Thanksgiving is easily my most favorite holiday. Food, friends, family, and did I mention food....what's not to like! For me this has customarily meant putting a 26-pound turkey in the oven beginning at eight in the morning and then taking so much pleasure in setting the table for 30-40 friends and family members. For the last several years preparing Staunton Antiques Center & The Artisans … [Read more...]
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like…Local!
It's early November — where did this year go? Wherever the year sped off to, it's time again for the downtown merchants in Staunton to band together to help showcase all the amazing talent and commitment to community that's at the heart of Staunton life. And the kick off to all of that begins this Friday, November 8th, from 6-9pm, when downtown Staunton comes alive for the holiday season with … [Read more...]
Vendor Profile: Stuart’s Empire!
From time-to-time I like to highlight the amazing and wonderful vendors who help make the Staunton Antiques Center (SAC) not just another antique mall, but rather a community of curators, makers, and finders who, together, are more than any of us would be on our own. You can see a couple of my earlier posts on our vendors here: Vendor Profile: VT's Empire Vendor Profile: Vintage … [Read more...]
How To Go Antiquing (For Daters, Too!)
Antiquing is a verb. It's perhaps a made-up verb but it's a verb nonetheless. And it means to go out antique shopping. Pretty simple. Pretty straightforward. Yet all the time I — or one of my staff members — hear from friends or acquaintances that they'd love to go antique shopping but they don't know how. Now to us that seems crazy because we're out there all the time hunting down finds to … [Read more...]
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