert Tino captures the character of the Great Smoky Mountains in oil paintings.
WSS’s reviving Main Street is a beautiful walk.

‘You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet!’ – White Sulphur Springs: A Resurrection Story

In the wake of a deadly 1,000-year flood, this West Virginia town is rewriting its story with compassion and skill—and a little help from its friends.

Departments

Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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