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Restaurantarama has been dying to tell you this for quite some time: Revolutionary Soup is coming to the Corner!

With Wes McElroy off on a week’s vacation, his family dog, Ishi the Golden Retriever, has filled the void with a topic particularly close to his heart.

 This is something of a rarity ’round here: German cuisine, all rich and hearty and soaked in alcohol. The Bavarian Chef serves up a number of mood-lifting delights, but since most people can hardly get out of their chairs once they’re done, perhaps this relatively lighter dish is appropriate to start you off at home. […]

Lienette Crescimanno Occupation: Bookseller at Barnes & Noble

Whether sprawled across a faded carpet with headphones plugged into a record player or folded into a chair in front of a row of speakers, everyone needs a space for music appreciation. And while Len Jaffe and his partner Ginny Gubser are no different, their listening venue—the living room of their Forest Lakes home, where […]

The arc of the sun reaches its zenith on June 21st, bringing the first day of summer. From then ’til December 22nd the golden orb tracks steadily back towards winter. If you haven’t yet been invited to a summer solstice party, plan one now to celebrate the longest day of the year. Cocktails at twilight […]

For the past couple of months, Gini Carl’s mornings have consisted of seemingly endless rounds of bed-making, dishwashing, vacuuming and trailing after her 11-year-old daughter “to pick up everything she drops.” No, Carl’s not some Type A, neat freak Martha Stewart wannabe. She has, however, been playing one since early April. That’s when she and […]

Earlysville is one of those picture postcard examples of Central Virginia: Barrels of hay line the main drags through town, grazing cattle dot the rolling hills against a Blue Ridge backdrop and flocks of geese make pit stops in people’s front yards. It’s a place where many residents give directions like: “Take a right at […]

It’s hardly news to anybody that the local real estate market has shifted. Whereas buyers a couple of years ago had to be happy with whatever they could find, now it’s sellers who are feeling a little desperate. What’s more, inventory is way up. When I asked Martha deJarnette, an associate broker with Pace Real […]