Virginia

Arts & Culture
Reclaiming Jefferson’s Monticello
New restorations paint a fuller picture of life on the president’s Virginia estate

Food & Drink
The End of a Spudnut Era in Virginia
The end of 2016 also brings the end of one of Charlottesville, Virginia’s, most beloved family-owned operations: The Spudnut Shop

Travel
The Real Story of America’s First Thanksgiving
Forget what you learned in elementary school

Homeplace
A Perfect Pairing
Tradition meets modern inside an artist and an antique dealer’s charming Virginia bungalow

Home & Garden
Inside a Charming Virginia Bungalow
Step inside this Southern cottage

Interview
Holding Court With John Grisham
Twenty-five years after The Firm hit bookstores, John Grisham reflects on his unusual path to best-seller-list titan

Arts & Culture
Finding the Forgotten
In an overgrown and all but lost African American cemetery in Richmond, a group of dedicated volunteers are trying to reclaim a buried history

Harvest
The Return of Chesapeake Bay Scallops
Once wiped out from the Chesapeake, bay scallops are returning to area waters—and dinner plates

Arts & Culture
Pony Up! It’s Time for Wild Horses
Apparently, quite a few G&G readers have a soft spot for Misty of Chincoteague

Adventures
Pedaling to the Past
A two-wheel journey on the Virginia Capital Trail

G&G Party Pics
Women in the Field: Ladies’ Farm Shoot
A day of sporting clays at Bundoran Farm in Charlottesville, Virginia

Travel
Flavors of Norfolk
Discover G&G’s favorite spots to savor in Norfolk, Virginia
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Traditions
My Father’s Ham
Like many a Southerner, the writer William Styron found joy and solace in a Virginia staple

Garden Variety
A Southern Literary Garden
How a family and a community came together to preserve a cultural landmark in Virginia

Arts & Culture
Fishing for Votes
Every April in Tidewater Virginia, politicians and ordinary folks gather to celebrate spring, smoked shad, and the age-old practice of civic discourse. Welcome to the Wakefield Shad Planking

Arts & Culture
Inside the Wakefield Shad Planking
A generations-old spring cookout in Virginia

The Southern Agenda
The Southern Agenda: April/May 2016
Goings-on in the South and beyond

Food & Drink
New Classic: Spicy Pimento Goat Cheese
A twist on a Southern classic

Travel
5 Reasons to Hit Virginia’s New Oyster Trail
The Commonwealth is the largest producer of wild-catch and farm-raised oysters in the country

Homeplace
Inside an Antebellum Virginia Farmstead
Tour this one-of-a-kind weekend escape