“Tibet is my country,” Venerable Tenzin Gephel said simply. “And I would like to go there one day.” Gephel, a Buddhist monk in his 50s who is the resident teacher at the Jefferson Tibetan Society, spent his youth at Namgyal Monastery in Northern India, the personal monastery of the 14th Dalai Lama, and eventually took […]
I’m no stranger to sweat. As a runner who doesn’t consider it a successful workout unless Niagara Falls is pouring down my face, I actually kind of love it. I’ve got a dresser drawer full of moisture-wicking shorts, tops, and socks, and there’s something satisfying about returning home red-faced and in need of a shower. […]
Three minutes is nothing. I can do anything for 180 seconds, right? I found myself eating those words last week at MADabolic Inc. as I dropped an 18-pound kettlebell back onto the floor and made my way to the next station, a row of exercise steps. With two and a half rotations of the five-station […]
Something about kettlebells has always been intimidating to me. They look like cannonballs with handles and they’re less intuitive than traditional free weights, so at the gym I’m more inclined to gravitate toward the dumbbells. Bicep curls and shoulder presses I can manage, but I never even know where to begin with the dumbbells’ oddly […]
Say goodbye to Positively 4th Street. The Downtown Mall spot that’s been serving up appetizers, sandwiches, and brunch since April 2011, will serve its last customers on Saturday, February 1. P4 will be replaced by Red Pump Kitchen, a Tuscan and Mediterranean restaurant featuring a classic Italian wood-burning oven. According to a press release from […]
Say goodbye to Positively 4th Street. The Downtown Mall spot at 401 E. Main St. that’s been serving up appetizers, burgers, and brunch since April 2011, will serve its last customers on Saturday, February 1. The restaurant will be replaced by Red Pump Kitchen, a Tuscan and Mediterranean restaurant featuring a classic Italian wood-burning oven. […]
What would rock my world? That’s the question Heather Hightower tells her clients to ask themselves before their initial voice session. Hightower has been singing and studying music for more than 15 years, and she’s always had a fascination with the concept of coaching. After a stint teaching music lessons in Guatemala, two years ago […]
A popular southern beer is making its debut in Central Virginia. The notoriously hoppy beers produced by the Atlanta-based SweetWater Brewing Company, which was ranked by the Brewer’s Association as one of the nation’s top 25 craft breweries, are now available at several locations around town. The 420 Extra Pale Ale, SweetWater’s flagship beer that […]
Been wondering what’s going on with all that construction in the Barracks Road Shopping Center? As of Thursday, January 17, Zoës Kitchen, located at 973 Emmet St. N, Suite D, is officially open for business. Offering a Mediterranean-inspired menu created by founder Zoë Cassimus, Zoës has locations in more than a dozen states nationwide, and […]
Last week I gave up all solid food for three days. I never realized the vital role that chewing played in my life until I didn’t do it for 72 hours. For three days, with some help from The Juice Laundry, I ignored the office lunchtime aromas of take-out pizza and leftover chicken stir-fry. I […]