Health
Health
The Sound of Progress
Focused sound waves could one day eliminate the need for invasive surgery. more
Jun 17, 2013
Breaking New Ground
Searching for ways to extend and enhance life, some Virginia hospitals are influencing the future of health care. more
Jun 17, 2013
The Secret Lives of Dentists
What do our favorite dentists do when they're not safeguarding our oral health? Meet a photographer and a ballroom dancer, a team of cyclists, a musician and an artist, all as accomplished in their off-hours as they are in the examining room. more
Jul 2, 2015
Upwardly Mobile
Climbing tunes the mind to win uphill battles both on and off the rock. more
Jun 1, 2017
Dynamic Duo
Top Hospitals and Healthcare 2016: Norfolk's Sentara Heart Hospital and EVMS offer a joint program for cardiovascular patients with diabetes. more
Dec 27, 2016
All-Terrain
Thanks to our wildly divergent geography, we Virginians get to do it all in the great outdoors. Join us as we meet some of each region’s most devoted sportsmen who boulder, fish, kayak, mountain bike, race and surf their way to recreational bliss. more
Jul 26, 2016
Tai Randall
Maximum Impact
Four new fitness programs that push you to your limits and make getting physical fun again. more
Jun 3, 2013
Mud, Sweat and Tears
Physical, dirty and even a bit dangerous, extreme racing is not for the faint of heart. more
Jun 3, 2013
Haute Hospital Digs
VCU Medical Center’s luxury Gumenick Suites redefine the stiff and sterile hospital room. more
Jun 17, 2013
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Andrea Hubbell
A Room With a View
Keswick’s Chopping Bottom Farm inspires an author to make real a childhood dream. more
Fitness
Upwardly Mobile
Climbing tunes the mind to win uphill battles both on and off the rock. more
Jun 1, 2017
The New Religion
Running changed his life, and now former NCAA track and field All-American Courtney Cornwall wants to pay it forward. more
May 18, 2017
Medicine
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Front-Load Recovery
Prehab improves surgical outcomes. more
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Just Do It
Preventing cardiovascular disease: The simple challenge of saving your life. more
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A Mighty Heart
From grand galas to golf tournaments, health care foundation volunteers put their all into fundraising. more
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To Dance, To Heal
Dance therapy empowers Parkinson’s patients in NoVa. more
Wellness
Jeff Greenough
Pulling Up Roots
In the Shenandoah Valley, Harvest Thyme Herbs produces lovely herbs and vegetables for restaurants that take the farm-to-table concept seriously. more
Mar 3, 2016
A Mighty Heart
From grand galas to golf tournaments, health care foundation volunteers put their all into fundraising. more
Nov 5, 2015
Sleep for Success
Dr. Chris Winter says better sleep is the key to more than just avoiding bags under your eyes. more
Mar 25, 2015
Going Gladiator
When a pair of gym partners had enough of their regular workout, they started their own hardcore training program, and today, they’re ready to pump you up. more
Mar 11, 2015
Jen Fariello
Come On, Let's Sweat!
Described as Zumba on crack, Alexandria’s homegrown Sensazão Dance Fitness crew will give you the sweatiest, sexiest workout of your life. more
Mar 21, 2014
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Recipes
24 Hours at Lambstock
Eating around the clock at the South’s greatest summer camp for chefs. more
Mar 31, 2017
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Food
Good Fortune
Some of the best Cantonese, Sichuan and Hunan-style cooking in the country is being done by Virginia chefs who show us a world of Chinese cuisine that is so much more than run-of the-mill lo mein. more
Jun 26, 2017
Home
All in the Family
Connie and Ed Kellam have transformed a historic Norfolk home and its forgotten garden into a gracious gathering place for their large family. more
Jun 15, 2017
Home Away From Home
A resurgent economy has led to an uptick in second home purchases nationwide, and the Commonwealth is no exception. more
Jun 12, 2017
Travel
Rediscovering Bogotá
Once a hub for drug trade crime and kidnappings, Colombia’s capital has cleaned up its act. Today, a booming restaurant scene,dramatic geography and a newfound optimism are luring travelers back to this high-altitude Andean city. more
Jun 27, 2017
Andean Magic
Machu Picchu is magical, but there is more to do in Peru’s majestic mountain chain—namely, make the Ausangate Trek, up and around one of South America’s highest peaks, where you can see glaciers, alpaca herds and the indigenous Quechua people. more
Jun 23, 2017
Culture
Nature's Industry
The new Quarry Gardens at Schuyler transform this once-abandoned land into a lush habitat for native flora and fauna. more
Jun 20, 2017
Longread
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Never Give In, Never Yield
On March 3, 2015 the president of Sweet Briar College in Amherst, James F. Jones Jr., announced the 114-year old woman’s college would close in August. What follows is an accounting of the maelstrom that came in the wake of the news. more
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Patricia Lyons
Living by Hand
Leni Sorensen’s career path has been anything but conventional. more
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Guy Billout
A “Marvelous Vision”
With its $150 million renovation and expansion, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts now has the wherewithal to, as one curator puts it, “surprise people with the treasures on view in their own backyard.” more
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Michael J.N. Bowles
A Different World: Burke's Garden
Burke's Garden, in southwestern Virginia, pop. 300, lies in a beautiful, isolated, high-altitude valley with no post office, cell phone service or cable, and a harsh climate. As one resident says, "Something unpredictable could happen at any time." more
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Weddings
Bride & Groom
Mallory McLean & Tim Hoffman • June 25, 2016 • Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards, North Garden more
Feb 3, 2017
Health
Moving Forward
Top Hospitals and Healthcare 2016: Carilion introduces outpatient total hip replacements. more
Dec 27, 2016
Gathering Around
Top Hospitals and Healthcare 2016: When memory fails, Riverside Health System's Geriatric Assessment Clinic brings individuals and their families together to plan for what comes next. more
Dec 27, 2016
About Town
5th Annual Making Kids Count Awards Reception
Oct. 5, 2016 • Bolling Haxall House, Richmond more
Mar 14, 2017
