Parentproof
When I announced, eight months pregnant, at my baby shower that (1) I planned to be back in my bikini by summer, (2) I intended to tag along with my […]
Out of town, but not out of the game
If you’ve been looking at the Mid-Year Market report from the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors (CAAR)—and let’s face it, who hasn’t?—then you might have noticed something curious in the […]
Design, living and trends for home and garden
Feeling your way New book advocates an emotional approach to interiors Some interior designers publish books that bombard readers with exhausting lists of dos and don’ts and overly specific how-to […]
News and ideas for sustainable living
Planet nowTea and conversation It’s only natural when considering the phrase "green drinks" to conjure up cocktails with weird names that only weird people order, or some sort of juice […]
Created space
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, […]
Homepage
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 […]
Swan song
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 […]
Well-appointed world
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 […]
Staging a cover up
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 […]
Sex Files: Know your anatomy
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 […]