William Tell Fritzler: Directing Special Events

William Tell Fritzler—who goes by Tell—admits that his parents had “a heck of a sense of humor” when naming him. Sitting behind his desk at the Boys & Girls Clubs in the Danville Area (BGCDA), the Director of the Annual Fund & Special Events simultaneously laughs and talks while explaining, “My mom, the librarian, really... Read More

Cover Features

July 25, 2014

Keeping the Beat Going at the Heart Line Restaurant

For the past 24 years, Debra Parker, owner and operator of the Heart Line Restaurant on Riverside Drive, has awakened at 3:00 a.m. By 6:00 a.m. she has coffee ready for her early-morning regulars. They sometimes wait in their cars for the restaurant to open and sometimes Debra surprises them with steaming cups delivered curbside.... Read More

Cover Features

June 10, 2014

Remembering Dan Daniel (Park) and the Veterans Memorial

Most Danville area residents are familiar with the 170-acre Dan Daniel Memorial Park on River Park Drive and the half-acre Veterans Memorial located to the left of its entrance, but to fully understand the close connection between the park’s namesake and the monument, one needs to travel to Hawaii. As strange as that sounds, it’s... Read More

Articles

June 10, 2014

Editor’s Note : May 2014

The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. When poet William Wallace wrote that line in 1865, he was probably thinking about a feminine hand guiding her offspring to maturity. In 2014, the norm has changed and that hand could be male or female and it might not belong to... Read More

Editor's Note

May 9, 2014

Kim & William Gentry: Preserving One Building at a Time

itting on a comfy sofa in the 1931 Georgian Revival home built for John Schoolfield, Jr., the scion of the mill dynasty that became Dan River Mills, Kim Gentry recalls the time she and future husband, William, met more than 20 years ago. “I was a DCC student and bartender at Bogies on South Main... Read More

Features

May 9, 2014

Sara Spissu: 21st Century Gibson Girl

During the week, Danville native Sara Spissu is a loan administrator at CIT, but on weekends she transforms into a curator, mender, photographer, model, seller and shipper of vintage clothing on eBay and Etsy.com. Even though she lives on the upper floor of an historic building in Danville’s River District, the UVA graduate, with degrees... Read More

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March 8, 2014

Julie & Ethan Brown – Opening Virginia’s First Winery/Brewery

Julie Brown calls it “calculated serendipity.” Ethan Brown refers to it as “destiny.” Overlooking that minor difference, the couple agrees that the reason they will be opening Virginia’s first co-existing winery/brewery on Danville’s Trade Street in April is because, “The universe was talking to us and we just had to listen.” It all started in... Read More

Features

January 27, 2014

Putting Family First at Home and Work

Amanda McBride is a woman of firm convictions. The Operations and Marketing Manager at the Danville Mall on Piedmont Drive and Liberty Fair Mall in Martinsville is a self-described woman of faith, always puts family first, and never gives less than 100% to any task. Setting those priorities early in her career has provided balance... Read More

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William Tell Fritzler: Directing Special Events

Keeping the Beat Going at the Heart Line Restaurant

Remembering Dan Daniel (Park) and the Veterans Memorial

Editor’s Note : May 2014

Kim & William Gentry: Preserving One Building at a Time

Sara Spissu: 21st Century Gibson Girl

Julie & Ethan Brown – Opening Virginia’s First Winery/Brewery

Putting Family First at Home and Work

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