Sex Files: Hard to argue

In my last column, I gave you the lowdown on some of the health benefits of sexual expression for women. Now it’s the men’s turn. Studying a large group of people over an extended period of time is the best way to find out how changes in health are triggered by various lifestyle modifications. Several […]

Family planning

So maybe you don’t start thinking about Christmas presents until Black Friday, and maybe you’re the type to Google “Charlottesville accountant” in, oh, the second week of April. Those things aren’t important anyway—at least compared to the task of preparing your body for a baby. We learned all about the preconception checkup through a helpful […]

We Ate Here

Was it deja vu? We were in the former Atomic Burrito space, and we were ordering from a build-your-own style menu like that south-of-the-border joint used to serve. But rather than varieties of salsa, we were pondering a set of distinctly Eastern elements, eventually settling on green tea soba noodles, Panang curry, marinated tofu, and […]

Keeping up with the Joneses

Before I begin, let me make the disclaimer that this is not a plug. I am not playing favorites here; I am simply giving props where props are deserved. With that out of the way, it seems that Migration: A Gallery has a fun little blog out there in the big Internet. The online journal, […]

Restaurant for the rest of us

By the time you read this, our newest restaurant, The Local, will have opened to the public. Restaurantarama stopped by during the final days of opening preparations to get a bit more dish on this latest dining addition to the Belmont area. Despite being bleary-eyed from his previous night’s soft opening for friends and family, […]

Solve your style

Many of us think of ourselves as decent dressers. At least we think our attire isn’t shameful—not like those people on TLC’s “What Not to Wear.” But most of us don’t have the benefit of secret video footage to reveal the truth, nor do we have truly objective observers around to say, “Yes, those jeans […]