February 2010: Kids
The playroom’s the thing Problem: How to keep peace with four kids and three bedrooms “Our house is constantly evolving,” says Jennifer Scott of her three-bedroom, two-bathroom home in Belmont. […]
February 2010: Kitchen [with video!]
Rethinking the cabbage The term “cabbage” may conjure images of bleak, Eastern-bloc preparations, but in reality it is a succulent, versatile vegetable that can warm even the coldest wintertime heart. […]
February 2010: Get Real
One of the most stressful aspects of buying a home? The closing —signing a bunch of documents you may or may not fully understand (are you buying a house or […]
February 2010: The center of the network
Kristin Szakos is a soft-spoken person, but she’s found a strong voice in local politics. In 2008 she was a local coordinator for the Obama campaign; in 2009, she became […]
February 2010: Stuff We Love
Red ringer We found this simple, lovely quilt from the Denise Schmidt line at Pillow Mint (queen size, $415). Dig how it combines a traditional pattern with a subtly modern […]
March 2010: Real Estate
It’s a grim scene for condo owners in the city of Charlottesville. Among all the real estate options available to buyers and sellers over the past few years, condominiums have […]
Fry's Spring Service Station takes shape
First the bad news, Buddhist Biker Bar & Grille on Elliewood Avenue has closed. No word yet on new tenants
Forget romance and bring on Flea when it's time to get the wine into bottles
Forklifts are handling huge cubes of stacked cartons, industrial pumps stretch across the cement floor, a semi-tractor trailer idles off the side of the building,
Make winter bearable with this delightfully fortified wine
What’s in all those barrels, found in Andalucia, Spain? It’s sherry, baby. Al Gore might not have seen it coming, but the Farmer’s Almanac predicted this would be the coldest […]
Laetare goes back to Brix basics
Quite a few eyebrows were raised when the Thomas Jefferson Foundation recently announced that starting this year it will rent out the grounds of Monticello for private events.