"No nonsense with the best of intentions.” That’s how Sugarleaf Vineyards owner Lauren Maillian Bias says most people would describe her. And, she adds, they’d be right. It’s those intentions that have earned her so many points of pride. Bias, in her late 20s, is already the youngest female minority self-made winery owner (whew!) in […]
"No nonsense with the best of intentions.” That’s how Sugarleaf Vineyards owner Lauren Maillian Bias says most people would describe her. And, she adds, they’d be right. It’s those intentions that have earned her so many points of pride. Bias, in her late 20s, is already the youngest female minority self-made winery owner (whew!) in […]
HOW TO: Host a girls’ night in GUEST WORK Consider who of your friends would really love the theme of the party or who deserves a nice night in. Has a pal been working 60-hour weeks? Did you recently meet someone whom you’d like to get to know better? These questions inform the evening’s guest list. […]
Erin McDermott green stone earrings from Eloise ($52, 219 W. Water St., 295-3905); Shawl Smith London earrings from Spring Street ($159, 107 W. Main St., 975-1200); gold swirl earrings from Bittersweet ($24, 106 E. Main St., 977-5977); Aqua glass teardrop earrings from Bittersweet ($24) Sonya Renee […]
Paraguay-born Gloria Rockhold lives in 12-year cycles. Five years into the current one, the Latino liaison for Albemarle County Schools says she feels “perfectly placed.” With a focus on education, she fills her days coordinating programs for underprivileged minorities, like the photography project she arranges with The Bridge/PAI or the after-school program she oversees at […]
For some women, the urge to have a baby comes on strong and seemingly out of nowhere. One day, they’re climbing the corporate ladder and enjoy-ing a life of spontaneous weekend getaways and the next, they’re dreaming of knitted booties and Stroller Fit classes. It can be that dra-matic and sudden. For a spouse or […]
A social worker, a doctor, and an actor walk into a bar. This is not a joke. You know these people. They’re single. What do you do? Play it safe, inviting them to parties, vicariously watching as your friends navigate the first impression jitters and awkward small talk? Or, do you plug completely into your […]
You have to get up pretty early in the morning to overwhelm Leslie Greene Bowman. No, really. You have to get up early. That’s because the President of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, known to the rest of us as Monticello, rises with the sun and puts one of her six horses through its paces before she […]
If your dad, as mine once did, blasts Bob Marley’s “Buffalo Soldier”—a song about being “stolen from Africa” and then fighting for your life—to summon a carefree vibe every time you drive to the beach, then you’ll have some context for this question: Why do humans, when faced with oppression, make music that the unoppressed […]
Ultimate news For those of you still full from the recent opening of 29 North’s Hibachi Grill and Supreme Buffet, don’t put away those drawstring pants just yet. A sign next door, at the former Charlottesville Power Equipment building, promises the Ultimate Buffet is coming soon. No word on who owns that business, but judging […]
Fossett’s chef Dean Maupin uses a Cona vacuum coffee maker to prepare his tiramisu. Seven ways to caf up, without a cup Charlottesville coffee fiends, take note: You can savor your favorite local beans in dishes from savory to sweet at area restaurants. Clifton Inn’s "black butter" with radishes. Devil’s Backbone Brewery in Nellysford recently […]