The History—and Rebirth—of the Blue ridge Tunnel A family of four emerged from the Blue Ridge Tunnel on a recent sunny afternoon, blinking in the sun. They stowed their headlamps and stepped to the side of the tunnel’s yawning entrance to drink water and allow others...
Nostalgia, Food, & Scenery Await Train Passengers Railroad history comes alive on the Virginia Scenic Railway, offering a memorable journey through some of central Virginia’s most scenic landscapes. Departing from the historic Amtrak station in Staunton, this...
The Many Lives of Milton Airfield Located on the Rivanna River across from the Glenmore neighborhood, Milton Airfield encompasses 172 acres of mostly floodplain. And while you won’t see airplanes taking off and landing at the old airfield these days, it once thrived...
JMRL Flourishes in the Digital Age The ways that we get our information have changed dramatically during the past several decades. With the rise of the internet in the mid-90s, the introduction of the iPhone in 2007 and the ever-increasing influence of social media,...
An Old Library Gets a Makeover Photos by Tom Daly, courtesy of UVA Library Alderman Library opened its doors in 1938, replacing the Rotunda as the University of Virginia’s main library. For generations of patrons, Alderman was a charming place for research and study....
Alison Dickie turns the page after three decades with albemarle Magazine The year was 1991. The Cold War ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Michael Jordan won the first of his six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. The internet’s first website went...