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Wendell Scott Gets His Due

The pioneering NASCAR driver didn't make the hall of fame till long after his death.
A photogenic meal from Sanders Ridge's Big Woods Restaurant.

A Chef’s Potluck (and Impromptu Wine Tasting)

After a long day researching vineyards, we were ready to relax over dinner. On the recommendation of the owners of Rag Apple Lassie Vineyard we set "Helga" (our GPS) for Sanders Ridge Vineyard in Boonville, and its new Big Woods Restaurant.
The former English teacher, who has overcome episodes of MS, says one of the lessons of Mt. Airy is that “we need to live our lives in the spirit of cooperation with others.”

Happiest Girl, Happiest Town

Mt. Airy, N.C.’s “other star,” country singer and author Donna Fargo, has overcome lots of adversity since her 1972 chart-topping hit, and still approaches every day with a smile.
Joe Tennis Signing Books

Review: Haunts of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Highlands

I love ghost stories. My partner, photographer John Sheally, knows any mention of a spectral sighting signals that he should settle in and get comfy – we’re staying for the full story.
Like others who travel Virginia’s highways and byways on business, I often wonder what great little stories lay just off the four lane. What’s there waiting for me to explore?

Beach to Bluegrass: Places to Brake on Virginia’s Longest Road

Like others who travel Virginia’s highways and byways on business, I often wonder what great little stories lay just off the four lane. What’s there waiting for me to explore?
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Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

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

April 12, 2018

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