Restaurants to be smoke-free by year's end?
The smoke seems to have cleared on the restaurant smoking ban, as the General Assembly approved a compromise measure two weeks ago.
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Restaurants to be smoke-free by year's end?
Plus: Aroma's Cafe turns 1
The smoke seems to have cleared on the restaurant smoking ban, as the General Assembly approved a compromise measure two weeks ago.
March 2009: Green Scene
Harmony garden It’s been three years since Marlene Condon, who lives in Albemarle, published her book Nature-Friendly Garden, but her wisdom only gets more relevant with time. If your urge to dig in the dirt is waking up with these longer, warmer days, but you’re not too thrilled about fighting off aphids and groundhogs, […]
March 2009: Around the House
Ready, set, grow If April showers bring May flowers, March is the time to get prepared for all that growing. Repotting your plants before the onset of spring gives them a fresh start and encourages more vigorous growth; however, uprooting is undoubtedly traumatic for even the most patient of plants. To make the ordeal easier […]
March 2009: Eyecatchers
You’ll be comin’ o’er the mountain Location: Waynesboro Price: $154,900 MLS #: 461036 And this is what makes Waynesboro great, my friends: A four-bedroom house, dripping with character, will cost you under $160K. We’re not saying you won’t want to take out the wallpaper borders—you will—but the double porches are sweet, there’s an outdoor […]
March 2009: Get Real
Say the word “foreclosure property” to a prospective homebuyer, and watch her eyes light up as if Apple just announced 75 percent off the iPhone. The deals are out there, even in a place like Charlottesville where foreclosure rates are actually very low relative to the rest of the country (though they’re expected to rise). […]
March 2009: Instant Decorator
Aside from its obvious conversation-piece quality, this coffee can clock is multipurpose. You could put a glass of water inside and use it as a vase. You could throw in some spare pencils. Even use it as a jar for coins. The possibilities are endless, and you have lots of time (get it?) to experiment. […]
March 2009: Toolbox
A good paintbrush really is a good friend—if you treat it right, that is. Here’s what you need to know to care for your brushes as the long-term assets they are, and not as disposables. You get what you pay for. After some use, a cheaper brush will have you picking stray bristles out […]
March 2009: D.I.Y. Diary
When we bought our house, the steps to the front porch were a crumbling monolith of concrete. We didn’t want to keep them, but removing them would have been insanely difficult, so instead we decided to build new wooden steps right over the concrete. This project was a family affair, and also […]
March 2009: Community building
In a 61-year career practicing traditional building trades (like hewn-log cabins, blacksmithing and stonework) —and teaching workshops to keep those skills alive—Charles “Mac” McRaven has seen lots of long workdays. But the day when he and his wife, Linda, hosted a stonewalling competition seems to stand out for both of them. The occasion: the […]
Gelekhter is the best medicine
Gentlemen, there are two easy ways to impress me. The first is to do things I can do way better than I can do them, even though I can do these things reasonably well (like ordering just the perfect item on the menu or laughing at inappropriate times). The second is to do things that […]