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Carol and Frank McCracken Join Long & Foster’s Strawberry Street Office in Richmond Long & Foster Real Estate welcomes Carol and Frank McCracken of the McCracken Team, to its Strawberry Street office in Richmond.

Join us today at this beautiful custom built home!

I had hoped to continue my column forever, but the end has come. I want to thank all my wonderful, supportive readers who have been there through the years. I also want to thank the exceptional editors I have had and talented staff who made me look better.

End of an era - Chesterfield Observer I had hoped to continue my column forever, but the end has come. I want to thank all my wonderful, supportive readers who have been there through the years. I also want to thank the exceptional editors I have had and talented staff who made me look better. Thanks to Greg Pearson, who started the pap...

Hello to all of you, dear kitchen enthusiasts. As I’m sure many of you have heard, this is our last paper. I cannot tell you what a delight it has been to cook with you from a distance. Sharing stories and recipes over the past six years has been such a treasure.

A sweet goodbye: Let’s soothe this moment of melancholy with a sugary, rich bit of love – English toffee - Chesterfield Observer Topped with crunchy nuts and rich chocolate, these toffee treats make the perfect sweet gift for yourself or your Valentine. JENNY MCQUEEN Hello to all of you, dear kitchen enthusiasts. As I’m sure many of you have heard, this is our last paper. I cannot tell you what a delight it has been to cook...

By any measure, Dennis Barbaro is a successful restaurateur. Fired from a dishwashing job on Long Island at 15, the New York native, bounced back into the business to establish a small empire that spans eight states, and includes one of the newest restaurants at Westchester Commons, Napa Kitchen and Wine.

Napa Kitchen and Wine: California dreaming - Chesterfield Observer Dennis Barbaro, owner of Napa Kitchen and Wine ASH DANIEL By any measure, Dennis Barbaro is a successful restaurateur. Fired from a dishwashing job on Long Island at 15, the New York native, bounced back into the business to establish a small empire that spans eight states, and includes one of the n...

Writer, poet and storyteller

Q: How has your artistic journey shaped the “Makin’ Cake” show?

In my 20s, I was living in Chicago, and a friend invited me to an open mic. I’ve been writing fiction since I was a kid, and I’ve been a storyteller for as long as I’ve known. When I went to my first open mic night, I thought, “Wow, these are not the poems I studied in high school or analyzed in college.

Five Minutes With… Dasha Kelly Hamilton - Chesterfield Observer Writer, poet and storyteller On Feb. 19, the Perkinson Center for the Arts & Education will host Dasha Kelly Hamilton, a writer, poet and storyteller. She will present, “Makin’ Cake,” an original performance of poems and stories about race, class and equality in America. Q: How has your artist...

Chesterfield Recovery Academy – a partnership between Chesterfield County Public Schools, the county’s Community Services Board and the state Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services – opened for classes Aug. 22 with a capacity of 25 students and authorization from the Virginia Board of Education to teach all 81 courses offered in classrooms across the state.

Leading the way on a clean path: Recovery school coordinator Savoy tells of progress so far - Chesterfield Observer JUSTIN SAVOY Chesterfield Recovery Academy – a partnership between Chesterfield County Public Schools, the county’s Community Services Board and the state Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services – opened for classes Aug. 22 with a capacity of 25 students and authorization fr...

When Angela Patton acquired 9 acres of land in the Bensley suburb of Chesterfield, she was determined to do something impactful with it. “I wanted something that could be for the girls, but also for the community,” she says. “Something that would make a difference.”

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Farm to table: Chesterfield County’s Bensley suburb making space for an “agrihood” housing model When Angela Patton acquired 9 acres of land in the Bensley suburb of Chesterfield, she was determined to do something impactful with it. “I wanted something t

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When Jonathan and I landed in Bucharest after an early flight from Amsterdam, our immediate feeling was that we had left the West and entered the East. Intellectually, I knew that Romania bordered Ukraine and had once been behind the Iron Curtain. But after landing at a Soviet-era airport, checking Google Maps, and seeing Moscow in the upper right corner, we shared a definite chill.

In the land of Vlad Dracula: Unnerving moments in Romania and a less eerie perspective of the Transylvanian myths - Chesterfield Observer The country of Romania, which borders Ukraine and was once part of the Soviet Bloc, contains a fascinating history. In more recent memory, it witnessed the 1989 popular revolt against Communist President Nikolae Ceausescu, and in the 15th century, the legend of Vlad the Impaler was born. HUNTER REAR...

I have been working on cleaning out my closet and am almost finished. It has been an ongoing project for five or 10 years now. I don’t keep track. I just know I have been working on it intermittently for a long time. The problem isn’t that I need a bigger closet – then I would just save more things I might wear in the upcoming decade.

Paring down, very patiently - Chesterfield Observer I have been working on cleaning out my closet and am almost finished. It has been an ongoing project for five or 10 years now. I don’t keep track. I just know I have been working on it intermittently for a long time. The problem isn’t that I need a bigger closet – then I would just save more t...

Greg Speeks remembers as a young boy riding on the fuel truck with his grandfather to deliver fuel oil to customer’s homes.

“We went all around town,” he says. “If people needed fuel oil in the middle of the night, we would go and bring it to them.”

Speeks’ grandfather, W. Gwyn Speeks, started W. G. Speeks in 1943.

A long-burning duty: Founded in 1943, the Chesterfield-based W.G. Speeks marks 80 years of keeping people comfortable at home and at work Greg Speeks remembers as a young boy riding on the fuel truck with his grandfather to deliver fuel oil to customer’s homes. “We went all around town,”