by Melinda Ojermark | Nov 23, 2022
Travel as a pedestrian in your own neighborhood Editor’s note: This story was originally published two years ago, and this version has been lightly edited. It certainly is a vivid reminder of where we were then and how far we’ve come since returning to a...
by Victor Block | Nov 15, 2014
To many people, Monticello and Charlottesville, Virginia, are synonymous. Indeed, even more than his famous home, the presence of Thomas Jefferson the Man can be felt throughout the quiet college town, about a three-hour drive from Washington, D.C. For any history...
by Fyllis Hockman | Oct 11, 2014
If houses say much about the people who live in them, three homes in the Charlottesville, Virginia area reveal much about three early American presidents. Their occupants were among eight presidents who were born in that state, and helped it earn its nickname as “The...
by Victor Block | Oct 26, 2013
I was mesmerized by the beauty and tranquility of the Ming Dynasty Chinese garden through which I was strolling. Images of intricately sculpted roofs and covered walkways were reflected in jade-green pools. Growths of willow, bamboo and other delicate plant life were...
by Victor Block | Aug 31, 2013
Women wearing the latest fashions stroll into Gucci and Neiman Marcus intent on adding to their chic winter wardrobe. Not far away, men and women wearing blue jeans and boots pass through the swinging doors of taverns that would be at home on the set of a Western...
by Victor Block | Jul 6, 2013
When I told a friend I was going to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, he asked if I was taking golf clubs. After I reminded him that I don’t play golf, he inquired, “So you’re going to relax on the beach, right?” Wrong! Most of the 15 million or so...
