December/January Issue On Stands Now!

In this issue:
Local Gift Guide
A holiday spotlight on Central Virgnia artisans crafting everything from handcrafted knives to candles, choclate and jewelry to embroidered gifts. Thoughtful, well-made, and proudly local.
The Joy of Making
Charlottesville’s maker spaces invite you to roll up your sleeves and create pottery, glass art, and more – perfect for handmade gifts or creative time together.
A Creative Life
Brian Calhoun shares how curiosity, persistence, and play have shaped his life as a maker of handcrafte guitars and an invetor of board games and one-string instruments for kids.
… and more!
Features
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HEART & SOUL
Renovate, Restore, Repurpose In an era dominated by the proliferation of sprawling, cookie-cutter housing developments, design/build contractor Enoch Snyder is doing something rare. He listens care...
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The Night Shift
By Rob Seal • Photography by Jack Looney When most of us are turning off the lights and settling in for a good night’s sleep, the day is just beginning for those hearty few who work through the nig...
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The Ghosts Among Us
Haunted History of Central Virginia “Virginia may well be the most haunted state in America,” writes L.B. Taylor Jr. in The Big Book of Virginia Ghost Stories. Taylor believes that the many old man...