If you’re hoping to get away for the day, look no further than Altavista, Virginia—located only a 30-minute drive from Lynchburg. When incorporated in 1912, the town encompassed a little...

Take The Party Outside With These Recipes For Easy Entertaining One of the best perks of summer is the opportunity to enjoy a meal outdoors. Whether on the patio or...

A voyage on Virginia’s “Valley” road STORY & PHOTOS BY JOE TENNIS Route 11 parallels I-81 like a neighborly older sibling, taking you from the scenic Shenandoah Valley to the...

Singer-songwriter returns to Lynchburg, where it all began Asked how she’s doing one Tuesday evening in March, Jane Claudio describes herself as “a little emotionally drained.” The 28-year-old singer-songwriter, who...

My husband is really starting to wish we had never planned a Lynchburg Living Idea House. He loves the house itself, of course—but me being at the house so often...

Father’s Café and Bakery Joins the Community Market Family For Father’s Café and Bakery, May 18 was like a family reunion. After a five-year hiatus, owner Ken Reed and his...

Smith Mountain Lake Pirate Days July 17-21 Batten down the hatches and raise your Jolly Roger as pirates take over Smith Mountain Lake! Back by popular demand, the lake’s “Pirate...

Unearthing stories and secrets at New London’s “Magnificent House” In the decades before the American Revolution, New London, Virginia, was what 19th-century historian Henry Howe described as “a place of...

For The Birds Local man with learning and developmental challenges breaks stereotypes with woodworking creations By Logan Smith Chris Russell has always appreciated nature. But something was different when the...