Nanny June Vintage Clothing in downtown Staunton.(Photo: Laura Peters/The News Leader)Buy Photo
A new vintage store has opened in Staunton, new grants given to support Staunton nightlife and area wineries honored at the Governor’s Cup — here’s the buzz.
Vintage
A new vintage clothing store has opened in downtown Staunton, in what used to be the storefront for Sacred Circle.
Owner Mike Quayle first got into vintage clothing when his daughter was looking for a vintage wedding dress. From there started an entire adventure into the past.
Quayle opened the store Nanny June Vintage in November. The store is located at 112 E. Beverley St.
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Mike Quayle, owner of Nanny June Vintage Clothing in downtown Staunton. (Photo: Laura Peters/The News Leader)
Previously, he worked at a psychiatric hospital in Washington state and recently relocated to Virginia for an early retirement. Quayle had lived in Harrisonburg, where his partner is from, prior to moving across the country.
But Staunton kept calling his name.
“We just really liked Staunton,” he said.
He starting selling vintage wedding gowns online, with places like Ebay. Then he opened his own Etsy shop and his vintage clothing closet grew. Then it was time for a storefront.
“A lot of vintage is timeless, a lot of it never goes out of style or it keeps recycling in style, which is kind of fun,” he said. “I just started getting more and more interested and started collecting thousands of pieces.”
His shop features gowns, dresses (both formal and not so formal), jewelry, shoes and even a men’s section. He picks pieces from estate sales, warehouse sources and he even travels to find vintage pieces. He’s got the hook-up, he knows a lot of vintage sellers that they exchange or buy pieces from.
The name of the shop is named after his grandmother (Nanny) and his partner’s grandmother (June).
“I just kind of wanted to something to remember them and name it after them,” he said. “They were both people who liked clothing and like to dress up for occasions. It just felt like a way to honor them and remember them.”
The shop gives him a sense of freedom and he loves being part of a new-to-him community. He gives big credit to his employee Alex Osherowitz for helping him get the store off the ground.
“I just love meeting the people,” he said. “People will come in and they’ll see something and they’ll have a story. I love hearing the stories about their family or grandma who dressed in a certain way and how it makes them think of that. It’s been fun to get to know the other downtown merchants, too.”
Nightlife
More nightlife activities are coming to Staunton thanks to the Staunton Downtown Development Association awarding eight StauntoNites grants.
The grant program was created to provide a regular monthly event to help inspire a vibrant nightlife downtown, a release said. The program awards 12 grants for events to be scheduled the second Saturday of each month from April 2018 through March 2019. There have been eight grants awarded so far, with four more grants to be awarded.
The following grants were awarded:
- Saturday, April 14, 2018: Staunton Artists and Artisans Tour — Co-Art Gallery
- Saturday, June 9, 2018: A Victorian Evening in the Queen City — Medieval Fantasies Company
- Saturday, July 14, 2018: Hot Summer Fun Night — Sunspots Studios and Glassblowing
- Saturday, August 11, 2018: BeYOUtiful Night _ Ali & Co. Apothecary and Boutique
- Saturday, September 8, 2018: Staunton’s Amazing Adventure — Cranberry’ Grocery and Eatery
- Saturday, October 13, 2018: Pumptoberfest — WQSV 106.3 Community Radio
- Saturday, November 10, 2018: Treasure Hunt Party — TRAIPSE and WQSV 106.3 Community Radio
- Saturday, March 9, 2019: Spring Celebration Concert — Sunspots Studio and Glassblowing
Wine
The 2018 Virginia Wineries Association’s Governor’s Cup announced its cup winner and case awardees.
The cup was awarded to King Family Vineyards for its 2014 Meritage. This is the third time King Family Vineyards has won the Governor’s Cup. They also won in 2010 for their 2007 Meritage and in 2004 for a 2002 vintage Cabernet Franc.
The Governor’s Cup was awarded Feb. 27 at the Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia.
“I am pleased to present this award to winemaker Matthieu Finot and to David and Ellen King of King Family Vineyards as well as their entire team, who have proven again that they are leaders in producing outstanding Virginia wines” said Gov. Ralph Northam in a release. “I also want to congratulate all of the wineries included in the 2018 Governor’s Cup Case. Virginia’s wine industry has grown exponentially in recent years, with an enormous impact on economic development and tourism in the Commonwealth, thanks to the hard work of people in wineries across the state.”
2018 Cup Case:
- Barboursville Vineyards 2014 Paxxito
- CrossKeys Vineyards 2015 Ali d’Oro
- Early Mountain Vineyards 2015 Eluvium
- Jefferson Vineyards 2016 Viognier
- Jefferson Vineyards 2015 Viognier
- Keswick Vineyards 2016 Cabernet Franc Estate Reserve
- North Gate Vineyard 2015 Petit Verdot
- Potomac Point Winery 2016 Cabernet Franc
- Veritas Vineyards & Winery 2015 Petit Verdot
- Virginia Cellars 2015 The Barns at Hamilton Station Petit Verdot
- Virginia Cellars 2015 The Barns at Hamilton Station Meritage
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