Thursday, March 24th, 2016
No matter the season, outdoor living in the New River Valley is in vogue. As spring approaches, here are some top trends that can influence the look, feel and function of your outdoor spaces. Outdoor rooms: Thanks to advances in all-weather materials, furnishings and accessories, you can outfit an outdoor living space in much the
Thursday, March 24th, 2016
Text by Karl H. Kazaks Photos by Tom Wallace “Instantly, instinctively, you know.” So says the narrator of a 1959 television ad for Ford’s new top-of-the-line, full-size car, the Galaxie. As a boy, Curtis Nolen saw...
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016
This April, the Fashion Merchandising and Design Society at Virginia Tech will showcase student designs and local boutique fashion at their annual spring fashion show, Into the Wild. Each year the show takes on a different theme,...
Wednesday, January 6th, 2016
Text by Jennifer Poff Cooper Photos by Always and Forever Photography From their first meeting at a Hokie football game to their wedding at the German Club Manor, Chrissy Story and Derek Grysko’s relationship has had...
Wednesday, January 6th, 2016
Text by Jennifer Poff Cooper Photos by Natalie Gibbs Photography Tradition was a key component to the successful wedding of Ashley Nelson and Allen Childress, natives of Grayson County and Shawsville, respectively. They met as freshmen...
Wednesday, January 6th, 2016
Text by David Phipps Photos by Kaitlyn Phipps Photography From the oldest surviving permanent photograph of an image formed in a camera by the French inventor Nicéphore Niépce in 1826 or 1827 to today’s coffee-table style albums...
Wednesday, January 6th, 2016
If you’re thinking about an island getaway but can’t quite figure out how to line up meals and activities, then the all-inclusive resort vacation is for you. As a seasoned traveler who has explored the globe on...
Wednesday, January 6th, 2016
Text by Joanne M. Anderson Photos by Always and Forever Photography Before America declared its independence in 1776, Mike Payne’s family cabin, now part of his home in Christiansburg, was built, log by log, from wood...
Wednesday, January 6th, 2016
Text by Karl H. Kazaks Photos by Tom Wallace When you first see Gerry Clark’s 2016 Polaris Slingshot, it’s hard to know whether to call it a motorcycle or a car. It has no top and...
Friday, December 18th, 2015
Text by Michael R. Jones As with most noble occupations, you can learn a lot of life lessons from a farmer. My grandparents, Sam and Annie, were farmers. Their parents were sharecroppers, and I would guess their...