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Weaving the Story
For 50 years, the Visual Arts Center has nurtured fine craft, its artists and their students, and, in turn, the city. Offering more than 400 classes annually, VisArts continues to cross-pollinate the region’s community of makers and creators.
By Harry Kollatz Jr.

Facing Forward
Once drawn by the glimmer of a career in the fashion world, 30-year-old Lindsay Ess has changed her plans after losing both hands and feet because of a series of health crises. Now, with two newly transplanted hands, Ess is on a path of renewal, leading her to work with others who have lost limbs.
By Chris Dovi

The Good Bishop
Catholic Bishop Walter Sullivan presided over the Richmond diocese for almost 30 years, asserting his strong belief in peace and in the idea that Jews and Catholics should reconcile their difficult history, as recounted in this chapter from author Phyllis Theroux’s newly released biography.

New World Cuisine
Over the past 40 years, Richmond’s cuisine has gone global, unloading an explosion of Technicolor flavors. These days, “real Richmonders” come from all over the world, and they bring their food with them. Check out this local menu of authentic cuisine from Peru to Korea.
By Catherine Amos, Brandon Fox, Susan Howson, Rachel Machacek and Genevelyn Steele

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Focus
Running the Tour de France — for charity 

Scan
Advice for recent grads, the cost for urban chickens, more

Q&A
Talking to Virginia Pye about her debut novel

Media
A new magazine and a new culturalreview website

Health
ChildSavers offers comfort in times of trauma.

News
Retail revitalization on East Broad

And Another Thing
By Janet Giampietro
Severance pay for public employees

Flashback
By Harry Kollatz Jr.
The long and winding road to the creation of the James River Park

> LIVING

Datebook
Serious entertainment at the Virginia Burlesque and Sideshow Festival, Paul McCartney’s son plays The Camel and more

Style
Up-and-coming designers at RVA Fashion Week

Shop Talk
Modelogic [Wilhelmina] turns 20.

Travel
Dorothy Parker, design and dining in NYC

Parental Rites
By Anne Thomas Soffee
A city kid takes a shine to 4H.

Reflections
By Nancy Wright Beasley
Quilt project honors service members

Picture This
Collectors Night at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond

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Review
Dutch & Company

Quick Take
EAT by pescados china street

Events
¿Qué Pasa? Festival, Greek Festival, Northside Seafood Festival 2013, 29th Annual Lebanese Food Festival

Profile
Blue Bell Creameries;

5 Favorites
Mmm, mussels

Ingredient
You’ll heart strawberries.

Snapshots
Cajun-flavored Curbside Creations; Anderson’s Neck Oyster Co.

Brandon Eats
By Brandon Fox
Spring brings cookbooks.

Go West Guide

Summer/Fall 2013

New Restaurants at West Broad Village

Short Pump Marks 10 Years

16 Great Things to Do

Map and Listings

R•Health & Beauty

Spring 2013

Embers of Memory

Success with a Dramatic Diet

Richmonders Hone Their Workouts

A Brush With Colon Cancer

Hospitals and Medical Directory

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Shear Bliss  
The Nordt family has found the right balance on their Charles City County farm.

Home and Garden, In Harmony  
John Crowder and Mary Bacon bring beauty and balance back to their house built by legendary architect Ernest Flagg.

Exterior Expressions 
Three interior experts invite you into their backyards.

Greek Gourmet  
Stella’s owner Katrina Giavos carries on the family legacy, one dish at a time.

> DEPARTMENTS

The Goods
Awaken your sense of style with bold fabrics.

Experts
Welder Doug McDonald fuses art with function.

DIY
How to make mercury glass

The Gallery
Local art shows around town

At Home
All-time greatest hits

Favorites
VCU’s Sharran Parkinson surrounds herself with mementos of her past.

Gardening
French hydrangeas are quintessential Southern blooms.

Harry’s History
The legacy of two misunderstood architects in South Side

Occasions
Art180 finds a new home on Marshall Street.

Calendar
Gardens, homes and more

Q&A
Williams & Sherrill Creative Director Jamie Coffey on the International Gift and Home Furnishings Market

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