Scout Charlottesville publisher Susie Matheson believes one thing: “If the local stores disappear, every town becomes the same.” Accordingly, she spends a lot of time promoting all things Charlottesville, whether through her blog (scoutcharlottesville.com), her free iPhone app (search “SCOUT-cville”) or The Scout Guide, soon to be released in its second edition. Knowing she’d […]
Scout Charlottesville publisher Susie Matheson believes one thing: “If the local stores disappear, every town becomes the same.” Accordingly, she spends a lot of time promoting all things Charlottesville, whether through her blog (scoutcharlottesville.com), her free iPhone app (search “SCOUT-cville”) or The Scout Guide, soon to be released in its second edition. Knowing she’d […]
Come clean Goodbye, skirts and flip-flops: Changing seasons means it’s time to put away your summer wardrobe in favor of cozier attire like tights, boots and turtlenecks. Lifestyle management pro Sue Battani offers some tips on keeping things in order when it comes to your switched-over closet. Filtering: Out with the old, tired and seldom […]
To see Anne Wolf lunging and leaping across the wooden floor at ACAC’s Downtown Nia studio, flashing her warm, Rosanna Arquette-like smile and leading other dancers in a carefree, easygoing style, you’d hardly believe this top UVA health researcher once called herself “Type A.” Nia instructor Anne Wolf, 48, puts on the moves at the […]
When I was in the second grade, the guidance counselor came around to our classroom and taught us the difference between “Warm Fuzzies” and “Cold Pricklies.” She held up pictures. They existed. They had eyeballs. She talked like they were things people gave you. Things like a feeling. Feelings exchanged back and forth like gifts, […]
Here’s the myth: Once you’re pregnant, your sex life tanks, you can’t take any medication for your headaches and you can forget about dancing the night away or any other rigorous exercise. Here’s the truth: Your sex life actually can be fantastic during pregnancy, because pregnancy hormones make your sensitive parts super sensitive (read: The […]
An image of it was found on a 13,000-year-old etched plaque discovered during an archeological dig in Enlene, France. Hemingway’s novel The Garden of Eden centers around it. Go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and you will find ancient Greek vases depicting scenes of it. Pick up the latest issue of Playboy and see […]
Among the many things passed along through Bebe Heiner’s Louisiana family line are great bone structure and a strong taste for philanthropy. Heiner made an early mark as an arts supporter, collector and active patron—think Virginia Center for Creative Artists and UVA Art Museum. But in time, the licensed professional counselor, who gave time and […]
Of the many wonderful things we might think of as coming in a box—a diamond ring, a Big Mac, or a special gift from Justin Timberlake—wine is still not among them. A friend opens her refrigerator to break out a chilled glass of Sauvignon Blanc, but instead of removing a bottle, she squeezes off a […]
We were on our way to a winery in a craggy hill town off Spain’s Costa Blanca, and were childless for only the second time in two-and-a-half years.
As research for a larger story on Virginia’s film industry, I took a trip to Richmond’s Byrd Theater in February to check out the Virginia Independent Film Festival. As I sat through a series of short films that were both good and bad—and all presumably made by adults—I was surprised to see that the festival’s […]