Feature Articles

In the past months of shut-downs, cancellations and isolation, the Wonderful Book Club of the Middlesex County Woman’s Club has managed to shift to Zoom meetings, ably arranged by Hazel Laughton, and when the weather was comfortable, to combine outside-distanced Zoom meetings from the spacious porch of Southern Sighs...

This article was originally published in the Fall 2013 issue of The Rivah Visitor's Guide. by Larry Chowning -  As part of Gloucester County’s 350th anniversary celebration in 2001, and using grant funds from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, the county created an African-American Heritage Trail Tour...

by Larry Chowning -  During colonial Virginia's 1640s real estate land rush, the first official English settlers arrived in Lancaster County and, what would become Middlesex County, armed with markers, pads and broad axes to record and mark their land grant property lines. They paddled and poled along creeks and...

Lancaster County’s new $18 million entertainment venue has something for everyone from the adventurous to the laid back. Take a walk on the wild side high above the arcade on the ropes course, scale the climbing wall or zoom around the winding go-kart track. Take in a movie in...

Story and photos by Megan Schiffres You may think window art looks hard, but it’s really not as much of a pane in the glass as you would think! Window artist Lisa Pittman of Lancaster has been decorating windows for at least five years, and says it’s a much more...

by Jackie Nunnery -  Tucked back off Urbanna’s Cross Street, Portside Grill is something of a hidden gem. On Urbanna Creek at Urbanna Port Marina, the outdoor patio is the perfect place to enjoy the waning days of autumn along with some great food and drink. Portside Grill is a family...

We asked. You voted. This is the 5th year of The Best of the Rivah Contest and once again, our readers let us know what makes the Rivah special!  From wineries to oysters, chicken to bait, art to ice cream and much, much more… you have chosen our area’s favorites. Thank...

offers 'a good, red wine, sweet sangria, music, entertainment and culture' Photos and story by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Zoll Vineyards is more than a winery. It’s where friends meet for paint night and a class of chardonnay, where sweethearts learn to make sushi while having a glass of Riesling, where singles...

by Jackie Nunnery -  Mention Angelo’s Restaurant and Raw Bar, a decades-old tradition tucked into a corner of Kings Highway as it cuts through Montross, and you’re most likely to hear “their baked spaghetti is really good.” And while that is, in fact true, if that is all you ever tried,...

story and photos by Tom Chillemi Clay artifacts from many ancient cultures survive and offer clues on how people in the distant past lived, according to Karen Podd, who with her husband, Robert Podd, created “The Poddery” in Mathews. These ancient finds include not only luxury clay pieces, but everyday items...