If Belmont’s Douglas Avenue were a family, Joan Schatzman would be the matriarch. The native Chicagoan moved here in 1978 and bought four houses on the avenue because, she says, "I wanted to shape my neighborhood." Decades later, the result of her efforts is a diverse and tight-knit community that gets together at holidays and […]
If Belmont’s Douglas Avenue were a family, Joan Schatzman would be the matriarch. The native Chicagoan moved here in 1978 and bought four houses on the avenue because, she says, "I wanted to shape my neighborhood." Decades later, the result of her efforts is a diverse and tight-knit community that gets together at holidays and […]
Shelf smartswww.smartfurniture.com We’ve never heard of "dumb" furniture, but we can still see why "smart" applies to the custom-designed residential and retail shelving featured at this site. SmartFurniture.com shows off its simple, contemporary designs while at the same time offering buyers some creative freedom. Using the online designer tool, you can click from a palette […]
Summer ends Sunday, September 23, with the autumn equinox as the sun crosses the equator and everywhere day and night are of equal length. Days continue to shorten until the winter solstice when Earth turns back from her farthest loop around our great star. Shadows become longer and evenings in the garden more precious. Many […]
When Ken White moved to Charlottesville and bought his home in Dunlora three years ago, he says he had few other options. He saw, maybe, five or six houses in his price range that fit his requirements. He wasn’t necessarily looking for a subdivision with a pool and clubhouse—just enough space for each of his […]
Never will I utter the words "talking heads" again. Nor will I knock sports TV anchors for just being pretty people with pea-sized brains who can read a prompter. The big easy: Legendary NFL coach turned seasoned sportscaster John Madden makes being in front of the camera seem like a cinch. Two weeks ago a […]
A few years ago I received a desperate e-mail from a woman in her late 20s. She had never been able to have intercourse and finally turned to the Internet for help. No boyfriend had ever been able to put his penis into her vagina and she was convinced that she "had bones around her […]
More out of curiosity about atmosphere than a specific craving, we decided to lunch at The Pointe, which is the Omni Hotel’s oft-overlooked—and very acute—eatery. From inside the angular, formal dining area, through acres of shaded glass that define the seven-story atrium, the Downtown Mall was visible but seemed a world away. And the meal—a […]
The day that Feedback was scheduled to meet up with Sparky's Flaw front man Will Anderson he called us up and asked, "Can we move things back an hour? Band rehearsal got pushed back.
Sometimes the whole plate is just right, sides, sauce and all—and that’s the case with Orzo Kitchen and Wine Bar‘s pan-seared halibut, caponata and mashers combination. Fresh veggies plus flaky fish plus buttery potatoes equals total satisfaction, and now that I’ve tasted it, I wouldn’t prepare it minus any of its components. It’s not even […]
The whole notion of a "celebrity artist" inspires a knee-jerk reaction in me that makes me want to dismiss said artist out of hand, complain that said artist is famous thanks simply to having landed on a successful gimmick and then go on to list a litany of reasons of why said artist is overrated. […]