Walking into The Bagel & I and taking a whiff of those freshly baked, perfectly rounded clouds of bread is nothing short of heavenly. Well, at least for the customers. “The staff and I have become ...

Smith Mountain Lake locals know what to expect during breakfast at Old Oak Cafe — hearty portions, affordable prices, and a warm-welcoming atmosphere. Dining here feels like pulling up a chair at the ...

It’s a precious lifelong companion whose acquaintance I first made in my school’s elegant dining room in Richmond in the late 1960s. It was certainly nothing ever served by my English mother in our ...

What makes a good breakfast? Is it the fluffy scrambled eggs, a stack of hot pancakes drizzled with maple syrup, fresh-made bagels and assorted schmears, or the coffee creations we can’t help but ...

How often have you set a New Year’s resolution to focus on health and fitness, only to fall back into old patterns by mid-January? Transforming daily habits and fitness routines doesn’t happen ...

Angela Blue Jan 9, 2025 Jan 9, 2025 Updated Jan 9, 2025 Scott and Meredith Elliott had long envisioned creating a distinctive lodging option at Smith Mountain Lake. “We were looking at tiny houses, ...

Think back to the last time you gazed through a kaleidoscope, the colorful fragments shifting to form ever-changing ...

Columnist Kimba Dalferes, a Floridian transplant in Virginia, reflects on the challenges and joys of winter, finding solace ...