Living

In the fateful year of 1993, Tony and Trew Bennett had already put 21 years of sweat, tears and living into their Nelson County property. They’d bought it in 1972, […]

  Simply slip it on Question for John Floyd, designer at The Second Yard: How do you pick the right slip cover for your couch? Answer: “You know you’ve got […]

  Virginia is for tomato lovers If there were a seasonal state slogan, in late summer Virginia would be for tomato lovers. Can’t you see the heart on the t-shirt […]

  Do no harm You can make a lot of mistakes in the garden this time of year: broadcasting 10-10-10 fertilizer over a parched lawn, chopping back hydrangeas from a […]

Ah, old houses! How do we love your handmade cornices, your characterful proportions, your charmingly slanted floors! Your size, not so much. An addition by STOA Design + Construction makes […]

After William O’Shaughnessy’s eight-and-a half-hour shift in the MRI section of Martha Jefferson Hospital, it is 11:30 at night, and O’Shaughnessy is happy that home—the quieter portion of Ridge Street […]

  A façade of wood shingles and white siding makes this Dairy Road home stand apart in its brick-laden neighborhood. A rock wall traces the steep driveway, which leads up […]

I was recently in the Post Office mailing some wine-related mail, when the postal worker behind the counter stopped me and said, “Hey, you might be able to help me.” […]

There are no more excuses not to step up HIV prevention efforts, especially in the black and gay male population, after a new study has found that the incidence of new HIV cases in the U.S. may be much higher than previously thought.