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Upwardly Mobile
Climbing tunes the mind to win uphill battles both on and off the rock. more
Sep 18, 2017
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Riding Rocktown
With quiet back roads and rugged mountain trails on its doorstep, as well as a welcoming community of riders, Harrisonburg is rolling. more
Dramatic Changes
Top Hospitals and Healthcare 2016: New holistic bariatric surgery program at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. more
Dec 27, 2016
Screen Savers
Top Hospitals and Healthcare 2016: Bon Secours St. Mary's delivers faster care to stroke victims with teleneurology. more
Dec 12, 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
Moving Forward
Top Hospitals and Healthcare 2016: Carilion introduces outpatient total hip replacements. more
Dec 27, 2016
The Silent Treatment
Seeking solace from the nonstop chatter of our daily lives, many turn to meditation and silent retreats. more
Jul 5, 2018
Brian Stauffer
Second Acts
If you didn’t have braces as a teenager, is it too late to get the smile you always dreamed of? Not by a longshot. Sandra Shelley explores the latest in cosmetic dentistry. more
Aug 13, 2014
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
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High Performance
Furniture handcrafted by Richmond-based McKinnon & Harris is designed to go the distance. more
Fitness
Upwardly Mobile
Climbing tunes the mind to win uphill battles both on and off the rock. more
Sep 18, 2017
Illustration by David Hollenbach
En Garde!
Fencing is one of the world’s oldest sports, but it has always been a peripheral one in America, perhaps because it is not made for TV. However, its popularity is slowly growing. And one needn’t be young to fence—just agile, tactical and tough. more
Jun 30, 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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The Silent Treatment
Seeking solace from the nonstop chatter of our daily lives, many turn to meditation and silent retreats. more
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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
Wellness
Expanding Options
Top Hospitals and Healthcare 2017: VCU Massey Cancer team is first in the world to use a new breakthrough treatment for pancreatic cancer. more
Feb 27, 2018
Clear Path
Top Hospitals and Healthcare 2017: Sentara Heart teams vacuum dangerous clots from large blood vessels using game-changing technology. more
Jan 24, 2018
Dental
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Food
Tacos Take Flight
Punch up your next Taco Tuesday with recipes incorporating global flavors and textures. more
Aug 7, 2018
Home
Adam Wayland
Riverfront Retreat
Tranquil and elegant, Morland is a sprawling King George County estate. more
Aug 9, 2018
High Performance
Estate, garden and yacht furniture handcrafted by Richmond-based McKinnon & Harris is designed to go the distance. more
Aug 2, 2018
Travel
Mexico's Secret Coast
During a spring break trip to Nayarit state, the author and his family discover luxury, bohemian surf villages, history and nature—minus the tequila shots. more
Aug 15, 2018
The Top of the World
The allure of Greenland proves irresistible to Tricia Pearsall, who returns again and again to this land of immense beauty. Here, dancing night sky meets glacier, and precipices of ice provide a thrill ride like no other. more
Aug 14, 2018
Culture
Longread
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Adam Ewing
Salt of the Earth
From oyster shuckers and banjo players to gospel singers and decoy carvers, Virginia's state folklorist Jon Lohman champions the artists and the traditions that are the soul of our cultural heritage. more
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Atomic Wonder
The nation’s first and last commercial nuclear ship rests on the James River, a silent witness to American nuclear ambitions during the Cold War. Both a passenger and cargo vessel, the N.S. Savannah made history—and then was overtaken by it. more
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Photography by Robb Sharetg
Forward March
It’s not easy being a small military band at a large, mostly civilian university, but after going through a rough patch, Virginia Tech’s Highty-Tighties are back in fighting trim. more
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Adam Ewing
No Holds Barred
It’s a long, tough road to the WWE, but for Virginia’s pro wrestlers, the promise of glory isn’t the only thing that keeps them in the ring training and competing night after night, year after year. They just love the sport. more
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Weddings
Mimi Darden & Clark Gottwald
February 7, 2015 • The Jefferson Hotel, Richmond more
Health
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Smile Power
Volunteers at Virginia Beach-based Operation Smile travel the world to help kids overcome physical deformities and discover that a smile is worth a thousand words. more
Sep 6, 2017
About Town
Bacchus Wine & Food Festival
Feb. 3, 2017 • Virginia Living Museum, Newport News more
