Songwriters Converge on Amelia Island, April 10-12 

March 11, 2025

 The northernmost community on Amelia Island — and the northernmost on all of Florida’s Atlantic Coast — is Fernandina Beach (pop. 13,000). Home to eagles, egrets, pelicans, foxes, armadillos, gopher […]

New Haven: British Art, Brutalist Architecture

February 27, 2025

Philanthropist, connoisseur and horse breeder Paul Mellon, who died in 1999, was devoted to three art museums: the National Gallery of Art, his father Andrew’s gift to the nation; the […]

Amelia Island Hosts 30th Concours d’Elegance 

February 12, 2025

Concours d’Elegance — meaning “competition of elegance” — originally referred to horse-drawn carriage parades in Paris. Since cars replaced carriages, the term has been applied to events featuring high-style and […]

‘Make Way for Berthe Weill’ in New York

January 27, 2025

Q: Does Columbia, New York City’s Ivy League university, established by royal charter as King’s College in 1754, have an art museum? A: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art […]

Philly in January

December 23, 2024

Philadelphia’s Mummers Parade, the city’s New Year’s Day version of Mardi Gras, will step off at 17th and Market Streets at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, looping to the […]

A Winter Holiday Hotel: The St. Gregory


This winter, making the gratifying transition from frosty outdoors to toasty indoors is guaranteed at the St. Gregory Hotel. The West End property’s top-to-bottom renovation in 2018 — by Philadelphia’s […]

In Country: Virginia’s Hotel Petersburg to Reopen Next Month 

November 13, 2024

After decades of dormancy in the wake of a destructive 1969 fire, the historic Hotel Petersburg, located at 20 West Tabb St. in Petersburg, Virginia, will reopen as part of […]

Getting to Know 2 AKA Hotels

November 6, 2024

Though both offer high-style luxury, two new D.C.-area hotels under the AKA banner are as different — in the words of their management — as “Night” and “Day.” “Day” refers […]

Miglia 1000 Rides Again in Middleburg

October 23, 2024

Middleburg, Virginia is once again hosting the popular Miglia Race now through Sunday. The event is steeped in history in Italy, and represents sport, culture and a sense of community. […]

October 2024 In Country Calendar

October 9, 2024

If you’re looking for a great weekend getaway, there are plenty of great options in Maryland and Virginia. In fact, October is Virginia Wine Month. Mark your calendars for events […]