Who's watching the kids?

Jun 6

4Better Or Worse

The week in review
Best celebrity wedding: Mary Chapin Carpenter got married outdoors in downtown Batesville on Saturday, June 1– to a real carpenter. Dave Matthews and Sissy Spacek att...

The Dish

C&O alfresco
For over 25 years, the C&O has been a venerable downtown dining venue. And while patios multiplied just blocks away on the bricks of the Mall, diners didn’t seem to m...

Essays

Real Estate - On the Block

Key West oasis
ASKING: $349,000SIZE: 2,392 finished sq. ft., 676 unfin.YEAR BUILT: 1984ADDRESS: 5 Steubin LaneNEIGHBORHOOD: Key WestCURB APPEAL: 7 out of a possible 10LISTED BY: Charlotte...

Music Reviews

News

Diaper dilemma
Cloth or disposable diapers? The vast majority of parents choose the latter for their convenience and for what is generally perceived as a lower “yuck factor.”But would...
Jesus v. Jostens
The sign in front of Western Albemarle High School announced a June 1 baccalaureate service at a nearby church to send grads into the world with prayer.Some dismayed parent...
Unlimited Vitality closes
The shelves are sparsely stocked the day before Unlimited Vitality shut its doors after 23 years in business– but then, the shelves had always seemed sparsely stocked...

Strange But True

Hot-footin'
Q: There are people who can perform the amazing feat of walking barefoot over red-hot coals without injury. Is this a case of mind over matter? –Dr. T. SchollA: Actually,...

Facetime

Letters

Trains are the answer
Loved the story on the railroads of Charlottesville. Trains are nothing if not big, powerful and awe inspiring, perhaps with a touch of soul. They are why I chose to build ...

Cultural preview

Electicism unbound
By Mark Grabowski
Enchanted land
Walking into the light-filled space of the Village Playhouse is entering an enchanted place. Wooden play stands draped with blue swaths of fabric form a pillow-lined playho...
Laying it on
As part of a three-venue super exhibit this month, Les Yeux du Monde gives up a bit of wall space for oil paintings by former UVA art professor Ted Turner. It’s more than...
Lookout, Savannah
By Elizabeth Kiem
Out of bounds
Like most ski resorts that cannot offer skiing year round, Wintergreen has a slew of other activities to keep people outdoors and moving even though it’s warm, and those ...
Pushing for change
By Mara Rockliff
Scotland bound
Billed as “the world's largest celebration of the arts,” Scotland’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe is an explosion of artistic expression. The Festival, which began in 194...