Seven Days

Montpelier’s Down Home Kitchen Adds Supper Service

Down Home Kitchen at 100 Main Street in Montpelier will add supper to its breakfast and lunch service starting the Friday after Thanksgiving, owner Mary Alice Proffitt said. The Southern-style ...
WRIC

Fired Montpelier staffer returns to lead the founding father’s home

ORANGE, Va. (WRIC) — Dr. Elizabeth Chew, former Chief Curator at the historic home of founding father James Madison, will return to lead the site two months after she and two other senior staffers ...
Seven Days

Montpelier’s Down Home Kitchen Will Close End of Year

Down Home Kitchen, the Southern-style restaurant at 100 Main Street in Montpelier, will close at the end of the year, owner Mary Alice Proffitt told Seven Days. Proffitt, 39, opened the restaurant in ...
New York Post

Woke home of founder James Madison tries to ease outrage over biased history

Staffers at James Madison's Montpelier home are planning to host of a number of events commemorating "Constitution Day" on Sept. 17. Adrienne Eichner/eichnerstudios.com Woke staffers at James ...
The Washington Post

David Rubenstein gives $10 million to Montpelier, home of James Madison

Local philanthropist David M. Rubenstein announced Saturday that he is giving $10 million to Montpelier, the historic Orange, Va., home of the nation's fourth president, James Madison. The donation ...