A recent birthday lunch with our son at Depot Grille in Staunton was his choice of restaurant to celebrate his special day. He had his pick of Harrisonburg and Staunton, and he picked Depot. It runs in the family....
February 2014
Showing posts with label Depot Grille. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Depot Grille. Show all posts
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Friday, January 24, 2014
Staunton's Depot Grille ... lunch with Barb
I met Barb today for lunch at the Depot Grille at Staunton's train station where we ate on the "porch" that overlooks downtown Staunton, enjoying the snow and icicles outside the window.
We lingered over lunch getting caught up on life until we were the only ones left on the porch. That's what happens when long-time political junkies get together ... well, at least when these two political junkies get together. LOL.
I forgot to take the usual food shot but here's the iced tea glass. :)
As the 14-degree temp crept in the windows, Barb moved over closer to the gas logs.
At mid-day it was a whopping 14 degrees in downtown Staunton.
A flower pot of colorful crayons invites all to unleash the artist inside all of us. Barb set to work leaving a message on the table: "EdforSenate.com" as in Ed Gillespie.
We talked about local politics, state politics, national politics, and we talked about Ed.
Those icicles would put a hurt on you if they let loose over your head but they surely were pretty looking out the window over the Wharf and downtown Staunton.
Good lunch, as always, and good friendship. Thanks, Barb!
Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell
Staunton, Virginia
January 24, 2014
Monday, August 19, 2013
Staunton weekend lunch with the Bollings
Virginia's Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling and wife Jean Ann at Staunton's Depot Grille over the weekend.
Jean Ann and Bill Bolling on the railroad bridge behind the Depot Grille Restaurant with a commanding view of downtown Staunton.
Jean Ann Bolling, Kurt Michael, Bill Bolling
Sears Hill observation deck overlooking the train station and downtown Staunton.
Heading up Sears Hill to look over the city from the observation deck.
Walking the downtown streets of Staunton on a beautiful day with temps in the mid-70s.
Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell
August 17, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Photo: Bill and Jean Ann Bolling on Staunton's Sears Hill bridge
Lunch Saturday with Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling, Jean Ann Bolling, and Dr. Kurt Michael at Depot Grille on a beautiful day in historic Staunton, Virginia. My life is richer for longtime friendships with people who have
servant's hearts.
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about
things that matter."
–Martin Luther King Jr.
Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell
August 18, 2013
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Fun in historic downtown Staunton ... lunch at Depot Grille
The Depot Grille at the historic train station in Staunton, Virginia.
One of our favorite local restaurants, Barb and I stepped out for some girl talk and good food. That area of downtown is known as "The Wharf" because trains unloaded goods directly into adjoining warehouses during Victorian days. When the depot was destroyed during a major train derailment at the turn of the century, local architect T.J. Collins designed the current ca 1902 building.
Box cars on old railroad tracks along with the cobblestone drive are reminders of an earlier time in the Queen City. The C&O station was used into the 1960s and renovated in the 1980s. Amtrack and freight trains still run but the depot is now divided into shops and two restaurants.
One of the Depot's box cars is visible from the porch area of the restaurant. Behind the photographer is the historic 40-foot bar that was originally located in the luxury Ten Ayck Hotel in Albany, New York. Legend has it that that the Ten Eyck was the official Republican Party watering hole for that State Capitol. The bar was saved before demolition of the hotel and transported to Staunton where it was installed in the refurbished depot.
One of our favorite local restaurants, Barb and I stepped out for some girl talk and good food. That area of downtown is known as "The Wharf" because trains unloaded goods directly into adjoining warehouses during Victorian days. When the depot was destroyed during a major train derailment at the turn of the century, local architect T.J. Collins designed the current ca 1902 building.
One of the Depot's box cars is visible from the porch area of the restaurant. Behind the photographer is the historic 40-foot bar that was originally located in the luxury Ten Ayck Hotel in Albany, New York. Legend has it that that the Ten Eyck was the official Republican Party watering hole for that State Capitol. The bar was saved before demolition of the hotel and transported to Staunton where it was installed in the refurbished depot.
The Staunton Station's board walkway and cobblestone driveway.
Amtrak's "The Cardinal" stops at Staunton's railroad station three times per week in each direction on its route between Washington, DC, and Chicago. "The Cardinal" can be boarded at Washington, DC's Union Station at 10:35 AM on a Sunday, Wednesday, or Friday morning, arriving in Staunton at 2:15 PM that afternoon. Return to Washington is on a Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday afternoons, leaving Staunton at 3:21 PM and arriving at Union Station at 7:30 PM that evening.
Looking from the train station across downtown Staunton to historic Trinity Episcopal Church ca 1746 with Tiffany stained glass windows and a Pomplitz & Company pipe organ that was refurbished by local internationally-known Taylor & Boody Organ Makers.
Perhaps its main claim to fame was the fact that the Virginia General Assembly members escaped the British army in 1781 by crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains to Staunton. For 16 days, from June 7-23, 1781, the church served as the Virginia state capitol.
Perhaps its main claim to fame was the fact that the Virginia General Assembly members escaped the British army in 1781 by crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains to Staunton. For 16 days, from June 7-23, 1781, the church served as the Virginia state capitol.
After lunch, Barb and I headed to the Coca Mill Chocolatier shop on Staunton's Beverley Street for something sweet from their selection of chocolate treats. Voted best overall chocolates by the Wall Street Journal in a nationwide surprise taste test, Cocoa Mill also operates a shop in nearby Lexington, Virginia. More photos of this sweet shop are here.
Downtown Staunton' Board and Batten House at 118 West Johnson Street is used as an office building for a local company.
Looking east on Beverley Street which serves as a main street for Staunton.
Looking east on Frederick Street toward Mary Baldwin College.
Rt. 250 heading west of Staunton at Rt. 262 bypass intersection. Appalachian Mountains are in the distance.
Farmland in Augusta County west of Staunton.
Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell
16 August 2011
16 August 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Mark Tinsley remembered as hundreds turn out for memorial service
What a wonderful tribute today to a man who was well loved. Hundreds turned out for a service at Memorial Baptist Church in Staunton for local businessman Mark Tinsley, a testament to his standing at Memorial and in the community.
Survived by his mother and three daughters, he had been a broker with Edward Jones the past dozen years but was also well known as owner of the very popular Depot Grille restaurant located at the historic Staunton train station. Generous beyond words, witty, funny, a cook, a dad, a son, a pillar of the church and the community, Mark was remembered by his good friend, Temple Myers, pastor of Memorial, as well as friends and one daughter.
The church was filled to overflowing for the hour-plus service -- the main sanctuary was filled, the chapel was filled, the vestabule had people standing in it, and the walls of the main sanctuary had standing-room-only space. All the church's parking areas were full as well as the grassy field behind McSwain Elementary School, Taylor Street on both sides of Coalter, and the Lee High school parking lot.
A remembrance of his life by a PowerPoint of pictures was accompanied by music as guests waited for the service to begin. The uplifting and powerful "I Can Only Imagine" by Mercy Me was followed by other contemporary worship songs that brought tears to eyes as family photos of Mark flashed on the screens.
As the service began, there was laughter and there were tears as Temple remembered his treasured friend who spent his earliest years in Richmond but then moved to Staunton in 1965. The overflow crowd sang Old Rugged Cross and Amazing Grace ... even those standing who had no hymnals but sang the words from memory. Kathy Lafon lifted her beautiful voice to the heavens with Come to Jesus ... and the angels must have smiled even as she sang with her heart breaking.
At the age of 53, Mark's life ended far too soon. His hearty laugh and generous nature will be missed by all. When I say "all," I'm not kidding. Mark had friends in all circles of life around Staunton and Augusta County.
He had been especially ill the past six months. Ironically, he gave his mom her Mother's Day card last Tuesday. He passed away on Saturday, the day before Mother's Day.
Mark left three daughters behind. It reminded me of the sadness in my family when my own father passed away of cancer at the age of 51, leaving three daughters and a young widow who was 45 years old at the time. We three girls were devastated ... I was 22 and my sisters were 20 and 13. My dad's passing left a huge void in our lives as it will for Mark's family. Losing a father is a wound that never ever quite heals all the way. Our prayers and heart-felt thoughts go out to Morganne, Maddie, and Calla, and Mark's mom as they face the days ahead.
"Well done, good and faithful servant...." --Matthew 25:21
Survived by his mother and three daughters, he had been a broker with Edward Jones the past dozen years but was also well known as owner of the very popular Depot Grille restaurant located at the historic Staunton train station. Generous beyond words, witty, funny, a cook, a dad, a son, a pillar of the church and the community, Mark was remembered by his good friend, Temple Myers, pastor of Memorial, as well as friends and one daughter.
The church was filled to overflowing for the hour-plus service -- the main sanctuary was filled, the chapel was filled, the vestabule had people standing in it, and the walls of the main sanctuary had standing-room-only space. All the church's parking areas were full as well as the grassy field behind McSwain Elementary School, Taylor Street on both sides of Coalter, and the Lee High school parking lot.
A remembrance of his life by a PowerPoint of pictures was accompanied by music as guests waited for the service to begin. The uplifting and powerful "I Can Only Imagine" by Mercy Me was followed by other contemporary worship songs that brought tears to eyes as family photos of Mark flashed on the screens.
As the service began, there was laughter and there were tears as Temple remembered his treasured friend who spent his earliest years in Richmond but then moved to Staunton in 1965. The overflow crowd sang Old Rugged Cross and Amazing Grace ... even those standing who had no hymnals but sang the words from memory. Kathy Lafon lifted her beautiful voice to the heavens with Come to Jesus ... and the angels must have smiled even as she sang with her heart breaking.
At the age of 53, Mark's life ended far too soon. His hearty laugh and generous nature will be missed by all. When I say "all," I'm not kidding. Mark had friends in all circles of life around Staunton and Augusta County.
He had been especially ill the past six months. Ironically, he gave his mom her Mother's Day card last Tuesday. He passed away on Saturday, the day before Mother's Day.
Mark left three daughters behind. It reminded me of the sadness in my family when my own father passed away of cancer at the age of 51, leaving three daughters and a young widow who was 45 years old at the time. We three girls were devastated ... I was 22 and my sisters were 20 and 13. My dad's passing left a huge void in our lives as it will for Mark's family. Losing a father is a wound that never ever quite heals all the way. Our prayers and heart-felt thoughts go out to Morganne, Maddie, and Calla, and Mark's mom as they face the days ahead.
"Well done, good and faithful servant...." --Matthew 25:21
Friday, December 10, 2010
SWAC bloggers out on the town ... Christmas in Staunton
A toast to the annual Christmas dinner for the SWAC bloggers at Depot Grille in Staunton.
The Depot Grille ... decorated for Christmas.
Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell
10 December 2010
10 December 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Spring in Staunton
Today was a glorious spring day in Staunton, Virginia!
Jonquils bloom in the Gate B. Flanders Memorial Garden next to the railroad overpass.
Panies were in full bloom at the Water Can at the Overpass.What a goriously beautiful spring day in the central Shenandoah Valley with sunny skies, temps around 60, and a feeling of warm weather on its way. The breeze was a little cool but the forecast was for 80 degrees by the weekend.
While out and about, I met up with Kelly for lunch at the Depot Grille at the old train station in historic downtown Staunton. Dana aka Waitperson Extraordinaire waited on us as we enjoyed salads on the porch on what was an unusually light middle-of-the-day crowd. Kelly used crayons to draw and color hearts on the trademark butcher block table cover ... I grabbed a crayon and jotted notes on my side, tore it off, folded it up, and tucked away in my purse for later. Butcher block paper artwork can be seen in the entry of the Depot and there is some good stuff out there including several by SWAC blogger Bob from The Journey.
Talk is about the new Staunton Republican Committee Chairman Alex Davis who is young, energetic, and willing to work hard to pull together a badly splintered local Party. It will be exciting to hear about all the electeds who have contacted him to say congratulations. Alex doesn't talk the talk ... he walks the walk. Many thanks to former Augusta County Chairman Kurt Michael for chairing the mass meeting and running a smooth transition.
Staunton is a small city so you never know who you will see (or who will see you) while out and about. Yesterday we spied the Staunton News Leader crew in Clock Tower on Beverley Street enjoying some after-business refreshments. Editorial cartoonist Jim McCloskey and city editor Cindy Corell were probably waiting on more colleagues to join them as we headed out. I haven't always agreed with Jim about some of his political cartoons over the years but I liked the one he did about Francis Chester and the county board of supervisors using a hatchet to go after a fly on their collective forehead, and the one about being screwed over county reassessments.
Last night late there was a light rain as I drove by the Wharf and I noticed people sitting on the Statler Brother Stools located at the north end of the parking lot. It was dark. It was raining. Hmm.
It's spring in the Shenandoah Valley....
Photos by SWAC Girl
Lynn Mitchell
30 March 2010
While out and about, I met up with Kelly for lunch at the Depot Grille at the old train station in historic downtown Staunton. Dana aka Waitperson Extraordinaire waited on us as we enjoyed salads on the porch on what was an unusually light middle-of-the-day crowd. Kelly used crayons to draw and color hearts on the trademark butcher block table cover ... I grabbed a crayon and jotted notes on my side, tore it off, folded it up, and tucked away in my purse for later. Butcher block paper artwork can be seen in the entry of the Depot and there is some good stuff out there including several by SWAC blogger Bob from The Journey.
Talk is about the new Staunton Republican Committee Chairman Alex Davis who is young, energetic, and willing to work hard to pull together a badly splintered local Party. It will be exciting to hear about all the electeds who have contacted him to say congratulations. Alex doesn't talk the talk ... he walks the walk. Many thanks to former Augusta County Chairman Kurt Michael for chairing the mass meeting and running a smooth transition.
Staunton is a small city so you never know who you will see (or who will see you) while out and about. Yesterday we spied the Staunton News Leader crew in Clock Tower on Beverley Street enjoying some after-business refreshments. Editorial cartoonist Jim McCloskey and city editor Cindy Corell were probably waiting on more colleagues to join them as we headed out. I haven't always agreed with Jim about some of his political cartoons over the years but I liked the one he did about Francis Chester and the county board of supervisors using a hatchet to go after a fly on their collective forehead, and the one about being screwed over county reassessments.
Last night late there was a light rain as I drove by the Wharf and I noticed people sitting on the Statler Brother Stools located at the north end of the parking lot. It was dark. It was raining. Hmm.
It's spring in the Shenandoah Valley....
Photos by SWAC Girl
Lynn Mitchell
30 March 2010
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