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High Tea at Time Well Spent

High Tea at Time Well Spent

     I’d never been to high tea and I’d never been to Summerville, SC, so I did not know what to expect when my group finally arrived at Time Well Spent after a wee detour on our way home from a conference. We’d found the place online and made reservations for high tea earlier [...]

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Mustard’s Last Stand

Mustard’s Last Stand

     I’ve traveled a lot more over the past year than I probably have in my life combined, and I’ve learned a lot about finding the charming, weird, and awesome in any given place, though many would argue that the charming and weird seek me out just as much as I stumble upon them. [...]

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Music from the Bridge

Music from the Bridge

     I’m amongst a crowd hovering forty feet above Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, who are waving back at us with a combination of elation and gratitude. We have all gathered on the bridge that runs by the nTelos Wireless Pavilion at the end of the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, Virginia to catch a [...]

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Deal’s Gap

Deal’s Gap

     The winter was just cold enough to keep us close to home, but not cold enough to inspire ski trips or pastoral winter scenes. For many of my less-dedicated motorcyclismo friends, it was cold enough to keep their trusty steeds in the barn – no longer. It’s time to dust off your two-wheeled [...]

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Historic Spaces: Nolan House

Historic Spaces: Nolan House

     Editor’s note:  This is the first in a series of articles on historic structures across the South.      Only a few minutes north of the sleepy, picturesque, quintessentially Southern town of Madison, Georgia sits the old abandoned Nolan Plantation in the tiny town of Bostwick, Georgia. For most of the small town’s history, [...]

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The Whiskey Jar

The Whiskey Jar

It’s Thursday night. Loud bluegrass fills the air, liquor is flowing, and people are crammed in, hugging those with familiar faces, laughing, and dancing in between the tables. This is The Whiskey Jar, and it’s Charlottesville, Virginia’s newest addition to the local food scene. I sat down with Will Richey, one of the owners, to [...]

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Highland Maple Festival

     Yes, it’s been a mild winter, and there’s not been much temptation to head to the mountains to freeze without the justification of snow. But the small communities in Highland County, Virginia can supply you with more than just a reason to see the mountains this early spring – maple syrup.     [...]

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New to Old & Old to New: Salvaged Style and Antique Charm in Raleigh, N.C.

     Repurposed. Refurbished. Refinished. Salvaged. Vintage. Antique. Whatever you prefer to call your personal home decorating style, Revival Antiques in Raleigh, N.C. is well worth a weekend browse. They’ve got a little bit of everything when it comes to adding a touch of classic southern charm. From lamps, bookends and burlap place mats to [...]

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