Feature Articles

Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park opens its 2023 Turner Lecture Series with a presentation on Sunday, Jan. 8, at 2 p.m. DMM Boat Shop Director John England will lay out the history of  museum boatbuilding, the restoration of the F.D. Crockett buyboat and of the new...

The Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society is planning an exhibition that will showcase the rich history of African-American businesses in Middlesex County. The exhibition, slated to open in February 2023, will tell the little-known stories of some of the county’s enterprising Black entrepreneurs of the 19th and 20th...

Sundays at Two, a lecture series sponsored by the Lancaster Community Library (LCL), will return in January with a distinctly local flavor for 2023. “Time to mark your calendars for our 27th season which will open on Sunday, January 22,” said committee chairman Ernie Monschein. “All sessions are free and...

The Kilmarnock & District Pipe Band will hold its afternoon “Tribute to Robert Burns” event January 21 at the Masonic Lodge #100, 1434 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock. Doors will open at 1 p.m. and the program will begin at 2 p.m. Changes to the event include a ticket price reduction, an...

Deltaville’s Great Decisions lecture series returns this winter with in-person sessions at the Deltaville Community Association (DCA) building at 17147 General Puller Highway (Route 33). In pre-pandemic times, the popular series attracted 70-plus in-person attendees to many programs. The inaugural 2023 program is set for 10 a.m.-noon Friday, Jan. 27....

Like food and water, music is a staple in the lives of Danny and Katie Powers. A life without melodies and harmonies would be totally empty for the Northumberland County couple. “We are just big music heads,” said Katie. Maybe melomaniacs—meaning ones who obsessively love music—would be a more fitting...

  With water such an indelible part of the landscape of our region, it is no wonder that when it comes to recreation, so much is focused on getting out on the water. But sometimes seeing those abundant waters are best explored by land, specifically on the two wheels of...

  Preserving the spirt of animals is a skill mastered by Matt Jones of Whitetail Taxidermy at Miller’s Tavern in Essex County. Whether a shoulder mount or a full size display, the animals look alive. The eyes of Jones’ mounted coyote and bobcat are piercing. The deer or elk heads...

Joining the selection of Boar’s Head sliced meats, Burton creates mouth-watering signature sandwiches with 12-hour, slow roasted and seasoned beef brisket and corned beef brisket. It was only fitting I began and ended my meal at Sweet Tooth Cafe in Gloucester Village with a sweet treat. The restaurant and bakery...

We asked. You voted. Once again, our readers let us know what makes the Rivah special in our 7th annual Best of the Rivah Contest! From wineries to oysters, chicken to bait, art to ice cream and much, much more… you have chosen our area’s favorites. Thank you for helping us...