Issue: October 2019

A bearded man in a RatBots cap wires a small robot sculpture built from metal tins, gears and a clock.

Portsmouth Craftsman Creates Robotic Artwork with Repurposed Objects

You could say David Ratcliff lives by the R’s found in the hierarchy of waste: reduce, reuse, recycle and robots....

A person in a white apron holds a white bowl of rice topped with chicken, broccoli, carrots, red peppers and lime.

Meal Planning with Food Sensitivities

Photos by Ashlee Glen Sometimes it feels like we live in a time of almost total food-confusion. Science keeps changing...

Woman in blue t-shirt preparing a lunchbox in the kitchen

A Parent’s Guide to Meal-Prepping

Five p.m. found me dashing from my home-office to the car, fumbling with the ignition switch as I told Google...

David Uhrin

A Mid-Century Modern Home Reimagined in Virginia Beach

Make a couple of turns off Mill Dam Road in Virginia Beach and you might just think you’ve arrived in...

Storefront of the HPC Hamilton Perkins shop with glass windows, a planter of greenery, and chairs on a mall balcony.

Hamilton Perkins Collection: 5 Unisex Bags to Buy

Plastic water bottles, billboard vinyl and pineapple leaf fiber. Those are the three ingredients to the rapid success of local...

Illustration of a slumped, hunched-over figure sitting atop a pile of pills spilling from a prescription bottle.

Community Leaders Look for Ways to Prevent Opioid Addiction

Dr. Jonathan Strand, M.D., an interventional physiatrist at Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists, has been practicing medicine in Coastal Virginia for two...

Salmon fillet in parchment topped with lemon slices, dill, broccoli and peas.

Heart-Healthy and Delicious Recipes You’ll Love

Ask any marathon runner: the hardest part of most challenges is mental. And that includes substantial changes to lifestyle like...

A man in a teal knit beanie and black glasses points while performing on a stage before a red curtain.

How Push Comedy Theater’s Brad McMurran Became a King of Comedy

Saturday night in Norfolk’s downtown NEON Arts District often finds stand-up comic and founder of Norfolk’s Push Comedy Theater Brad McMurran...

Three soft flour tacos topped with guacamole, sour cream, shredded cheese, and diced tomato in a metal holder.

Hangry’s Food Truck Sets Up Shop in Virginia Beach

Some food trucks in Coastal Virginia are shifting into permanent digs. One of the latest is Hangry’s, setting up shop...

A woman in dark coveralls and glasses swings a bat at a plywood wall, shattering debris into the air.

Destroying Things Relieves Stress at Destruction Room in Virginia Beach

Photos courtesy of Destruction Room "The number one thing people like to smash is printers," says Aaron Pope, the co-owner...

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