If only the path to career success and happiness – trumpet fanfare included – was a straight line. Imagine knowing, with a peaceful certainty, when you launched, you would land exactly where you’re supposed to. Unfortunately, it often takes going ’round the bend before finding where you are meant to be. True in most career paths, but particularly in those more malleable than traditional ones, those that require a certain creativity to finesse. Jessica Jones grew up in Winchester, Va., …
Best wardrobe pieces: Winter jacket, mittens, waterproof boots, heavy socks, turtleneck, warm hat with pompom on top, long thick scarf, cable crew sweater, flannel lined jeans, long wool or flannel skirt. For …
Maybe you just moved here from a big bustling metropolis. Maybe you just moved from the next town over. Or maybe you’ve actually been here for years! Whatever your story, you’re welcome …
You know what they say, “when one door closes … go ahead and decorate it!” (They do say that, right?) At the pinnacle of symbolism, a door is a passageway, a transition …
Roya Gharavi had many advantages when designing her Blacksburg house. She and husband Floyd Merryman both embraced a mountain contemporary design which utilizes natural materials and capitalizes on large windows and beautiful …
Famous for its whimsical take on one girl’s dream, “The Nutcracker” ballet, in all its glitter snow and sugar plum glory, was first performed in December of 1892 in Russia. At the …
When kids ask the Hot Rod Santa “Where is your sleigh?” and “Where is Rudolph?”, he looks around and responds: “They are still in the North Pole because there’s no snow here …
Parker Stafford was 12 years old when he remembers first being impressed by glass. He had traveled to England with his grandparents and was awestruck by stained glass windows. After graduating from …
At a party back in my 20s in Boulder, Colorado, I could make a rum-and-Coke-over-ice or one can of Coors beer last several hours. That might make me the only sober person …
Cocoa Mia owners Grayson and Jennifer Rudd are bringing the fanciest floral flavors to downtown Floyd. The chocolatiers have created an aromatic ambiance where new patrons are greeted with decadent samples of …