So you want to sell your house. Ouch. The current housing market may not welcome you with open arms, but Realtors repeat like broken records the idea that pricing your house correctly can go a long way toward finding a buyer within a reasonable time frame (which, these days, is about two months). Supply exceeds […]
So you want to sell your house. Ouch. The current housing market may not welcome you with open arms, but Realtors repeat like broken records the idea that pricing your house correctly can go a long way toward finding a buyer within a reasonable time frame (which, these days, is about two months). Supply exceeds […]
A decade ago, Brynne and John Potter were house-hunting and showed up at a certain Locust Grove property with little enthusiasm. “We didn’t like it on paper,” Brynne remembers. Upon walking in the ranch house’s front door, the couple were greeted by thick carpets that had absorbed the effects of long-term smokers and multiple cats. […]
One of the biggest indicators that you may be dealing with a dangerous wine freak
Not your ordinary hoagie, Cubano’s Cuban sandwich, from the specials menu, is a winning combination: thin-sliced ham, roast pork, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard are piled between slices of soft Cuban bread and pressed until they all become one. Another case of the whole being much more than the sum of its parts. Served with […]
The holiday season is fast approaching. This means one thing: The annual time to feel the pressure to say the things you feel in your heart to the people you care about is upon you. Soon, a stroll through the cards aisles of CVS or Hallmark or Harris Teeter—a stroll that might, at other times […]
After a 95-year ban, absinthe, one of the last great taboos, is legal and, better yet, available in Charlottesville at Zinc.
A Corner newcomer but by no means new to the game, Rita’s dishes up a delicious version of gelato with layers of thick, luscious custard and a variety of Italian ice flavor options. Whether for top-to-bottom tunneling or layer-by-layer excavation, we found this a tasty alternative to the standard ice cream cone. Some of our […]
My parents were visiting over Columbus Day weekend when the inevitable question arose. “So, Nell, have you been following the crisis on Wall Street?” my father asked. “I’ve been trying. I’ve been reading the paper but…” “But what?” “But that doesn’t mean I understand it!” My father then proceeded to summarize what I already knew […]
You do need a shirt and shoes to dine at High Tide Burrito, a new little taco shack of a place that opened a month ago