Good Zinc-ing
Despite its seemingly auspicious location next door to the high-traffic Main Street Market, the former gas station at 420 W. Main St. has proven a tough row to hoe for several
The pampered dumpling
Want a new way to sauce up an old favorite? The Petit Pois chalkboard wrangled me in from my hasty midday Mall-walk with this listing: gnocchi with fava beans and […]
Ground Rules: Just say no
Something sinister lurks behind the Easter basket prettiness of April. The first blooms of spring also herald the start of the lawn care industry’s campaign to sell high nitrogen fertilizers […]
Neighborhood: Heart of the city
To those not in the know, Fifeville sounds like one of the remote towns outside the pearly gates of Charlottesville, where you can’t get a $3 coffee drink if your […]
Abode Features: Growing together
We have a habit around here at ABODE: Every April, we publish an issue on gardening. We do this because we know that for many of you, the garden is […]
Abode Features: Common roots
Interview by Carolyn Zelikow “My name is John Clark. In the 90s, my father was sick, so I helped him with his garden. I just fell in love with it. […]
Abode Features: The plot quickens
Sure, there are about a zillion gardening books and magazines out there—not to mention a plethora of websites where every last detail of plant propagation is scientifically presented. But people […]
Style File: Design, living and trends for home and garden
But is it design?“Modernism” shows museumgoers how we lost our frills These days, we’re used to living with a mix of the modernist and the traditional. Just look at the […]
Green Scene: News and ideas for sustainable living
Tighten upLocal builders study up on efficient houses It was an only-in-Charlottesville scene: a room packed with green-building enthusiasts, eagerly dedicating a day to the topic of spray-foam insulation. The […]
Homepage: Shelter sites you don't want to miss
The mother of all garden partieswww.vagardenweek.org Grab your bonnet and bug spray. The oldest and largest statewide home and garden tour in the nation, Virginia’s Historic Garden Week, is back […]