Virginia Living

When your author was in high school, and an ardent devotee of that status-killing demographic “theatre kids,” I took part in a production of the play Arsenic and Old Lace. For those unfamiliar with this venerable comedy, it features two dotty elderly spinster sisters, Abby and Martha, who—solely out of kind-hearted compassion, they insist—murder lonely old gentlemen ...

Few have done more to help put Star City on the culinary map than veteran chef and restaurateur Jeff Farmer. He launched and helmed Italian standout Fortunato; legendary fine-dinery Lucky Restaurant; and the Scandinavian-style Stock Bistro & Bar. Never one to sit still for long, Farmer has once again shifted directions to open a new, self-described “fine-diving” concept w...

Francophiles in Alexandria’s Old Town had reason to celebrate when the beloved tiny gem announced it would open a sister café on Jefferson Street in 2025. Both Café du Soleils sit about a mile from one another and both offer a rapturous mix of simple...

Each year, the Commonwealth’s finest writers gather in Richmond for the Virginia Literary Awards, sponsored by the Library of Virginia Foundation, for the state’s most anticipated literary celebration. Now in its 28th year, the gala honors outstanding authors across five categories: poetry, fiction, nonfiction, children’s literature, and literary lifetime achievement. Readers...

When more than 60 tall ships and military vessels from 30 countries glide into Virginia waters this June, they’ll carry centuries of seafaring history—and usher in one of the most ambitious celebrations America has ever staged.

Sail250 Virginia, the Commonwealth’s landmark commemoration of the nation’s