“Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations” – Henry David Thoreau “A library building is brick, mortar, and wood but its real life is found in the dedicated employees” so said Friends of...
Eight area artists will be participating in the upcoming Second Annual Artist’s Studio Tour to benefit the Fluvanna County Historical Society on June 30 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Historical Society is sponsoring a studio tour to raise money for the Endowment Fund while promoting Fluvanna’s artists.New to the tour this year are longer...
Elmwood at Sparks calls itself a café but I think it is more like an upscale deli or an American bistro. Located on Rt. 20 in the historic Sparks building in Orange, it is a small, narrow storefront restaurant that feels open in every sense of the word. Light streams in from the front windows, there are tall ceilings with fans, and an...
I have problems with water. Unlike some of you who can grow Russian sage and santolina, I have wet soil and bad drainage. I have tried to change this over the years, but going with my new garden philosophy of ‘go along get along’, I am now planting bog plants, plants for wet conditions, moisture loving plants.
The temperature was cool and the humidity was low when the 8th annual Timo’s 5k race was started promptly at 9 on the morning of June 16. Bugler Darrel Baughan begins the race each year by playing the first few bars of the William Tell Overture. ...