A Brew Lover’s Utopia

Brew lovers rejoice! More than 60 craft beers will be on tap for the second annual SoBo Brew Fest, happening at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 11 at Constitution Square, located at 432 Main Street in South Boston. This year’s festival will provide a fun day of sampling expertly chosen craft beers, live music, food... Read More

Food + Drink, Local

April 12, 2019

It’s All About the Details

If a car is truly restored, it requires no one to speak on its behalf. A well-restored car speaks for itself. “It’s all about the details,” says car restorer of thirty-two years, Jeffrey Merrill. Jeffrey is a passionate, experienced car restorer of Black Dog Restorations. Jeffrey believes that what makes the way in which he... Read More

Features

April 10, 2019

Every Piece of Furniture Tells a Story

To some people, the furniture in Dr. Andrew Gehrken’s home might look like pieces of dark wood. Most pieces date to the late 18th and early 19th centuries. They were made in Eastern and Piedmont Virginia and North Carolina during a time when this land was transforming through revolution from a backwater colony of a... Read More

Local

March 28, 2019

Life Unfiltered

What in the world am I writing about? It’s a question I’ve asked myself while trying to decide what direction this column should go in. It’s a question you may ask yourself sometimes when reading this column. I want to be clear: I’m not a fitness guru or parenting expert. I’m a 31-year-old husband and... Read More

Columns, Confessions of a 30 Something

March 21, 2019

Double the Drama

PHCC Patriot Players and TheatreWorks Community Players offer year-round entertainment in Martinsville-Henry County, Virginia No other art form can bring stories to life the way that live theatre can. There is something magical about a group of people banding together, interpreting a script and presenting the author’s words for the audience to experience in person.... Read More

Arts + Music, Culture

March 15, 2019

Running for a Cure

The Danville-Pittsylvania Cancer Association, The Danville Running and Fitness, and Danville Parks & Recreation are partnering to bring the 10th Annual Bridge2Bridge 5K, 10Km Bike Ride, and Kids’ Fun Ride to Danville on April 13, 2019. Over 700 people attended the 2018 event that raised 58,000 dollars to help aid the Danville-Pittsylvania Cancer Association’s mission... Read More

Community Strong, Local

February 27, 2019

The Music Man

We last spoke with Matt Crowder in November 2016. At the time, Crowder had just finished playing on Jason Springs’s debut album, Blue Collar Bones and Busted Knuckles. Since then, he has continued to play the local scene, released a debut solo album, and is this year’s top vote-getter in the 2019 Rave Awards. Crowder... Read More

Arts + Music, Culture, Local