Authors address environmental issues

Four years ago a young Illinois couple put their faith in God, loaded their two children into a recreational vehicle and headed out onto the open road.

The ferocity of war has a way of motivating combatants to open communications with angels, saints and, most of all, God.

Fossett’s Restaurant prepares for taste of Italy

When we think of food we usually think of man farming crops or raising animals for food. We rarely think of fish in a similar way. However, in recent decades man farming the seas instead of fishing in the open ocean has become the norm for much of our seafood.

Duquesne upset by Grisham’s new novel

Perhaps Sallie Wingfield Maddex had taken to heart the words of the poem “Secure the Shadow Ere the Substance Fade.”

The adage that all good things must come to an end became a sad reality on June 30, 1951.

Panera testing out its new coffees ... for free

I have always thought of bagels and English muffins as breakfast food. But we in Charlottesville know better and have, for years, enjoyed bagel sandwiches at the various Bodo’s locations. I have eaten many bagels, but none have been better than those at Bodo’s.

The Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA is marking the 44th presidential inauguration with an “adoption stimulus package” that makes its canine and feline “Cabinet members” available for adoption for $44.

The Rotary Club of Charlottesville and six University of Virginia students recently traveled to Wum, Cameroon, to complete the first phase of a three-phase water project.

Students in Piedmont Virginia Community College’s Volunteer Club earned a Student Team Innovation/Service Award for collecting more than 130 coats last winter that were distributed through local community centers.

Junior League sells tickets to fifth feast

There’s no telling what a man will do for love.

On a pleasant day in the autumn of 1959, Clivis M. Harris and his wife decided to do a little maintenance work in the flowerbeds outside their Rio Road home.

Keswick offers wine dinner, Scottish flavors

I have noticed that in recent years we have become a more informal society.

Random House

When Patrick Oliphant bellies up to his drawing table he invokes a work technique that has served him well for more than a half century.

The dignified procession of people robed in their “college gowns” filed into Cabell Hall and took their seats on the spacious stage.

Art lovers mine Zinc for lively conversation

Brussels sprouts are one of my favorite vegetables and they only are available in the winter. They are still in our markets, but will not be for long.

The sight made Jean Purcell slow her car until it had come to a complete stop on the Madison County road.

Arizona’s Ian Record visits New Dominion Bookshop

Recently, I dropped the multi-syllable adjective “solipsistic” to describe someone, and the person upon whom I made the drop wanted to know why I had “to use such a long word.” Feeling guiltless, I tried to tell him that is was, for me, a singular, unique and irreplaceable string of letters, signifying the very essence of the one under discussion.

When the Albemarle County triplets joined the Cub Scouts in the first grade and proudly donned the blue and gold uniforms, it was simply a fun thing to do.

Don your tiara for a chance to help the dogs

After all the rich foods of the recent holidays, I like to get back to some basic meals. One of our favorites is a hearty soup with lots of vegetables and legumes.

Poet reads his latest at New Dominion