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Carlton's owner Bernard Dukes expects an early- to mid-December opening for his American-fusion restaurant.

Southern hospitality Late autumn is propitious for shrubs. The extreme battles of summer heat and drought are over. Above ground all is still and undemanding; below, cool, moderate soil temperatures encourage root growth. Cut the grass high one last time, stow the mower, and turn your attention to the bushes.    Azaleas have set flower […]

Small but powerful Renting a room with no good kitchen access? Want to really trick out a guest suite? Get in touch with your poetic side: Avanti’s compact kitchens are kind of like haikus—compact and contained, trim and thoughtful. The compact kitchens range from 2.4 to 3.8 cubic feet, and all units pack quite a […]

Chicken in the pot As humans, we tend to think of putting on weight in the winter months, but really it is the abundance of summer and fall that ought to fatten us up for the winter—not unlike the Thankgiving turkey and the Christmas goose. Speaking of our feathered friends, November is a great time […]

 Problem: Encouraging imagination while honoring a young girl’s taste Stella Goldstein, 4, heads over to her vintage rack of dress-up clothes and pushes past the fairy wings and sparkly pink princess dresses before happily plucking her red cape off the hanger. “This is for super hero games that Max and me play,” she explains. Max, […]

Wouldn’t it be great to use some of the cash tied up in your monthly mortgage payment for other purposes, such as investing in a child’s college fund, or saving for that long-awaited addition to your house?    There is a way to do this without having to go through the rigmarole of refinancing, which […]

Before After Turn a builder’s grade fireplace into a touch of old Virginia style with a reclaimed mantel and surround. Fire faux As we begin to prepare for the cool, autumn Virginia nights, many of us embrace the great indoors. If you’re like me, nothing says fall like making a pitcher of Stone Fences (cider […]

  The vibrant iron and mahogany-hued exterior is enough to turn heads on a street full of houses in varying shades of white, but Mike and Lisa Ryan are laid-back about the design of their house; they weren’t trying to make a statement. For them, the house is just a reflection of long-held aesthetics and […]

Will May says he doesn’t want me to write about the small picture of an open-mouthed Glenn Beck