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Glamp It Up This Fall

Tiny rentals and
“glamping” spots
just right for a
rustic fall staycation
or weekend road trip
74
page Are the Kids All Right?
An in-depth look at the mental health
crisis in children and young adults from
a Coastal Virginia perspective
Plus page 80: Top Docs 2023: Our annual

listings of the region’s best doctors as
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Contents DEPARTMENTS
12 Editor’s Note
CURRENT
14 Closeup Clay is infectious for Portsmouth-
based Sherród Faulks of Deep Black
18 Bites The art of the midday meal at
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Gunner & Marley’s by Codex
20 Culture Just say no to “bored” meetings;
the new Moxy Hotel is all about fun
21 Eats A little piece of Virginia Beach nostalgia
comes to life at Belvedere South
22 Scoop A beer collab between ODU and
New Realm and a very rare Barbie
24 Events New festival in Franklin celebrates
farms, food and music with local
culinary clout
LIFE
28 Launched From the set of Mad Men
to Hot in Cleveland, how one CoVa
native made her way in Hollywood
30 Home & Garden Simple ideas for
overhauling the coziest spot in your
home for a more beautiful rest
40 Be Well Mindfulness practices designed
21 44
to help children reflect, reset and
discover the power of now
Getaways What’s old is new in Edenton, NC,
with warm drinks, rocking chairs
and waterfront views
50 Arts Our editorial picks for the season’s don’t-miss arts
events—from concerts and plays to exhibitions
DISH
113 Dining Out French-inspired in Phoebus: The Baker’s
Wife has carved out a delicious niche in Hampton’s
historic neighborhood PLUS 117: What’s in a Dish?
We bring you the story behind beloved dishes at local
restaurants. This issue: Spiros’ Chicken at Black Angus.
44 DATEBOOK
121 Local Listings Upcoming events around the region
128 CoVa Events A look back at our totally tubular

’80s inspired 2023 CoVa Best Of Party
SPECIAL SECTIONS
53 Visit the Eastern Shore From Cape Charles
to Chincoteague, exploring the charms of
Virginia’s Eastern Shore in autumn
58 Coastal Virginia Idea House Your inside look
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kinGsMill s much as I enjoy a shameless portmanteau, I admit I was
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Grant section of kinGsMill. This property features an open
floorplan with many upgrades to include crown molding, ated (like my own husband, who looked at me with a blank
plantation shutters, 2 gas fireplaces and so much more. stare when I mentioned we were writing a story about the
topic in this issue): Glamping is an imminently marketable merger of
$1,000,000 the words “glamor” and “camping.”
I did a fair amount of good old-fashioned camping as a kid, in my
early 20s and even in the years since. You know, the kind with sleep-
ing bags, bugs, the threat of hungry bears, and the sort of bathroom
breaks that involve a trip behind the nearest tree. This newfangled
“glamping” business, I thought, was for lightweights and folks who
clearly didn’t grow up in the country like I did.
Well, scratch that. Because I am all about it. After visiting two local
glamping spots for our story on page 106, you can just call me a happy
YoRk CounTY
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basement features an in-law suite with large family room, Yup. Indoor plumbing nearby and a clean bathroom sitch? Even better.
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From tiny homes to deluxe tents, we take you to four recently opened
glamping destinations: Timberline Glamping in Williamsburg (see
$895,000 photo), Tiny Livin’ cottages in Cape Charles, ReFuel Irvington on the
Northern Neck, and the Cabins at Crabtree Falls, which recently added
luxury glamping tents.
In the feature section of our annual health and Top Docs issue, we
tackle a critically important topic making national headlines by look-
ing at its effects here at home. The mental health crisis for children
sMiTHFiElD and young adults has reached near epidemic levels, many experts say,
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Garrett Hospital of the King’s Daughters about their recently opened Children’s
Pavilion, dedicated to mental health, and the way forward in address-
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In our Current section, meet Portsmouth-based ceramicist

Sherród Faulks, whose minimalist housewares have attracted
the attention of national magazines, and learn what’s new for
lunch at Codex in Downtown Norfolk (which also happens to
serve food on plates made by Faulks). Go inside the fabulously Poquoson
fun new Moxy Hotel in Virginia Beach; and go back in time with nEW HoME! .61 AC lot. First floor primary bedroom,
the reimagined Belvedere Coffee Shop in the Moxy lobby. GIAnT kitchen with ss appliances. 4 more bedrooms and 2 full
In the pages of our Life section, you’ll find an interview with bathrooms upstairs! Granite countertops, gorgeous flooring, gas
Kyle Humphrey—who went from wearing the Miss Phoebus tankless water heater and heat. Zoned for Poquoson schools.
crown to a successful career in Hollywood...and who, by the way,
once worked at our very own VistaGraphics (parent company of $650,000
Coastal Virginia Magazine).
Get away to Edenton with the second installment in our series
on the small-town charm of North Carolina’s “Inner Banks.” Also,
get some ideas for transforming your bed into a sleeping sanctu-
ary and inspiring the kids in your life to practice mindfulness.
And mark your calendars for all the exciting events featured in
our Fall Arts Preview and Datebook event listings.
Finally, in our Dish dining department, we sit down for some WIllIAMsbuRG
French-inspired fare at The Baker’s Wife in Hampton, where Main floor offers a butler’s pantry, 4 seasons sunroom, office,
husband-and-wife team Phillip and Dana Epstein’s local roots dining room. Walk out basement which features an additional 2
bedrooms and a full bathroom. Finished FRoG can be used as a
run deep, and we take you in the kitchen at the recently relocated 6th bedroom. 1.2 acres with a workshop, shed and greenhouse.
Black Angus in Virginia Beach to learn the story behind their
Spiros’ Chicken dish, a favorite with guests and staff.
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Here’s to happy glamping and healthy living, and have a
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Corrections
In the July-Aug. edition of Coastal Virginia Magazine:
In the story titled “Making The Angel Makers” (pg. 32) Harald
Leban’s last name was misspelled as Laban on second mention.
Leban is the correct spelling. The same story also mentions that
Attila Tokay is fluent in Hungarian, but it should have read that
YoRk CounTY
he is fluent in English; Hungarian is his first language.
York County school district! Remodeled!
In a cul-de-sac. Huge eat-in kitchen with
In the story titled “Art in Pieces” (pg. 36), Megan Lawson’s first island, pantry and stainless steel appliances. large
shaded yard on a wooded lot.
name was written as “Mean,” which wasn’t very “nice” of us.
Sorry, Megan. (757) 879-1504
1-800-GARRETT
greg@ggrva.com Greg
In the story titled “Adventure Racing: A Way of Life” (pg. 38), Garrett
portions of the end of the story (pgs. 40-41) were repeated
or deleted. Please visit CoastalVirginiaMag.com to
read the full story.
CURRENT
14 Close Up 18 Bites 20 Culture 22 Scoop
Close Up
Where
Beautiful
Things
Are Born
CLAY IS INFECTIOUS FOR
PORTSMOUTH-BASED
SHERRÓD FAULKS OF DEEP BLACK,
WHOSE MINIMALIST HOUSEWARES
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D
esigner Sherród Faulks is deep.
He keeps an ancestral altar in his
house “to be reminded of where
I come from and who I come
from,” he says reverently. And he’s Black: “All
the Faulks in this area descended from one
runaway slave.”
But that isn’t why he labeled his burgeon-
ing brand Deep Black. “That’s a place where
my ideas come from. It’s everything and
nothing. It’s in my mind, and it’s out there,”
he explains the inexplicable. “A place where
beautiful things are born.”
Those beautiful things are handcraft-
ed ceramics like the cup into which he’s
serenely pouring cold brew jasmine tea for
a guest, and ramekins cradling mint leaves,
dehydrated limes and Demerara simple
syrup—ingredients he says he keeps on
hand because, “I get crazy for cocktails in
the summer heat.”
Scratch beneath their surface, and you’ll
intuit that his striking vases and pasta bowls
and stash jars fuse together all that he’s done
and desires—fashion, technology, photogra-
phy and cooking laced with music, always
music—to create an aesthetic he catapults
into the universe along with a fervent prayer the bank to have beautiful things,” he says. BREAKING BAD Faulks makes objects “for
that it will inspire others to cultivate their people to love for life.” But he also loves it when
Clay was not his calling when he was
they break, he says: “It means they were used,
own style. growing up in Virginia Beach, nerding out loved and served their purpose.”
His prayers have been answered. in Landstown High School’s A-V Club. He
Faulks’s work caught the eye of heavy- majored in computer science at William
weights including Madewell and Meredith & Mary, transferred to Parsons School of him “get into a state of flow” designing retail
(America’s largest digital and print pub- Design, then dropped out to take a lucrative and wholesale/hospitality lines as well as
lisher). His minimalist housewares pop up job in the tech sector. custom orders.
as props in Real Simple and Southern Living. In 2019, after divorcing his husband, he His first permanent collection,
They’ve appeared in The New York Times sought an astrologer’s advice. “She told me Osteria*Moderna (Modern Kitchen), arose
“Sunday Style” section. Above the fold. to do all those things I hadn’t done that from his culinary pursuits. Kemet (Black
Locally, you can dine off a Deep Black dish relate to abundance,” he recounts. “Absent Land) was sparked by his idiosyncratic
at Downtown Norfolk’s Codex. the concept of money.” spiritual practices and a revelatory 2017 trip
His pieces are a study in contrasts, juxta- So he took a pottery class: “I touched the to Egypt where, as a Black man, he says he
posing raw and glazed exteriors, not unlike clay and said, ‘This is it!’” felt he finally blended in. “A statue in the
their maker. Faulks describes himself as an He was so fired up that he taught himself Egyptian Museum of Antiquities stopped me
introvert with social anxiety. Then, in the wheel throwing because the class was mov- in my tracks,” he recalls. “The broad nose,
next breath, he shares how he recently went ing too slowly. “It was infectious,” he says. wide eyes, shaved head. It looked like me.”
clubbing in Philadelphia after a Beyoncé “It was the first time in life I could make the He plasters cabinets with sketches as
concert (his fourth): “I vogued until my thing I wanted to have. And I didn’t need a ideas erupt (often in the middle of the night
thighs gave out.” six-figure job that stressed me.” when he leans into his insomnia), nearby
Such contradictions, richly mixed, pave Now 35, he lives in a house in Ports- shelves bulge with work at varying stages,
his path to creating holistic, intentional, mouth that he bought primarily because of and orders are outpacing his kiln’s capacity.
multipurpose items for every room in the its 1,000-square-foot, detached garage. He As he scales up, he unwaveringly begets
house. transformed it into his studio (aka “Temple”) “things for people to love for life.” Then adds,
They’re objets d’art, but they’re dishwash- where sandalwood incense wafts through “But I love when they break. It means they
er and microwave safe, spanning a spectrum climate-controlled air along with a curated were used, loved and served their purpose.”
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Chef-owner Ian Hock gave his counter-service luncheonette in Artwork extends off
the garage-door-fronted space housing Codex a distinct moniker to the wall onto tabletops.
signal that it’s even more informal than his easygoing dinner (and Hock plates his divine fettuc-
monthly brunch) destination. cine, chicken liver tarts and more
Playing up just how relaxed it is, he named it after his two pit on ceramics by Sherród Faulks; the
bull rescues. That’s 12-year old Gunner and three-year old Marley Portsmouth-based designer’s soulful pot-
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being a hobby of Hock’s during his rare spare time (until recently moment milieu. Faulks has been a Codex down-to-earth
haute cuisine
he also ran Lil ‘Za Pizzeria inside Veil Brewing). regular since its birth as a pop-up in
gets the lunch
While G&M is primarily grab-and-go—whoa—don’t expect a Ghent’s Pendulum Fine Meats in 2018 (see treatment
sorry, assembly-line sandwich. A la Codex, everything is scratch- article about Sherród Faulks on page 14). with Gunner
& Marley's
made in virtuoso fashion. A tuna melt means fresh loin poached Codex moved Downtown two years ago and
sammies,
with lemon, layered with white cheddar and signature Virginia celebrated its first anniversary with an salads and
Ian’s Hot Sauce on brioche bun. The Thai salad’s peanut dressing ACLU fundraiser (more events benefiting more—shown
here served on
makes kale, red and napa cabbage, bell peppers, carrots, mint, the organization are anticipated).
dishware by
cilantro and mango sparkle. And you know Hock swears by his After a summer vacay in August, lunch Deep Black.
smash burger: it’s tatted on his left forearm, a hair away from service is scheduled to return this Septem-
where his wife is inked. ber, limited to Tuesday through Thursday,
“Of course, you can stay and eat here, too,” Hock says thoughtful- as if Hock is popping up in place, a kind of
ly. If you do, you’ll visually feast on paintings and photos by noted loopy mise en abyme, a story within a story.
local artists like Dathan Kane. “We have so many great creators in To be continued…
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CURRENT / CULTURE PINK CARPET The Moxy Hotel's grand opening in June >
We Have Moxy
NO “BORED” MEETINGS HERE—
UNIQUE HOTEL BRAND IS PUTTING
THE FUN IN FUNKY AT THE
VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT
By Betsy DiJulio
A
t most hotels, ripping the art off the walls
will get you shown the door. At Moxy, guests
are encouraged to rip away. But Moxy isn’t
most hotels.
Pads of contemporary prints clipped to the wall
meant for tearing and sharing are just one of many
PHOTOS BY DAVID UHRIN/COURTESY OF MOXY VIRGINIA BEACH
fun and funky features at the new Moxy hotel at the

Virginia Beach Oceanfront. With the motto “Play on,”
Floor murals, wall-mounted vin-
it’s clear Moxy doesn’t take itself too seriously. But it is
tage lawn chairs and surf boards
dead serious about its stylish, value-oriented and lively
combine with eclectic conversa-
approach to hospitality.
tion areas—low lounge furniture
From the moment you check in—at the bar, no less,
groupings, a Ferris wheel seat and
where guests are given complimentary cocktails along
stools at the expansive rectangular
with their room keys—you can feel the Moxy difference.
bar—to create a gathering place
Geared to millennials and the young at heart, Moxy
where you’ll want to see and be
belongs to the Marriott International family of brands.
seen. That is unless you’re dipping
Says Katie Castano, Director of Sales in Virginia Beach,
in the oceanfront pool or stepping
“If you want to work quietly in the lobby, we are not
back in time at the Belvedere South
your hotel.”
Coffee Shop and Diner (see article
But if a vibrant communal living room with a playful
on opposite page), a faithful nod
industrial modern vibe and a 24/7 approach to drinking
to its precursor at the erstwhile
and dining at Bar Moxy and the Grab & Go are the way
Belvedere Hotel, a beloved piece of
you roll, this is likely the hotel for you.
local nostalgia.
CURRENT / EATS
Belvedere
Next Gen
RETRO FAVE FOR FLAPJACKS
AND “EYE OPENER” SANDWICHES
GETS A NEW LIFE AT
P
THE MOXY HOTEL IN VB The newbie is a smidge larger than its progeni-
tor, seating 56 (including outdoor tables), but its
harrell’s Something in the Water
old-school vibe reverberates. The menu’s faves
wasn’t the only major Beach
conveyed, augmented by some updated items, to
comeback this year. The Belve-
be washed down with mimosas and bloodies.
dere Coffee Shop & Diner has
Best of all, the thrill of witnessing short-order
been resurrected in The Moxy Virginia
cooks’ flattop calisthenics—prepping hashtag-wor-
Beach Oceanfront, two dozen blocks from
thy hash browns, frying eggs, flipping flapjacks, then
where it was founded.
scraping it all down and doing it again—lives on.
Locals and serial vacationers who were
“Bringing it back to life hopefully gets us some
crushed when the half-century-old greasy
redemption,” says Perry. Hmm…restoration
spoon at 36th and Atlantic was demolished
with a rasher of bacon. Welcome back.
in 2020, deeming it a landmark on par with
Belvedere South is attached to and acces-
King Neptune and the Norwegian Lady, are
sible through the lobby of the new Moxy Hotel at
rejoicing over their “Eye Opener” breakfast
1201 Atlantic Ave. and open 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.
sandwiches at the rechristened Belvedere
South. They marvel at the similitude: iden-
Learn more at BelvedereSouth.com
tically-oriented blue booths, swivel stools,
or @belvederesouthvb.
gleaming griddle. It’s a retro look (and was BelSouth’s kitchen manager, Tim Scheetz, can
even back in the day) complementing relate: “There’s so much more when memory is —Marisa Marsey
Moxy’s verve. attached to food.” He shared his fondness for the
It whisked me back to the 1980s, original’s pancakes, triumphantly announcing that
scrunching into a booth with my fam- he was able to snag the recipe.
ily to breakfast on the signature, kitchen Chris Perry recalls, “Almost everyone who
sink-ish Belvedere omelet and creamed grew up in Virginia Beach like I did is familiar with
chipped beef over toast. While bricklay- the Belvedere. Nothing better than sitting at the
ers and lawyers, New Yorkers and North counter as a teenager and watching them make
Enders argued politics, swapped tales of your favorite food!”
last night’s benders and sopped up gossip, Perry is the CEO of Suburban Capital, develop- BETTER WITH
we’d pore over the menu like it was a trea- er of the Hyatt Place that replaced the Belvedere BACON
and its adjoining hotel. He really tried to make the The Belvedere
sure map, debating what to order when we serves up
returned for lunch that afternoon. The BLT? coffee shop fit there to no avail. But it clicked with modern-day
Patti melt? Another omelet? Moxy, another Suburban operation. classics
Birthed in Milan in 2014, the Moxy brand has grown to some 62 hotels across
North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific with twice that many in the pipeline,
but only two in Virginia; the other is in downtown Richmond. Virginia Beach’s
oceanfront iteration boasts seven floors and a handful of room designs from
kings and king suites to quad queen bunks and double queens with beds placed
footboard to footboard for maximum visit-in-bed facetime.
All rooms are notable for their smart storage and space planning. Walls
of knobs are offered in lieu of closets, platform beds conceal drawer storage
underneath, beach chairs hang on the wall, and wall-mounted pull-down desks
fold neatly away when not in use. Wall-length black ledges ensure that cell
phones, glasses and other small items are within easy reach and black metal
stash closets on each floor provide similarly easy access to extra towels, pillows,
shampoo and ice buckets.
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CURRENT / CULTURE CURRENT / SCOOP
Barbies
and Beer
at ODU
A
new partnership is brewing with Old Dominion
University and it happens to be just in time for
the arrival of a certain full-figured fashion doll
who took the big screen by storm and had us all
thinking pink this summer.
ODU and New Realm Brewing Co. recently announced
a multiyear partnership that designates New Realm as the
official craft beer partner of the university. As part of the
partnership, New Realm Brewing will produce a series of
custom ODU branded beers, beginning this fall with ODU
Golden Ale.
“It’s a flavorful, clear, light and crisp golden ale that we
hope everyone will enjoy in the Hampton Roads area,” said
Mitch Steele, co-founder and renowned brewmaster of New
Realm Brewing, in a recent press release.
The collaboration was made possible through the com-
bined efforts of ODU Sports Properties managed by PlayFly
Sports and the ODU licensing office and is designed to
strengthen the brands of both organizations while connect-
ing with the ODU alumni and craft beer communities. The
beer will be available in retail locations.
Learn more at NewRealmBrewing.com.
Bleached wood floors and large windows framing sitting areas or doors
opening onto balconies make for light and bright interiors. In-room vanities
with large vertical racetrack oval mirrors sound a chic mid-mod note while
allowing more privacy in the combination water closet-shower area on the
opposite side of frosted glass barn doors. Each floor offers a spacious ADA-
accessible guest room as well as a pair of king suites featuring wrap-around
balconies, tiki bars, lounge seating, double vanities in the bath and a mini-
kitchen with floating shelves.
Striped textiles and woven basket pendants appeal to your inner boho, while
pillows with snappy sayings and scenic shower curtains—say, a shark stalking
a rubber ducky—keep it just a little kitschy. Dialing up bedtime stories on the
in-room rotary phones? Well, that’s pure Moxy.
But, even at Moxy, life isn’t all play, so a sporty workout room with a crisp
black and white color palette—a wall of black floating shelves topping a
white counter and a monumental white asana-assuming octopus on a black
Meanwhile, ODU’s Barry Art Museum just welcomed
a very special guest in the form of one of the rarest Barbie
wall—encourages you to get your fit on. Meeting space designed as an antidote
dolls in the world. The Barbie No. 1 model with its original
to the “bored” meeting offers the most flexible seating around from stadium
dressed box and early costumes was purchased for a record
to lounge to counter-height conference options. And when you’ve had all the
$42,000 at auction by museum co-founder Carolyn Barry.
work you can stand, take the open stairs—or the slide—down to the bar for a
The new acquisition will be making her fashion state-
naan-style flatbread nosh and a signature cocktail, say strawberry saltwater
ment in the permanent doll gallery alongside the exhibition
taffy essence with your choice of spirit.
Fashion Innovation: Madame Alexander at 100, on view
But don’t think you get to hog all the fun; pets are welcome, too. Nightly room
through Dec. 31. The exhibition sheds light on the history
rates vary by style, day of the week and season but range from approximately
of fashion dolls and the women entrepreneurs who revo-
$150 to $450. Moxy Virginia Beach Oceanfront is located at 1201 Atlantic Avenue.
lutionized the male-dominated industry.
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NEW HOMEGROWN HARVEST
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WHILE BENEFITTING COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS
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T
Event Schedule 2023
he organizers behind a brand-new two-day festival, to be held
in Franklin Oct. 7-8, 2023, hope to highlight “the best of Virginia SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8
cuisine, music and community.” The event is being put together by
Sedley-based Hubs Peanuts, Commune—a farm-to-table restaurant Opening Kickoff Fish Franklin Rising Brunch
with locations in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, and River Road Farm—a farm in + Chicken Fry 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Franklin specializing in ethically raised, grass-fed beef. Food featured at the 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. River Road Farm, Franklin
festival will be handcrafted by some of the area’s best-known chefs. Blackwater Park, Franklin $100 per person
Those include Harper Bradshaw of Harper’s Table in Suffolk, celebrated for $50 per person A group kayak paddle to
its locally sourced Southern cuisine, and Kip Poole, who was featured on HBO’s Fried chicken and fish from the venue leaving at 9 a.m.
The Big Brunch and runs the Norfolk-based CROP Foundation. Sedley native David Rabil and Elisha Barnes is available from Barrett’s
with fixings, live music from Landing in Franklin. Kayaks can
and chef Nic Hagen and select out-of-town guest chefs like Walter Bundy of
bluegrass band Common be rented through Blackwater
Shagbark in Richmond and Ryan Ross, a private chef who was featured on
Ground and hiking around Outfitters and Nottoway River
Food Network’s Chopped, will also be a part of the event. the park Guides or guests can bring
Captain Chris Ludford from Pleasure House Oysters will serve Lynnhaven oys- their own. The brunch will
ters and provide education on sustainable aquaculture, and beverage providers The Harvest Reception feature a seated three-course
include Michael Shaps Wineworks, Cirrus Vodka, Crunchy Hydration and others. 6:30-9:30 p.m. open fire meal with specialty
The Homegrown Harvest Festival will benefit Foodbank of Southeastern The Hubs Vine, Franklin cocktails. Tickets include entry
Virginia and the Eastern Shore and The CROP Foundation to further their $100 per person to Music in the Country.
missions and create new opportunities for student involvement with the Featuring the best of Virginia
Foodbank’s new Western Tidewater Branch in Franklin. cuisine with multiple food Music in the Country
“At the core of Homegrown Harvest is our love and concern for the com- stations and bites, wine, beer 1-5 p.m. River Road Farm
and cocktails with live music $35 per person
munity we’re so deeply a part of,” said Marshall Rabil, Hubs Peanuts director
from some of the area’s best Guests can look forward to a
of sales and marketing, in a press release. “Bringing together locals and
family-friendly event with local
visitors to celebrate the bounty Virginia has to offer while raising funds, food trucks and live music
awareness and physical support to tackle hunger and provide culinary from local artists.
experiences for students is immensely meaningful to us.”
Area students from two local high school culinary
All-inclusive weekend tickets
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LIFE
HAMPTON TO
HOLLYWOOD
Former Miss Phoebus
Kyle Humphrey has
carved out a career
in Hollywood with
recurring roles on
hit shows and as a
stand-in for major
stars. Pictured this
page: on the set of
Young & Hungry, with
Kirstie Alley, on the
set of Mad Men, on
the set of Gaslit, with
Valerie Bertinelli, with
Meryl Streep, and
with Betty White.
28 Launched 30 Home & Garden 40 Be Well 44 Getaways 50 Arts
In our segment “Launched,” we converse with Coastal Virginia natives who have achieved success around the world.
Launched
Launched: Kyle Humphrey

FROM THE SET OF MAD MEN TO HOT IN CLEVELAND,
HOW ONE COASTAL VIRGINIA-BASED ACTRESS
MADE HER WAY IN HOLLYWOOD
By Kristen De Deyn Kirk
F
rom being a producer at WTKR News 3 and her on-camera work for WHRO, Kyle
Humphrey—a former Miss Phoebus—is well known in Coastal Virginia, her
home. Some 20 years ago, though, another coast was calling. With TV producers,
moviemakers and fellow actors, Hollywood beckoned.
Between early-morning call times and late-night shoots, and recently being
named Best Female Stand In by Los Angeles Union Background Actors, Humphrey has guid-
ed other Coastal Virginians seeking Hollywood’s bright lights. Somehow, she also recently
squeezed in time to share her keys to success with CoVa Mag:
Coastal Virginia Magazine: When did you in for her on other shows and commercials. Humphrey
start acting and who helped you? Valerie Bertinelli is lovely and so down-to- pictured with
Wendie Malick
earth. I worked with Betty White—one of of Hot in
Kyle Humphrey: When I was at Channel 3 the nicest and funniest ladies ever—for five Cleveland
as a producer, I took a three-year intensive years, too.
Meisner (a respond-to-stimuli approach to Standing-in for Meryl Streep on Big
acting) class with Sylvia Harman, a trained Little Lies was such an honor. Getting to
actor from New York and a tough cookie. She work alongside Nicole Kidman and Reese
prepared me for life in LA. I quickly booked Witherspoon was incredible.
Mimi Eisman as an agent-manager. She and
Sylvia helped me shape my career. We stayed Why do you think you’ve been successful?
steadfast friends. Unfortunately, they have I look at acting as a business. You have to
both passed away since. work hard, know how to market yourself,
stay in shape and really be ready for anything.
How did you know you “made it” in LA? Many times you’ll get a call at 8 p.m. for an
I would say when I became SAG [a member of audition clear across town at 8 a.m. the next If you do decide to move to LA, have
Screen Actors Guild, a union for film and TV day. You always have to be ready. plenty of money in the bank and have a
actors] in 2003. I kind of relate it to winning plan. LA isn’t a friendly place, and a million
the Willy Wonka golden ticket. Then also What advice do you give other actors? people come in every single day wanting to
when I was able to survive solely on my acting Take this business seriously. Get an agent, act. Treat it like a business, be persistent,
and stand-in gigs by 2008. a manager; take classes, audition, get on and stay focused.
set as much as possible, and always, always
Who have you most enjoyed working with? be professional and on time. Traffic is a What do you think you’ll do in the future?
Mad Men was my first recurring role. I was nightmare in LA, so being on time really I’ve enjoyed my time here, and I have
booked as a secretary in the fictitious Sterling does count. memories that could fill a book. But I’ve
Cooper office. I also worked as a stand-in Moving to Los Angeles isn’t something you always said I’m an East Coast girl living in
for most of Jon Hamm’s love interests. We should consider lightly. It’s expensive here; a West Coast world. I miss it. My mom lives
worked extremely long hours, but it was crime is rampant. Nowadays a lot of auditions in Yorktown, and her health is declining, so
worth it. I worked three seasons and loved are done via Zoom or on tape, so you don’t that makes me think Virginia might be my
every minute. have to live here. Look at Keith Flippen [a next step. Who knows, maybe I’ll open my
I worked five seasons on Hot in Cleveland Coastal Virginia-based actor-acting coach own casting company there.
as Wendie Malick’s stand-in and that was a featured on Army Wives, Drop Dead Diva, The
blast, too. Wendie is so kind, generous, funny Wire and 70-plus other shows and films], one Visit CoastalVirginiaMag.com
and normal. She often requests me to stand- of the best actors I know. for a longer version of this interview. n
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LIFE | HOME & GARDEN
Bedding Refresh
SIMPLE IDEAS FOR OVERHAULING
THE COZIEST SPOT IN YOUR HOME
FOR A MORE BEAUTIFUL REST
By Jennifer Redmond
DREAMY CLEAN
Your bedroom should be an
escape from the mess of life.
I
f the last few years have taught us
anything, it’s the significance of
how we spend our time at home,
and, for many of us, that has led to
the realization that it may be time
for some redecorating. We would
argue your bedroom is the perfect place to
begin. And there’s no better time than fall
to think making your bed into a cozy oasis.
If the rest of your home is used for living,
working, caring for family, corralling pets
and the general mess of life, then your bed-
room should be an escape from all of that.
As Katrina Morris, owner of Katrina & Co.,
puts it, “Your bedroom is your sanctuary.”
Adding, “It should be where you’re able to
rejuvenate, relax, and shut out the rest of
the world.”
So, we asked a few design experts what’s
trending in the world of bedding, giving you
a head start on putting together a beautiful
and restful bed.
Out With the Old In With the New

Purge pillows in favor of simple luxury. Think quality pieces and neutral layers.
“So many of us are trying to clear the Show-stopping doesn’t have to mean
clutter, and we want to reduce,” says Morris. “cluttered.” The first thing to consider is
With bedding, simplicity is the name of your layers. Hilbish recommends “mixing a
the game, both visually and functionally. duvet with a quilt or a quilt with a throw.”
People are investing in “luxurious bedding” Taking this approach allows some flexibility
over the amount of bedding, Morris says. for seasonal changes (heavier quilts for
Lots of pillows are a thing of the past. “No colder months) or to rotate your decorative
one wants a bed with lots of pillows—[that top layer simply to keep things feeling fresh
trend] was over the top.” Morris also sees throughout the year.
heavy patterns going away in favor of rich “In thinking of duvet covers,” Morris says,
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metal, wood or fabric frame.” the back and gives a lovely texture to the terra cotta.
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bag” should be avoided in favor of a more For Morris, washable Belgian linen is pillows. Oversized lumbar pillows—close to
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reat others the way you want to
be treated. Parents, educators and
caregivers alike have long relied
on this timeless mantra to teach
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to address, however, is the proper etiquette for
self-care. This gap begs a number of pressing
questions. Do I respect myself as much as I do
others? Am I setting aside enough “me time”?
One answer may lie in mindfulness, an ancient
practice that encourages us to be entirely present
in the here and now and to be completely aware
of how we feel. Performing daily check-ins is a
vital practice for individual success and hap-
piness. Mindfulness practices can range from
five-minute breathing exercises to an hour of full-
blown meditation. Regardless of your practice,
consistency and intention are key.
Mindfulness has become an increasingly
important practice for adolescents. Self-reflec-
tion is crucial to both their development as a
person and to their exploration of peer-to-peer
relationships. According to the Child Mind
Institute, integrating mindfulness techniques
into children’s daily lives can simultaneously
reduce feelings of anxiety and depression and
boost focus and self-control.
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adapted as they age, so we’ve rounded up several
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mindfulness a habit by starting or ending each the roller coaster of emotions pre-teens life without a rearview mirror. They
day with roughly five to ten minutes of meaning- experience. Offer them a succinct list of focus entirely on what lies ahead, be it
ful practice. Younger kiddos will likely look meditative practices that will help them the next party, the next internship or
forward to the reprieve breathing exercises, navigate complex feelings and develop a the next class assignment. Practicing
focused drawings and other practices provide. strong sense of self. mindfulness helps them embrace the
“now,” which we as adults understand
Teddy Bear Breathing Incorporate technology into as a fleeting season of carefree fun.
Belly breathing not only relaxes children but meditation. Encourage your child
allows them to check in with their body by to download mindfulness apps like n Incorporate mindfulness
examining how it works and why. Offer your Three Good Things: A Happiness into dorm decor by
child their favorite stuffy to use as a breathing Journal, Headspace and Stop, outfitting teens’ rooms
buddy, too. They’ll love watching their furry Breathe & Think. with positive mantras.
friend rise and fall with every breath. Add a journal to their
Make a happiness collage.
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college packing list so they
1. Have your child lie down on their Invite your child to dig through
can spend time reflecting
back with their arms resting by their magazines, family albums and even
on the good of every day.
sides. Place the Breathing Buddy on social media to create a collage of
their favorite things. n Invest in a high-quality pair
their stomach.
of headphones so your teen
2. Ask them to inhale deeply until their
belly looks like a beach ball.
Create a self-portrait. This can listen to their favorite
seemingly simple art project will playlist or mindfulness
3. Tell them to exhale and feel the reveal your child’s inner thoughts. podcast during their drive
release of pressure in their belly. Drawing a self-portrait will also give to school or walk
4. Repeat steps two and three for about them the opportunity to reflect on across campus.
five minutes. how they feel, which characteristics
they value most and how they por- About the Author: Grace Silipigni
Five Senses Fun tray themselves to the outside world. is an elementary school teacher in
The possibilities are endless with this mind- Virginia Beach and a regular con-
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feel, smell, sound and look. Tuning into their mirror and surround it with
five senses will not only pull children into the colorful, positive self-talk
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nity to develop their likes and dislikes, too. front of the affirmation
station and repeat
Take them on a playground picnic, for exam- mantras like I am strong,
ple, and ask them the following questions: I am intelligent or I will
change the world by being
1. What sounds do you hear? kind to gain confidence
and affirm that they are loved.
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Anything new?
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What’s Old Is New

in Edenton
SPEND A WEEKEND OF WARM DRINKS, ROCKING CHAIRS AND
WATERFRONT VIEWS IN THIS BELOVED SCENIC TOWN
IN NORTH CAROLINA’S INNER BANKS
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E
denton in autumn feels like a cozy blanket that’s been handed down
through generations. It’s a destination where you can curl up, relax and
be heart-warmed in the present while connected to the past. Here, life
PHOTOS COURTESY OF EDENTON/CHOWAN COUNTY TOURISM
seems to slow down. There are horse-drawn carriages, lantern-lit houses

and a quiet harbor. From historic ghost walks to the fall harvest and the
county fair, you’ll find plenty of small-town charm as you discover what’s new…and old.
Immerse yourself in U.S. colonial history in a place where the community has
lovingly preserved buildings, heritage gardens and traditions of good old-fashioned
hospitality. Located on Edenton Bay where the Chowan River meets the calm waters
of the Albemarle Sound, bald cypress trees hold court at the water’s edge and seem
to outnumber people.
“If you’re looking for a picturesque fall getaway, Edenton is the perfect place to
experience the change of seasons,” says Chowan County Tourism Director Erienne
Mizell. “Our vibrant fall foliage in October and pleasant 70-degree days presents a
cozy alternative for those wanting to savor the charm of the season.” A walkable
downtown, no shortage of restful wraparound porches, and fresh seafood are among
the perfect ingredients for easing into the cooler months.
Here are a few ideas for things to see and do in Edenton. Be sure to check with
individual venues for exact dates, availability or ticket information.
This spread: Set sail for an Albemarle sunset, hit the links, shop small, enjoy live music,
see the Roanoke River Lighthouse and try local brews in Edenton.
Take a Ghost Walk or History Tour. In this
300-year-old-town, some of North Carolina’s
oldest homes are the stars. Many buildings
survived the Revolutionary War, Civil War,
and the peak days of industrial fishing and
farming. Curious about what lurks inside
these walls? Immerse yourself in history with
a Ghost Walk or Evening Lantern Tours. For
daytime visitors, fall is the perfect time to see
blooms like autumn crocus, Arabian jasmine
and cornflower thriving with a self-guided
tour of the 1758 Cupola House gardens, a
national historic landmark that was restored
in 2022.
Enjoy Fall Colors From the Water. New in

2023, the highly anticipated Harbor Towns
Cruises, based in Edenton, offers passen-
ger rides among five Inner Banks towns,
plus Manteo. “The surrounding waters have
always been a defining characteristic of life
in Edenton, so the initiative of Harbor Towns
Cruises feels like a natural extension of our
community spirit,” says Mizell. Other guided
boat trips on the Albemarle Sound include
the poplar electric Edenton Bay Cruises,
Albemarle Fishing Charters, and guided
paddle excursions with Native Girl Kayaking.
Discover Picture-Perfect Picnics and

Parks. Edenton is wonderful for lounging,
picnicking, strolling, bicycle riding, birding
and exploring trails like Cannons Ferry
Heritage River Walk or Bennett’s Millpond
boardwalk. You’re almost always in sight of
the water, whether you’re grabbing a rocking
chair on the porch of the Penelope Barker
House Welcome Center for morning coffee,
spreading out a blanket and snacks on the
Courthouse green, stopping to admire the fall
color that lines the bay from Queen Anne’s
Park, or checking out the docks.
Mingle with Locals at a Fall Event. Shrimp

By The Bay on Oct. 13 is an annual fundraiser
on the scenic courthouse green, a seafood
buffet that is “a quintessential coastal cel-
ebration,” says Mizell, who also recommends
the annual Chowan County Regional Fair
in Sept. 26-30. Once a month, the Sunday
Street Party Series transforms King Street
into an all-ages block party with food trucks
and live music. History lovers, visit on Oct. 25
for the Edenton Tea Party to mark the day on
1774 when 50 bold Edenton women protested
British taxation.
LIFE | GETAWAYS
Make the Most of a Rainy Day. Visit the

Edenton Cotton Mill Museum of History
at the complex that processed cotton from
1898 to 1995, now luxury condos. Take a
cooking class with A Still Life/Cotton Gin
Culinary, a collaborative interiors and
kitchen space in downtown. Attend an arts
workshop at the Chowan Arts Council,
which expanded to a larger, 3,000 square-
foot space in 2019. Or see some wildlife: kids
love the small aquarium at the Edenton
National Fish Hatchery.
Bring Your Golf Clubs. Three Edenton-

area golf courses have stunning views of the
Albemarle Sound. Links at Mulberry Hill
is nearest to town; Occano is an acclaimed Co., opened in January 2023. Edenton is also trolley that was restored and opened by The
Arnold Palmer-designed course; The Sound home to a number of expert chefs who serve Herringbone’s owners in summer 2022. If it’s
Golf Links course at Albemarle Plantation a steady supply of fresh local seafood. At The dancing you’re after, Friday nights at David’s
is part of a thriving retirement community. Herringbone on the Waterfront, opened in New Red Barn on the Chowan River feature
2022, located in an 1800s icehouse, look for live country and bluegrass. At Edenton Bay
Shop Local for the Holidays. With three fresh fall produce on the menu along with Trading Company, tourists and locals gather
dozen mom-and-pop shops lining three seasonal catches like tuna and snapper, on the rear patio to dance to classic records
blocks, Edenton radiates small town vibes. and don’t miss weekend brunch for brioche on “Sangria Saturdays.”
Gregarious Goose has artistic gifts and French toast or chicken and waffles. Eden-
crafts. Adventure gear outpost Surf, Wind ton also boasts barbecue, and plenty of it, at Pick a Perfect Place to Stay: Wake up to
and Fire opened in 2021, and in addition to Old Colony Smokehouse, offering counter the soft garden sounds of an Edenton morn-
selling tents and t-shirts, they offer beer, service with outdoor picnic tables. ing and the scents of authentic southern
coffee and homemade sodas from a small hospitality (fresh-baked bread or southern
in-store bar. Make the Most of Waterfront Sunsets: grits with bacon, anyone?) at Captain’s
Head over to Edenton Bay Oyster Bar on the Quarters and Granville Queen Inn, both
Discover These Eats and Sweets. Fuel up marina to take in a multicolored Albemarle renovated in 2022. The Inner Banks Inn is
with a pumpkin-flavored latte, a pimento sunset over a plate of that day’s oyster har- a collection of four buildings including a
cheese breakfast sandwich or an apple vest and a refreshing glass of wine. Or, cap rehabbed barn on 2.75 acres; a fifth build-
fritter from Edenton Coffee House. Find an afternoon with a casual park hang near ing houses acclaimed farm-to-table south-
Southern breakfast treats like buttermilk the lighthouse, where beer, wine, coffee and ern restaurant The Table. With options
pan biscuits at family-owned Corner Baking ice cream are served from a retired Edenton as charming as these, you’ll be planning a
return over the holidays to see Edenton in
its winter splendor before you’ve even left.
Edenton is a fairly easy 1- to 2-hour drive

from most places in Coastal Virginia. Con-
sider combining a weekend trip to Edenton
with a trip to the Outer Banks. Visit Visit-
Edenton.com for more information. n CoVa
This article is part of a series on places to visit

in the “Inner Banks.” Look for more day and
weekend trip ideas for turning your attention
inland in an upcoming.
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Old Colony Smokehouse
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variety of offerings for breakfast, zoo and playground.
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On the arts news front, Virginia MOCA and Virginia Wesleyan Virginia MOCA’s special
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Through Oct. 15
campus. But that will be a process at least a year or two in the mak- culture by welcoming
ing, so don’t miss MOCA’s intriguing Collector’s Edition exhibit in the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center art into their homes and
meantime, on view through Dec. 31. Christopher Newport University lives. VirginiaMOCA.org
Beloved community theater Little Theater of Virginia Beach An exploration of the unusual ways
recently unveiled a new mural on the side of its building near the paper can be used to craft master- Fashioning
Virginia Beach Oceanfront to celebrate its 75th anniversary season. pieces that ignite the imagination, Innovation:
The theme of the mural, painted by Roger “Rogu” Westmoland, is featuring 13 artists from the U.S. Madame
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season opener, The Play That Goes Wrong. at 100
At Norfolk’s iconic Wells Theatre, Virginia Stage Company patrons Heather Beardsley: Through Dec. 31
will have a chance to discover new meaning behind the phrase “best Strange Plants
seats in the house.” That’s because recent renovations to the house of Barry Art Museum
Through Oct. 29
this 110-year-old architectural gem include some new theater seats In celebration of the
Chrysler Museum of Art founder of The Madame
that are cozier and wider than their predecessors. But hopefully you
Local artist Heather Beardsley Alexander Doll Company,
won’t be in them long when the curtain falls on VSC’s production of
works across a range of media to this intimate exhibition
Fiddler of on the Roof, sure to bring the audience to its feet.
create eerie depictions of archi- examines her history and
Be sure to check specific venues and arts organizations for the
tecture seemingly reclaimed by legacy in doll design.
most-up-to-date event and ticket information.
—Leona Baker the environment. Chrysler.org BarryArtMuseum.odu.edu
Lake Street Dive
Courtesy of the Sandler Center LIFE | ARTS
Possibilities of Paper
Piece by Eric Standley
Courtesy of Torggler Fine Arts Center at CNU
En Plein Air Art Exhibit Proteus Festival Radium Girls The Barber
Sept. 8-28 Sept. 28-Oct. 7 Oct. 20-Nov. 5 of Seville
Virginia Opera
Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts Zeiders American Little Theatre
Nov. 3-5
This exhibit will feature work cre- Dream Theater of Norfolk
ated by more than 40 professional Dive into hot-off-the- This gripping drama Harrison Opera House
artists during the annual Suffolk press new plays, music, is based on the true After VO opens its sea-
Plein Air Festival, including land- comedy and more by story of early 20th son with Wagner’s Sieg-
scapes and more. SuffolkPleinAir.org local amateur and early century female labor- fried, Assistant Stage
career artists, creative ers who were poisoned Director Nora Winsler will
Beethoven Festival competitions, and a big and killed by their fac- have her mainstage directo-
Sept. 15 & 16 Saturday block party tory’s radium-based rial debut with The Barber
at the Z. TheZ.org paint. LTNOnline.org of Seville. VAOpera.org
Chrysler Hall & Ferguson
Center for the Arts Fiddler on Lake Street Dive The Secret Garden
Conducted by Eric Jacobsen with the Roof Virginia Musical Theatre
Oct. 25
brilliant soloists, this composi- Virginia Stage Company Dec. 1-3
tion master class will showcase Sandler Center for
Oct. 4-29
why Beethoven is one of the the Performing Arts Sandler Center for
most admired composers of all Wells Theatre Lake Street Dive creates the Performing Arts
time. VirginiaSymphony.org The Stage Company’s soulful rock-n-roll with Based on the beloved
first large-scale musical ingenuity, intelligence Victorian children’s book,
The Play That since 2019, this all-new and a keen talent for this incredibly romantic
Goes Wrong production of an electri- combining sociopolitical show features some of the
Sept. 15-Oct. 8 fying classic will feature commentary with catchy most beautiful music ever
a cast of 30+ and a lavish pop. SandlerCenter.org written for the Broadway
Little Theatre of Virginia Beach orchestra. VaStage.org stage. VMTheatre.org
This 1920s whodunit has every- Disney’s Aladdin
thing—an unconscious leading Nobuntu Broadway in Norfolk The Nutcracker
lady, a corpse that can’t play dead Ballet Virginia
Oct. 7 Oct. 25-29
and actors who trip over everything
Dec. 15-17
(including their lines). LTVB.com The American Theatre Chrysler Hall
Zimbabwean female Discover “A Whole New Sandler Center for
Vinyl Radio acapella group Nobuntu World” with this hit the Performing Arts
Sept. 16 wows audiences with Broadway musical, based Enjoy a heartwarming
pure voices, minimalistic on the Disney classic Hampton Roads holiday
Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts percussion, and tradi- featuring Aladdin, Genie tradition with delicate
Vinyl Radio returns to the Birdsong tional instruments and and Princess Jasmine. snowflakes, adorable gin-
Theater at your request, with a dance. HamptonArts.org BroadwayinNorfolk.com gersnaps, and a cast of
wash of vocal power and a righteous talented dancers with a live
regard for the great rock-n-roll orchestra. BalletVirginia.org n
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DESIGN AND DINE
Luxurious appliances are right
at home in this gourmet kitchen
with a 10-foot island, upholstered
metal stools, marble countertops,
“
miles of soft-close Shaker-style
cabinets and drawers with
brushed stainless hardware, and
two show-stopping feature spaces.
Luxury
2023 COVA IDEA HOUSE | URBANNA
for
Less
THE 2023 COVA IDEA HOUSE IN GREAT BRIDGE
OFFERS ALL THE AMENITIES AND UPGRADES
OF A STYLISH, UPMARKET SINGLE-FAMILY HOME
IN A CONVENIENT, COST-EFFECTIVE PACKAGE
By Betsy DiJulio
What does the Food Network’s

hit show Chopped have to do
with a luxury townhome development in Chesapeake?
According to Stephen Quick IV, everyone in the devel-
opment and construction business has essentially the
same “basket of ingredients” with which to create; his
company just thinks about how to use them differently.
Quick, a principal with Stephen Alexander Homes and

Neighborhoods, is specifically referring to his team’s
approach to Urbanna, the 2023 CoVa Idea House,
one of the Legacy 168 “Row Townhomes” nestled into
Traditions at Great Bridge. The Idea House is a long-
running partnership with Coastal Virginia Magazine,
though this year’s iteration represents the first
townhome in the series and the first Idea House in
Chesapeake. For its part, the Traditions development
is a multi-generational commercial/retail/residen-
tial project—another first in Chesapeake—created
in partnership with Taylor Grissom and Prempay
Development in accordance with the guidelines of
the historic Great Bridge Village Design District. >>
Built By
2023
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TOUR OF THE HOUSE
W
ith Urbanna, Stephen Alex-
ander introduces their “Mid-
Century Coastal” concept.
This home offers all the
luxury lifestyle, amenities and upgrades of
an upmarket single-family home. The only
thing standard about this three-story town-
home is its 21 x 42 footprint and just over
2,100 square feet of living space. Through
innovative design and space planning, this
end unit offers “full size everything,” placing
Legacy 168 and the Idea House squarely at
the intersection of the high-end of luxury
and the moderate end of price.
Living large within a smaller, more ef-
ficient and more cost-effective envelope
is the name of the game in the current
economy with its high interest rates. Con-
sidered a Zero Energy Ready Home—”a
high-performance home that is so energy
efficient that a renewable energy system
could offset most or all the home’s annual
energy use”—Urbanna meets rigorous ef-
ficiency and performance criteria based on
features like a SEER 18.4 ducted mini-split
HVAC system, LOW-E (emissivity) argon gas
windows, and a tankless hot water heater.
Estimated energy costs are only $100 per
month. And as one of Cox Communications
Direct Fiber Neighborhoods, internet up-
load and download speeds are lightning fast.
But what does this economic and environ-
mentally responsive townhome look like?
Like a lovely, luxury single family home. The
exterior exudes a crisp, classic vibe with a
modern edge. A rhythm of both vertical and
horizontal sections of white board-and-
batten siding is punctuated with tasteful
color blocking in the form of box bays clad
in a calming coastal palette of grays and sea
blue. Gabled roofs—along with metal-clad
bracketed porch overhangs—lend approach-
ability and quaintness while the roof design
visually lowers the height of the three-level
units and creates an appealing vaulted ceiling
on the third floors. Communal green space
invites neighbors to gather in a brewery-style
environment for grilling, games and glows
around the firepit.
“
MID-CENTURY HOUSE 2023 | URBANNA
IDEACOASTAL
Urbanna exudes a crisp,
classic vibe with a modern
edge featuring a rhythm
“
of vertical and horizontal
sections punctuated with
tasteful color blocking in a
calming coastal palette.
IDEA HOUSE 2023 | URBANNA
Urbanna, an end unit, projects a special sense

of arrival with a recessed black front door
and transom flanked by gray-blue board and
batten siding and planters illuminated by a
pendant light overhead. This design suggests
a welcoming front porch—which as Quick
points out, no one ever uses—and allows for a
highly functional 10 x 19’ screened porch to be
integrated into the main living and entertain-
ing space on the second level. Just inside the
front door, an ample foyer doubles as a mud-
room with a built-in gray-blue bench sporting
basket cubbies above, shoe cubbies below, and
hooks on its back wall.
“
Like an invitation to a party or the wrapping
on a gift, this space creates anticipation for
what is to come by establishing the gray-blue,
white and neutral color palette; the clean lines
and crisp feel; and the mid-century modern SMART SPACES
(MCM) and bohemian undertones. Natural
materials and textures, like the satin-finished
An architectural niche with
wide plank hickory floors, subtle geometric patterns, and green plants em- an arched opening (facing
brace a mid-mod boho aesthetic from a 21st century perspective. But little page) defines a culinary
could prepare anyone for the soaring, bright and airy feel of the open-plan
living space just up the stairs on the second level.
Huge windows flood the quietly dazzling flow of 10-foot-tall spaces from
full-size living room to full-size dining room to—you get the picture—full-
size kitchen and full-size encapsulated screen porch. Each is defined not by
walls, but by architectural features and Susan Wilson’s signature interior
“
space with built in beverage
cooler, cabinets, counter
and floating shelves ideal for
entertaining.
is at once cozy and stylish. Mounted well above the windows on
stainless steel rods are gauzy, but substantial, curtain panels
that extend to the floor to visually stretch and anchor the space
simultaneously without, as Wilson notes, adding visual weight.
Porcelain-like matte white appliances from the GE Café series
are not the ho-hum white appliances of yesteryear. Their lus-
cious surfaces and industrial stainless handles and hardware
are right at home in this gourmet kitchen sporting a 10-foot
island, upholstered metal stools, marble countertops, miles of
soft-close Shaker-style cabinets and drawers with brushed stain-
less hardware, and two show-stopping feature spaces.
Behind heavy, sparkling glass barn doors with a brushed
stainless steel track system and handles is an enviable com-
bination pantry and baking station. Open white shelving
creates three tall banks of varying-sized cubbies, some with
pullouts, plus a counter to corral and contain every imagin-
able cup, canister and kitchen necessity.
Next door, an architectural niche with an arched opening
defines a culinary space with built in beverage cooler. The
white cabinets, counter, and pair of floating shelves above
are ideal for entertaining with easy access to the screened
porch. But this special bay is equally suited for showcasing the
homeowners’ gastronomic passions in style, be they bourbon
buffs, charcuterie board connoisseurs, or vintage appliance
aficionados. For the backsplash, Wilson chose a wallcovering
with a subtle gray-blue geometric pattern, which she says can
be warmer than the glazed finish of tile.
That wallcovering is repeated in the half-bath to create a sense
design point of view. Layers of tone-on-tone white—walls, ceilings, trim, of cohesion. Similarly, organic textured rugs and runners with
floating shelves, cabinetry, counters, gourmet appliances and both wood a gray-blue geometric pattern are repeated in the living room,
and upholstered furnishings from Esprit Decor—are offset by the tailored kitchen and culinary space, tying those areas together. In the
electric fireplace and range hood. Both vertical accents are painted a kitchen, white subway tile with a geometric dimensionality
rich but understated gray-blue reminiscent of the Gulf Stream but with subtly embraces the theme, as does the incised pattern on the
a nostalgic name: Needlepoint Navy, the home’s signature accent color. white painted doors of the natural wood buffet.
Though sofas that lean into mid-modern design are typically low and A consistent style carries through to the screened porch with
lean, Wilson chose a sectional with a higher back for a more pleasing its wood and light-neutral upholstered loveseat and chairs. A
proportion in relation to the tall ceilings. A lower accent chair and striped rug, slatted coffee table and throw pillows with horizontal
neighboring dining chairs embrace the MCM aesthetic, as do the trios bands of a gray-blue and white geometric pattern infuse the
of thick floating shelves flanking the fireplace, the two-toned buffet and space with an outdoor entertaining feel while still nodding in a
lighting fixtures. All seating is upholstered in a luxe off-white fabric that mid-mod bohemian direction.
CALMING COLORS
“
The bedrooms and baths are stylish variations
“
on the blue-gray and white color palette and
Mid-Century Coastal look. The bath in the
primary bedroom is enlivened with gray and
white tiles with a starburst motif.
This home, with one bedroom and bathroom on the first level and
two ensuites on the third level—both with French entry doors—
provides maximum flexibility for homeowners, whether they are
young professionals looking to rent a room or parents with adult
children living at home. The bedrooms and baths are all stylish
variations on the whole-house blue-gray and white color palette and
Mid-Century Coastal look. Varied interpretations of soothing colors,
organic textures, subtle geometry and narrow stripes on soft goods
and shower curtains, and a board-and-batten feel to some of the
furnishings achieves concurrent contrast and cohesion. Light fixtures
lean mid-mod and Delta faucets with square contours put the modern
in mid-century modern.
The floors of the laundry room and bath in the primary bedroom
are enlivened with two complementary gray and white tiles with an
unexpected starburst motif. In the latter, the tile continues into the
water closet and is repeated in the spacious shower’s shampoo niche
creating an eye-catching focal point. Large concrete-look wall tiles
skew industrial modern while small hexagon floor tiles lend a “penny
round” appeal. A blue-gray vinyl grass cloth wall covering enhances
that back-in-time look with a forward thinking easy-to-clean surface.
With closets tucked everywhere space allowed—including his and
hers in the primary ensuite—this townhome offers storage space on
a par with any single-family home. There is even an under-stair dog
kennel accessible from both the rear-loading two-car garage, with its
spiffy epoxy floors, and the front foyer.
Inside, outside and everywhere in between, the 2023 Idea House
is a deluxe case study in simultaneously downsizing and upgrading
without breaking the bank. n CoVa
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BUILDERS
2023 COVA IDEA HOUSE | EVENTS
by
2023 CoVa Idea House

Open House Events
Featuring “Urbanna,” a luxury townhome in Legacy 168 at Traditions at Great Bridge
Built by Stephen Alexander Homes & Neighborhoods, Chesapeake, Virginia
From left:
The Quick family team:
Alex, Stephen IV and Steve Sr. You’re invited to experience the
2023 Coastal Virginia Magazine Idea House
at these special Open House events, free and open to the public. During each day you
can view the home, ask questions with some of the preferred building partners and
enjoy culinary delights from participating area restaurants, food vendors
Stephen and breweries that may be featured that day.
&
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KIDS AN
MENTAL
HEALTH
WHILE MENTAL HEALTHCARE FOR VIRGINIA’S CHILDREN

RANKS LOW, COASTAL VIRGINIA EXPERTS ARE
ENCOURAGED BY THE PROMISE OF NEW INITIATIVES
AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL.
BY KRISTEN DE DEYN KIRK
COVA TOP DOCS 2023 FEATURE CHILDREN AND MENTAL HEALTH
Coastal Virginia doesn’t have many specialized

resources for children with eating disorders, notes
Carolyn Hersh, a licensed professional counselor.
When she moved to Norfolk in 1996, she remembers
Eastern Virginia Medical Center having recently
shuttered its inpatient treatment facility. If patients
needed a high level of care, Hersh was forced to send
them out of state.
Up until 2019, Hersh was the only certified eating
disorder specialist working with locals. The next
closest was in Richmond. By her count, the number is
still low now, with only four certified eating disorder
specialists in the area.
Availability of youth mental health resources for all
types of mental illnesses in Virginia is equally bleak:
In its 2023 State of Youth Mental Health in America
report, national nonprofit Mental Health America
ranked Virginia 48th out of 51, with Washington, D.C.
I
included. Those ranked between 39 and 51 have the
From anxiety
and depression highest occurrence of youth mental illness and the
n January 2022, Children’s Hospital of The to behavioral lowest rates of access to mental health care.
King’s Daughters (CHKD) opened a seven-bed, problems
and eating A close look at Coastal Virginia magnifies concerns
medical-psychiatric unit. Along with other disorders, for children: The American Academy of Child and
services, the staff can stabilize a patient’s physi- Virginia
pediatricians
Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) tracks the number
cal symptoms related to an eating disorder and
report and the age of child and adolescent psychiatrists by
start mental health counseling while doing so. It’s the increases in city—quantifying how difficult it is to find specialists
care Trinity Gallagher needed six years earlier—but mental health
needs as high and suggesting the challenge will grow as they retire:
couldn’t find locally. as 95% since
At the time, Gallagher was a five-foot, two-inch the onset of
the pandemic. n In Chesapeake, for every 100,000
9th grader at Princess Anne High School and The
children under 18, seven child and
Governor’s School for the Arts. She weighed 68
adolescent psychiatrists (CAPs) are
pounds—a weight more common for a fourth grader.
available. Their average age is 68.
At her parents’ urging, she had been seeing a therapist
and a nutritionist. n In Hampton: seven CAPS
“But Trinity got worse,” Traci Winslow, Gallagher’s with an average age of 54
mother, says. “She described it as her brain being
taken over by eating-disorder thoughts.” n In Newport News: two CAPS
An out-of-state residential treatment program with an average age of 46
agreed to accept Gallagher as a patient. First,
though, she had to be physically stable. That meant n In Norfolk: four CAPs at age 57
gaining weight.
n In Virginia Beach: seven CAPS
“CHKD wasn’t equipped [to help],” Winslow says,
at age 54
“so Trinity was sent to VCU (Virginia Commonwealth
University Medical Center) in Richmond.” n In Williamsburg: zero
Gallagher stayed for two weeks. With supervised
eating, including a required feeding tube, she gained
10 pounds. Her parents then drove her 200 miles According to the AACAP, a sufficient supply
from home to Veritas Collaborative Eating Disorder of child and adolescent psychiatrists is
Treatment Center in Durham, North Carolina. at least 47 per 100,000 children.
Mary Margaret Gleason, a pediatrician and child psychiatrist,

wasn’t looking for a new job four years ago when she worked at
Tulane University School of Medicine researching methods for pedia-
tricians to identify mentally ill patients. Yet she listened when CHKD
called. The hospital envisioned a new high-rise dedicated to treating
mental illness exclusively, in addition to a medical-psychiatric unit.
“The more I heard about the community’s involvement and
the health center’s commitment to doing something big
and right,” Gleason, now CHKD’s vice chief of mental
health services, says, “the more excited I got.”
Despite the lingering COVID-19 pandemic,
CHKD opened a new 14-story building named the
Children’s Pavilion in October 2022. More than
600 people attended the celebration.
Two months later, Governor Glenn Youngkin
introduced the Right Help, Right Now plan. In
June 2023, he signed 24 bills supporting it. The plan
stipulates same-day care for people experiencing a
behavioral health crisis; expanding capacity to serve
people; strengthening the behavioral health workforce; and
OFFICIAL PHOTO BY CHRISTIAN MARTINEZ, OFFICE OF GOVERNOR GLENN YOUNGKIN

identifying innovations to close care gaps.
Also this year, the Virginia legislature approved $6,800,000 for the
Virginia Mental Health Access Program (VMAP), which gives primary
care providers education and phone support to assist children with Mixed signs of hope are springing up: At CHKD’s
mental illnesses. CHKD is part of the program. Children’s Pavilion, the number of inpatient beds has
An August 2021 survey of primary care providers by the Virginia grown from 16 to 36 since last October. The rest of
chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics found a growing need the planned 60 beds are scheduled to open this year.
for VMAP: Ninety percent of respondents saw an increase in mental and They have 21 psychiatrists, 22 psychologists and 14
behavioral health issues in children since June 2020. Sixty-two percent psychiatric nurse practitioners—growing from one
said they could not meet the need. The primary care providers reported psychiatrist, one psychologist and two psychiatric
significant increases in conditions their young patients experienced nurse practitioners five years ago.
since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic: However, the waitlist for outpatient therapy stood
at 5,600 children at the end of July.
n Anxiety – 95% increase “The need is simply staggering,” CHKD Director of
n Depression – 93% increase Marketing Ridgely Ingersoll notes. “We’re hiring as fast
n Suicide ideation – 54% increase as we can, but demand continues to grow, too.”
n Behavioral issues – 52% increase Ideally, the Pavilion will add another planned 92
n Attention Deficit Hyperactivity full-time equivalent employees and bring the staff to
Disorder – 49% increase capacity. Even then, a care gap will persist.
n Eating disorders – 40% increase “We will not hire our way out of this mental health
n Substance abuse – 20% increase crisis,” CHKD’s Gleason warns. “The opportunity to be
n Acute traumatic stress – 19% increase innovative is critical.”
Gleason recently completed research on an app that
Ninety-eight percent of providers said children with mild mental health symptoms could use.
their young patients had inadequate She’ll publish her study results in a few months. She
access to psychiatry services. also shared in a Hampton Roads Biomedical Research
Consortium $1.5 million grant funded by Sentara
Health. With the funds, she teams with interdis-
ciplinary professionals in pediatrician offices to
identify children with mental illnesses early.
"The opportunity to be innovative is critical" “We know that pediatricians see children mul-
in addressing the mental health crisis for
children, says CHKD's vice chief of mental
tiple times in the first years of life,” Gleason says.
health services, Dr. Mary Margaret Gleason. “In fact, 15 visits by age 6. Pediatricians really
CHKD opened its
Children’s Pavilion,
dedicated to mental
health, in October 2022.
Since then, the number
of inpatient beds has
grown from 16 to 36.
The rest of the planned
60 beds are scheduled
to open this year. Also
recently, Governor
Glenn Youngkin
introduced the "Right
Help, Right Now" plan
aimed at addressing
the behavioral health
crisis, and the Virginia
legislature approved
more than $6 million
for the Virginia Mental
Health Access Program.
know the children, but don’t always have training in by area hospitals, the service
mental health or access to mental health clinicians. most requested by families was
Our project expands the capacity of the ‘medical access to more mental health
home’ to support young children’s mental health.” providers in schools.
Dr. Elizabeth Delores Dungee-Anderson, a profes- After school, Allen runs
sor and a former interim dean in Norfolk State groups for boys at Indian River
University’s Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work, Middle School and Indian
shares the grant with Dr. Gleason and Old Dominion River High School. He coaches
University researchers. She’s surveying churches basketball, too. And he started
and other organizations serving African American Even You Coaching to improve
communities to determine barriers to strong mental teens’ mental health.
health and explore local resources to lower them. “I get parents asking me to
“We’re concerned with young children having counsel their African Ameri-
their attachment needs met,” Dungee-Anderson says. can teenage sons,” he says.
Their parents are understandably sometimes Allen wants more Black
more focused on paying rent. She is also consider- therapists, hoping their pres-
ing young adults ages 15 to 22 in under-resourced ence will ease the stigma of
communities. If parents can’t satisfy their need for therapy.
connection, they might struggle mentally and be “Our community frowns
tempted to join a gang for a sense of belonging. upon mental health treat-
André Allen shares this concern. ment,” he says. “We’re taught
Having been certified as a Qualified Mental Health ‘what happens in our home
Professional–Children for five years and working stays in our home.’ We’re
toward being a licensed clinical social worker, Allen taught that the stuff we go
is a social worker with Chesapeake Public Schools. through mentally is associated
He’d love to counsel students at work, but he’s with demonic powers; we’re
restricted to interviewing them and their families to told to pray about those things.
determine eligibility for individual education plans. But we’re never really encour-
It’s too bad he can’t offer therapy: In the 2022 aged to go seek mental health
community health needs assessment conducted treatment.”
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Representation matters, says 21-year-
old rising Virginia Commonwealth Uni-
versity senior Kayla Bravo, a Hispanic with
immigrant parents. She spoke about the
lack of minority therapists at the June
2023 Virginia Behavioral Health Summit
in Richmond.
“When you find someone who looks like
you, who is culturally competent, they’re
more likely to understand your lived expe-
riences,” Bravo shares. “When I had a white
therapist, they didn’t understand [things],
like the relationship between me and my
parents. The relationship in a Hispanic
household versus an Asian household
versus a white household is going to be
different.”
Over the course of five years, Bravo met
with three psychiatrists and finally clicked
with one. She was diagnosed with ADHD
and depression. Therapy and medication
made a world of difference.
“My life has completely changed for-
ever,” Bravo says. “I go to college and
Trinity Gallagher spent several
months in an in-patient treatment want my master’s, and before that
program for eating disorders in I didn’t even know if I wanted to go
Durham, North Carolina. As a part
of her recovery, she explored those
to college.”
experiences in her artwork, which Trinity Gallagher, the now 22-year-old
was displayed as part of her senior woman diagnosed with an eating disorder
showcase for the Governor's School
for the Arts, based in Norfolk. in 2016, reports she is doing well also. Her
road to mental recovery has been long
and winding.
This spring, she moved out of state to
be with her partner – half a country away
from her parents and sister. Throughout

the years, she says, they’ve given her
constant support. Before moving, she
experienced an anxiety attack.
“I thought it came out of nowhere,”
Gallagher says, “but I believe now that
it all started when I developed a fear
of flying. From that point, I spiraled,
feeling such constant and debilitating
anguish over the thought of dying from Treatment Center back in 2016. Her
anything and everything.” divorced parents alternated stays with her Among the
She was prescribed Xanax, which afterwards at a nearby apartment for six concerns for
weeks as she transitioned from residen- local researchers,
she describes as her panic attack caregivers and
kill switch, getting her through hard tial therapy to day treatments. educators is the
days. She’s working to face fears, such “When I saw my daughter getting well,” need for diversity
among therapists
as being alone in public and driving Winslow says, “it didn’t matter to me how and mental health
long distances. long it would take.” resources for
African American
In the spring of 2021, as the pan- Winslow learned how to support children and
demic kept her college classes online, her, with no shaming or scolding, as adolescents,
particularly boys.
Gallagher battled depression—a con- Veritas provided family education and
dition she suspects started in middle therapy. For them, it meant eating the
school. Her family, a professor, and her same food at the same time in the same
college’s mental health professionals ral- portions together, and not talking about
lied around her as she decided to leave it nor mentioning calories.
school. “Trinity tells me that if we had not done
But she didn’t relapse into restricting all the things we did, she would not be
food or binging and purging. here now,” Winslow says, “because she
“It’s debated in our field if you can be could not stop herself before.”
cured of an eating disorder,” says Hersh, For her senior project in 2019 at the
the certified eating disorder specialist, Governor’s School, Gallagher created
who treats Coastal Virginia patients vir- a series of paintings about her eating
tually after moving to Northern Virginia disorder.
in 2022. “You can definitely get rid of the “It was a sign of an incredible amount
symptoms. A big life event might send you of bravery, to have 100 people at
back to old patterns. Part of it is learning your show and be so open,” Winslow
to cope with life in different ways, not says. “A couple people have reached
turning to food, not turning to their body out to Trinity because of her open-
as their definition of who they are.” ness about it. She can say, ‘Hey, there’s
Gallagher spent four months living at freedom for you. There’s hope for you.
Veritas Collaborative Eating Disorder There’s help for you.’” nCoVa
T O P D O C S 2 0 2 3
Legacy & Rising Stars

LEGACY RISING STARS
The following doctors The following doctors
are designated as are designated as 'Risings
"Legacy," as nominated Stars," as nominated
by their peers, having by their peers, having
been practicing for 30 been practicing for five
years or more. years or less.
Top Docs 2023

This Year's Winners
*For survey methodology, turn to page 105.
ADOLESCENT MEDICINE Moss, Gary B. Kanarek, Valbona Smith, Vincent Ahmed, Masood
Chesapeake Children’s Specialty Newport News TPMG Heart and
Caves, Kyzwana Group PLLC/CHKD Vascular Center
Children’s Specialty Ortiz, Christina F. Norfolk Smits, Robert Newport News
Group, PLLC / CHKD TPMG Coastal Allergy Chesapeake
Norfolk Chesapeake Karsanac, Christopher Alimard, Ramin
RISING STAR Children’s Specialty Snyder, Jonathan Virginia Beach
Pendell, Greg Group PLLC/CHKD Newport News
ALLERGY IMMUNOLOGY Chesapeake Norfolk Bhasin, Mohit
Woodford, Renee A. Norfolk
Campbell, Timothy Shield, Stephen Li, Wei Virginia Beach
Newport News Newport News Portsmouth LEGACY Gen, Michael W.
LEGACY TPMG Cardiovascular
Hogan, Angela Duff Martineau, Andrea Yang, Min Specialists
Children’s Specialty Smith, Lauren Children’s Specialty Virginia Beach Virginia Beach
Group, PLLC / CHKD Children’s Specialty Group PLLC/CHKD RISING STAR
Norfolk Group, PLLC / CHKD Norfolk
BREASTFEEDING Griffin, John
Norfolk
MEDICINE Virginia Beach
Karlin, Eric Meddows, Michael J.
Newport News Zilliox, Ann Virginia Beach
Brenner, Michelle
LEGACY
TPMG Allergy and Asthma Children’s Specialty
of Oyster Point Miller, Doug Harris, William Overton
Koenig, Craig Group, PLLC / CHKD
Newport News Virginia Beach Riverside Cardiology
Chesapeake Norfolk
Specialists
Newport News
Maples, Kelly Polak, Mark Sriraman, Natasha
Children’s Specialty ANESTHESIOLOGY Children’s Specialty Children’s Specialty
Group, PLLC / CHKD Herre, John M.
Group, PLLC / CHKD Group PLLC
Cutchins, Cliff A. Norfolk
Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Iyer, Venkat R.
Moore, Lindsey Qin, Yun CARDIOLOGY Chesapeake
Children’s Specialty Cutchins, Cliff A. Virginia Beach
Group, PLLC / CHKD Virginia Beach
Adler, David H. Kohan, Luke C.
Norfolk Schoepf, Miriam Virginia Beach Norfolk
John, Justin Children’s Specialty
Morales, Maripaz Children’s Specialty Group PLLC/CHKD
Children’s Specialty Group, PLLC / CHKD
Krishnan, Dena K.
Norfolk
Suffolk
Group, PLLC / CHKD Norfolk
RISING STAR
Norfolk
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Soderberg, Kimberly Kapur, Anand
Robertson, Scott A. Virginia Beach Knudsen, Karen L. Suffolk Damle, Anant S.
Norfolk TPMG Colonial Endocrinology Capital Digestive Care LLC
Torosky, Cyndi M. Williamsburg Kubicki, Ted M. Suffolk
Seutter, Ryan N. Virginia Beach Virginia Beach
Suffolk Lieb, David C. Eisner, Jonathan D.
Van Voorhees, Abby S. EVMS Medical Group Light, Ryan TPMG Gastroenterology
Soni, Mrugesh EVMS Medical Group Norfolk TPMG Greenbrier Newport News
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Vascular Center Petersen, Timothy C. Chesapeake El-Safadi, Bader
Newport News Williams, Judith TPMG Coastal Endocrinology TPMG Gastroenterology
Children’s Specialty Virginia Beach Lizarzaburu, Jesus L. Newport News
Sposato, Joseph J. Group, PLLC / CHKD TPMG Grafton
Chesapeake Norfolk Plazas-Guzman, Cesar Family Medicine Gessner, Frederick Martin
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Bernens, Matthew D. Backens, Matthew V. Williamsburg
Norfolk Byars, Donald V. TPMG Edinburgh Iyer, Harish V.
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Zuniega, Leah M. Virginia Beach LEGACY Johnson, David A.
Portsmouth Toy, Darany Capital Digestive Care LLC
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Chesapeake EVMS Medical Group Family Medicine
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Jones, Frances J.
Burden, Julia Knapp, Barry J. TPMG Gastroenterology
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Makdisi, Walid
Coker, Leslie Robin Chesapeake
Hampton Langa, Albert J. Dean, Jennifer W. Woodard, Robert
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Malik, Pramod
DeHart, Kelly Suffolk
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Virginia Beach
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ALFRED ABUHAMAD, MD MATTHEW BAK, MD CRISTINA BALDASSARI, MD MARGARET BAUMGARTEN, MD REBECCA BRITT, MD JESSICA BURGESS, MD RACHEL BURKE, MD JAY COLLINS, MD
High-Risk Obstetrics-MFM Otolaryngology-ENT Otolaryngology - ENT Family Medicine General Surgery General Surgery General Surgery General Surgery
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Radiation Oncology Otolaryngology - ENT Otolaryngology - ENT Infectious Disease General Surgery Internal Medicine Infectious Disease Hospice and Palliative Care
THOMAS GALLAGHER, DO BENJAMIN GOODMAN III, MD THOMAS GRANT JR., MD JOSEPH HAN, MD MARYBETH HUGHES, MD SAHIRA HUMADI, MBCHB MILY KANNARKAT, MD DANIEL KARAKLA, MD
Otolaryngology - ENT Internal Medicine Family Medicine Otolaryngology - ENT Surgical Oncology Family Medicine Internal Medicine Otolaryngology - ENT
DAVID LIEB, MD THOMAS MANSER, MD JONATHAN MARK, MD MICHAEL MARTYAK, MD JESSICA MEES-CAMPBELL, MD HAMID OKHRAVI, MD SHRITI PATEL, MD ANTONIO QUIDGLEY-NEVARES, MD
Endocrinology Internal Medicine Otolaryngology - ENT General Surgery Psychiatry Geriatric Medicine Psychiatry Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
BEVERLY ROBERTS-ATWATER, DO, PHD ASHLEY SCHROEDER, MD MARK SHAVES, MD JOSHUA SILL, MD JOHN SINACORI, MD MARK SINESI, MD, PHD DAVID SPIEGEL, MD BARRY STRASNICK, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Otolaryngology - ENT Radiation Oncology Internal Medicine Otolaryngology - ENT Radiation Oncology Psychiatry Otolaryngology - ENT
GLORIA TOO, MD ABBY VAN VOORHEES, MD STEVEN WARSOF, MD SCOTT WILLIAMS, MD, PHD
High-Risk Obstetrics - MFM Dermatology High-Risk Obstetrics - MFM Radiation Oncology
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Smith, John H. Powell, David M. O’Donnell, Brian F. INTERNAL MEDICINE Patel, Chhaya
Capital Digestive Care LLC Virginia Oncology Associates Chesapeake TPMG Peninsula Internal
Norfolk Williamsburg Browder, Jason P. & Geriatric Medicine
Shomaker, Kyrie TPMG Newport News Newport News
Stockwell, David H. HOSPICE AND Children’s Specialty Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology LTD PALLIATIVE Group, PLLC / CHKD Newport News Souther, Mark Edward
Virginia Beach Norfolk Riverside Primary Care
Galicia-Castillo, M. C. DeFiglio, AnnMarie Newport News
Sullivan, Brian EVMS Medical Group Simoes, Ruchita TPMG Yorktown LEGACY
Chesapeake Norfolk Chesapeake Family Medicine
Yorktown Van Slyke, Katharine M.
Tiongco, Felix Li, Ying TPMG Coastal Internal
Span, Kimberly M.
Chesapeake Norfolk Virginia Beach Flemmer, Mark C. Medicine and Tidewater
EVMS Medical Group Bariatrics
Miller, Gabriella Chesapeake
Zhang, Jin Chesapeake Thakral, Vikas Norfolk
Capital Digestive Care LLC Portsmouth LEGACY
Newport News West, David J.
HOSPITALIST Chesapeake
RISING STAR
Tserediani, Giorgi Gaglione, Margaret M.
LEGACY
Amer, Mohammed Norfolk TPMG Coastal Internal
GERIATRIC MEDICINE TPMG Hospitalist Division at Medicine and Tidewater
Mary Immaculate Hospital Bariatrics MATERNAL AND
INFECTIOUS DISEASE Chesapeake FETAL MEDICINE
Almeida, Jacob Newport News
TPMG Peninsula Internal Amare, Rahel T.
& Geriatric Medicine Goodman, Benjamin M. Abuhamad, Alfred Z.
Caldwell, Kimberly B. Norfolk
EVMS Medical Group
Newport News TPMG Hospitalist Division at EVMS Medical Group
Norfolk Norfolk
Mary Immaculate Hospital Brown, Melanie K.
Kannarkat, Mily J. Newport News Norfolk
EVMS Medical Group Higgins, Christine Berkley, Eliza M.
Norfolk Chesapeake Internists LTD Norfolk
Devlin, Sanaz Derber, Catherine Jane F Chesapeake
Children’s Specialty EVMS Medical Group
Okhravi, Hamid R. Group, PLLC / CHKD
Too, Gloria T.
Norfolk
EVMS Medical Group Norfolk Laplace, Peter B. EVMS Medical Group
Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk
Desai, Aarti
Duguay, Veronique Chesapeake Regional
Patel, Priyanka Chesapeake Lisner, Charles A. Warsof, Steven L.
Infectious Disease
Norfolk Norfolk EVMS Medical Group
Chesapeake
Virginia Beach
Ezieme, Jonah A.
GYNECOLOGIC Virginia Beach Flenner, Ronald W. Manser, Thomas J.
ONCOLOGY EVMS Medical Group EVMS Medical Group NEONATAL
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Heydarian, Cyrus Norfolk
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Irvin, William Paul Children’s Specialty MEDICINE
Riverside Partners in Group PLLC/CHKD Iqbal, Tariq
Women’s Health Norfolk
Marcuson, S. Kent Colacchio, Kathryn
Norfolk TPMG Williamsburg
Newport News Children’s Specialty
Internal Medicine Group PLLC / CHKD
Huang, Lisa Kluger, Daniel Martin Williamsburg
McCollum, Michael Chesapeake Norfolk
Virginia Oncology Associates Riverside Infectious
Norfolk Disease Specialists Marcuson, Patricia Dillender, Susannah
Innes, Ruth H. Newport News TPMG Williamsburg
TPMG Hospitalist Division at Children’s Specialty
Internal Medicine Group PLLC/ CHKD
Rogers, Stacey J. Mary Immaculate Hospital
Virginia Oncology Associates Libby, Donice B. Williamsburg Norfolk
Newport News
Chesapeake Norfolk
Matawaran, Ramon Green, Glen
Johnson, Edward
Squatrito, Robert C. Mooney, Martha Lynn Virginia Beach Children’s Specialty
Virginia Oncology Associates Riverside Infectious Group, PLLC / CHKD
Group, PLLC / CHKD
Norfolk Norfolk
Disease Specialists McGavern, Megan Brooke Norfolk
Newport News Riverside Internal LEGACY
Medicine of Denbigh
HEMATOLOGY Leazer, Rianna Neughebauer, Bogdan I. Newport News Khan, Jamil
Norfolk Children’s Specialty
Alexander, Burton F. Group, PLLC / CHKD
Norfolk
Miller, Julius Group PLLC
Patel, Manali R. Chesapeake Norfolk
Virginia Beach LEGACY
Chesapeake LEGACY
Li, Xia
Bremer, Celeste A. TPMG Hospitalist Division at Parikh, Pranav Ryan-Smith, Kate
Virginia Oncology Associates Mary Immaculate Hospital Radike, James K.
Norfolk TPMG Williamsburg Children’s Specialty
Virginia Beach Newport News
Internal Medicine Group PLLC
Williamsburg Norfolk
Kessler, John F. McQuain, Jerry A. Romulo, Rodrigo L.
Rising Star
Virginia Oncology Associates Suffolk Norfolk
Patel, Vishwas J.
Newport News
Sensenig, Rebekah
Portsmouth Siegfried, Brett
LEGACY Munoz, Marc Children’s Specialty
Chesapeake Ann Vreeland Group, PLLC / CHKD
Kruger, Scott Riverside Infectious Norfolk
Virginia Oncology Associates Nizharadze, Maia Disease Specialists
Hampton Norfolk Newport News

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2023 “Top Docs” - Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group
Scott J. Banning, MD Joseph A. Baust, Jr., Jason P. Browder, DO Kimberly B. Caldwell, Wen Chen, MD Christopher J. Lisa A. Coleman, DO,
Family Medicine MD, FAAP Internal Medicine MD Neurology Ciccone, MD, FAAFP FACS, FASCRS
Pediatrics Hospitalist Family Medicine Colorectal Surgery
Thomas Durbin, MD, Jonathan D. Eisner, Bader El-Safadi, MD Deneishia Fisher, MD Margaret M. Gaglione, Michael Gen, MD, Sudip Ghimire, MD
FAAOS, CAQSM MD, FACG Gastroenterology Obstetrics & Gynecology MD, FACP FACC, FSCAI, FASNC Nephrology
Orthopedics Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Cardiology
Apostolos “Paul” I. Steven B. Hopson, MD, Matthew A. Hopson, Ruth H. Innes, MD A. Janae Johnson, MD Frances J. Jones, MD, Medha Joshi, MD,
Hiotellis, MD FACS DPM, FACFAS Hospitalist Radiology FACG FACP
Family Medicine General Surgery Podiatry/Orthopedics Gastroenterology Endocrinology
Subramanian Malaisamy, Ivan A. Marchena, MD S. Kent Marcuson, MD Patricia Marcuson, Pierre T. Martin, MD, Patricia Mayes, MD Kristi V. Mizelle, MD,
MD, MRCP, FCCP Rheumatology Internal Medicine MD FACS Neurology MPH, FACR
Pulmonology Internal Medicine Ear, Nose, and Throat Rheumatology
Chhaya Patel, MD Timothy C. Petersen, Agnieszka E. Petersen, Ron Post, MD, FACS Michael B. Potter, MD Saunora Prom, DO, Benjamin R. Proto,
Internal Medicine MD, FACP, FACE, ECNU MD General Surgery Sports Medicine FAOASM DPM, FACFAS
Endocrinology Pulmonology Sports Medicine Podiatry
Mrugesh Soni, MD Carol M. Steiner, MD, Teresa X. Tan, MD Darany Toy, DO Caroline R. Triepel, Jeffrey A. Katharine M.
Cardiology FAAP Obstetrics & Gynecology Family Medicine MD, FAAOS, CAQ VandeSand, MD Van Slyke, DO
Pediatrics Hand Surgery Radiology Internal Medicine
Masood Ahmed, MD, Jacob Almeida, DO, Cheryl D. Almirante, Mohammed Amer, MD Ifeanyi J. Ani, MD Matthew V. Backens, Fred Bagares, DO,
FACC CMD MD, FACE, ECNU, CCD Hospitalist Urology MD FAAPMR
Cardiology Geriatric Medicine Endocrinology Family Medicine Sports Medicine
Laura R. Cordes, MD Stephen H. Cummings, Eric C. Darby, MD, Christopher A. AnnMarie DeFiglio, Anthony J. DeRosa, Matthew T. Doherty,
Obstetrics & Gynecology MD, FAAOS FACS Dawson, MD MD, FAAP MD, FACS MD
Orthopedics Urology Pain Management Internal Medicine Ophthalmology Radiology
Joy M. Gianvittorio, Yu Guan, MD Maria Guina, MD Joseph R. Habibi, MD Caroline K. Han, MD David M. Hartke, MD Valerie M. Harvey, MD,
MD Family Medicine Neurology Urology Family Medicine Urology MPH, FAAD
Family Medicine Dermatology
Mark J. Kanter, MD, Dawnielle J. Kerner, Karen L. Knudsen, Geoffrey B. Kostiner, Xia Li, MD Ryan Light, MD Jesus L. Lizarzaburu,
FACS MD MD, FACE, ECNU MD Hospitalist Family Medicine MD
Cosmetic Surgery Ophthalmology Endocrinology Urology Family Medicine
Ricardo Moscoso, Mark W. Newman, DO Christina F. Ortiz, MD, Pranav Parikh, MD Richard A. Parisi, MD Amit D. Patel, MD, Anil Patel, MD
MD, FACS Pain Management MPH Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine FCCP Pulmonology
General Surgery Allergy/Immunology Pulmonology Sleep Medicine
Lara Quinlan, MD, Glenn T. Rauchwarg, Kenneth Richmond, Meagan M. Roenker, Rebecca R. Eric J. Simko, MD, Nicholas A. Smerlis,
CAQSM DO, FAAFP MD, FAPA MD Shoemaker, MD FACS, FAAOA MD, FAAOS, CAQSH
Sports Medicine Family Medicine Psychiatry Family Medicine Pain Management Ear, Nose, and Throat Hand Surgery
Kent E. Willyard, MD, Ugur Yilmaz Ann P. Zilliox, MD mytpmg.com

FAAFP Anatolian, MD Allergy/Immunology
Family Medicine Neurology
T O P D O C S 2 0 2 3
Tiffany, Kenneth NEUROLOGY OBSTETRICS AND Damle, Snehal A. Zhao, Bo

Children’s Specialty GYNECOLOGY Virginia Oncology Associates Virginia Oncology Associates
Group, PLLC / CHKD Beitinjaneh, Firas Suffolk Williamsburg
Norfolk Norfolk Bertolino, Siobhan M.
Norfolk Danso, Michael A. OPHTHALMOLOGY
NEPHROLOGY Bowles, Mary Allison Virginia Oncology Associates
Norfolk Cordes, Laura R. Norfolk Adams, Eric A.
Bissram, Melisha TPMG Obstetrics Chesapeake
Riverside Renal Specialists Chen, Wen & Gynecology Fleming, Mark T.
Newport News TPMG Nephrology Newport News Virginia Oncology Associates Crouch, Eric
Newport News Norfolk Virginia Beach
Chen, Lei Fisher, Deneishia
Williamsburg Cohen, Daniel A. TPMG Obstetrics Franzman, Craig Delianides, Aris P.
Norfolk Chesapeake Virginia Beach
& Gynecology
Connito, David J. Newport News
LEGACY
Riverside Renal Specialists Fuentes, Carmen DeRosa, Anthony J.
Newport News Norfolk Kannarkat, George Joy TPMG Ophthalmology
Goldstein, Ilene Riverside Peninsula Cancer
LEGACY Newport News
Virginia Beach
Institute and Infusion Center
Galbreath, Andrew D.
Curley, Timothy Williamsburg
Virginia Beach Kwan, Fenney Garrett, Samuel
Chesapeake Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Guina, Maria Kobulnicky, David Jared
Ghimire, Sudip Virginia Oncology Associates
TPMG Neurology At Nugent, Andrea Hampton Griffey, Paul M.
TPMG Nephrology Williamsburg Virginia Beach Chesapeake
Newport News Rising Star
Williamsburg
Rising Star
Pirkle, Giniene M. Kostov, Flavia Esteve Joly, Thomas J.
Kanarek, Steven Norfolk Norfolk
Huang, Liwei Riverside Peninsula Cancer
Norfolk
Chesapeake Institute and Infusion Center
Powers, Steven B. Williamsburg Kapoor, Kapil G.
Lanoue, Robert J. Chesapeake Wagner Kapoor Institute
Hussein, Usama Norfolk Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach Lee, Michael
Puritz, Holly S. Virginia Oncology Associates
Livingstone, John N. Norfolk Virginia Beach Kerner, Dawnielle J.
Kolli, Madhu Riverside Neurology LEGACY TPMG - The Ophthalmology
Virginia Beach Specialists Center
Miller, John Francois
Newport News Talreja-Pelaez, Reena Riverside Peninsula Cancer
Lewinski, Steven Virginia Beach Lall-Trail, Joel
Chesapeake Institute and Infusion Center
Mayes, Patricia Williamsburg Virginia Ophthalmology
TPMG Neurology at Tan, Teresa X. Associates
Magoon, Sandeep Williamsburg TPMG Obstetrics Norfolk
Norfolk Williamsburg
Prillaman, Christina
& Gynecology Virginia Oncology Associates
Newport News Williamsburg Newsom, Roger
McCune, Thomas Nanavaty, Rajiv B. Chesapeake
Norfolk Suffolk Wohlgemuth, Zachary P. Salmon, Lauren
Norfolk Riverside Cancer Tanner, Gary
Patel, Krunal Ramirez, Bryant R. Newport News
Portsmouth Specialists Of Tidewater
Hampton
OCCUPATIONAL And Infusion Center
MEDICINE Suffolk Wagner, Alan L.
Rakowski, Daniel A. Redding, Anne D. Wagner Kapoor Institute
Chesapeake Norfolk Virginia Beach
Cetrone, Anthony Skorupa, Amy
Virginia Beach Chesapeake
Rust, Harlan Romanowski, Krzysztof OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Norfolk Norfolk
ONCOLOGY Tan, Valiant D. EAR NOSE THROAT
Sadr, Hooman Sheth, Soham G. Chesapeake Bak, Matthew J.
Norfolk Chesapeake
Alberico, Thomas A.
Virginia Oncology Associates EVMS Medical Group
Norfolk Tian, Ligeng Norfolk
Siu, Joanne Snider, Gilbert LEGACY Virginia Oncology Associates
Hampton Chesapeake Regional Newport News Deutsch, Brian D.
Medical Center Norfolk
Alencar, Cristina S.
Wang, Shuping Chesapeake
Virginia Oncology Associates Watson, Graham T.
Williamsburg Chesapeake Virginia Oncology Associates Dorofi, David B.
Thomas, Karen M. Norfolk Norfolk
Zaitoun, Keith Virginia Beach
Chang, David
Portsmouth Virginia Oncology Associates Zaidi, Aisha Salman Galantich, Peter Thomas
Wang, Lina Newport News Riverside Cancer Riverside Ent Physicians
Zydlewski, Anthony Norfolk Specialists Of Tidewater & Surgeons
Norfolk Chang, David Z. And Infusion Center Newport News
Yilmaz Anatolian, Ugur Virginia Oncology Associates Suffolk
TPMG Neurology Newport News Gessler, Eric
Newport News Zhang, Yue Virginia Beach
Cross, Scott J. Virginia Oncology Associates
Virginia Oncology Associates Norfolk
Norfolk

T O P D O C S 2 0 2 3
Han, Joseph K. Gershon, Steven PEDIATRIC AND Smith, Philip Eason, Margaret
EVMS Medical Group Virginia Beach ADOLESCENT CHKD Surgical Children’s Specialty
Norfolk Specialty Group Group, PLLC / CHKD
GYNECOLOGY
Lin, Qi Norfolk Norfolk
Hood, Richard J. Virginia Beach Focseneanu, Mariel
Norfolk Children’s Specialty PEDIATRIC Kapoor, Rupa
Newman, Mark W. Group, PLLC / CHKD CRITICAL CARE Children’s Specialty
Jacobson, Michael J. TPMG Pain Management Norfolk Group, PLLC / CHKD
Williamsburg Williamsburg Cholis, Thomas Norfolk
Wellenstein, Whitney Children’s Specialty
Kalafsky, John T. Quidgley-Nevares, Children’s Specialty Group, PLLC / CHKD Leader, Alexandra
Norfolk Antonio Group PLLC / CHKD Norfolk Children’s Specialty
LEGACY EVMS Medical Group Norfolk Group, PLLC / CHKD
Norfolk RISING STAR Dominy, Meaghan Norfolk
Karakla, Daniel W. Children’s Specialty
Norfolk Shoemaker, Rebecca R. PEDIATRIC Group, PLLC / CHKD Mullan, Paul
TPMG Interventional Pain Norfolk Children’s Specialty
CARDIOLOGY
Lindsay, Fred W. Treatment Center Group PLLC
Newport News Newport News Fine, Jenna Norfolk
Cummings, Rose
Children’s Specialty Children’s Specialty
Lintzenich, Sohagia, Kinjal B. Group, PLLC / CHKD Group, PLLC / CHKD Petronis, Kelli
Catherine Rees Virginia Beach Norfolk Norfolk Children’s Specialty
Riverside Ent Physicians Rising Star Group, PLLC / CHKD
& Surgeons Sureja, Raj N. Norfolk
Ellis, Alexander
Williamsburg Orthopaedic & Spine Children’s Specialty Foley, Christopher
Center of Newport News Group, PLLC / CHKD Children’s Specialty Poirier, Michael
Mark, Jonathan R. Newport News Norfolk Group, PLLC / CHKD Children’s Specialty
EVMS Medical Group Norfolk Group, PLLC / CHKD
Norfolk Ton, Martin V. Norfolk
Escalera, Robert
Virginia Beach Children’s Specialty Mamikonian, Lara
Martin, Pierre T. Group, PLLC / CHKD Children’s Specialty Qureshi, Faiqa A.
TPMG Ear, Nose, and Tseng, Victor Norfolk Group, PLLC / CHKD Children’s Specialty
Throat Specialists OrthoVirginia Norfolk Group, PLLC / CHKD
Newport News Virginia Beach Norfolk
Pang, Diana LEGACY
Fleenor, Jonathan
Morin, Scott Children’s Specialty Children’s Specialty
PATHOLOGY Schmidt, James
LEGACY Group, PLLC / CHKD Group, PLLC / CHKD
Norfolk Norfolk Children’s Specialty
Aguiar, Maria Group, PLLC / CHKD
Schroeder, Ashley A. Children’s Specialty
EVMS Medical Group Shih, Chie-Youn Norfolk
Group PLLC / CHKD Hartke, Lopa
Norfolk Norfolk Children’s Specialty Children’s Specialty
Group, PLLC / CHKD Group PLLC / CHKD PEDIATRIC
Simko, Eric J. Norfolk Norfolk ENDOCRINOLOGY
Bak, Michele R.
TPMG Otolaryngology/Head Norfolk
& Neck Surgery/Allergy Reed, John PEDIATRIC Gyuricsko, Eric
Newport News Children’s Specialty DEVELOPMENTAL Children’s Specialty
Fisher, Stephen
Group PLLC Group, PLLC / CHKD
Norfolk MEDICINE
Sinacori, John T. Norfolk Norfolk
EVMS Medical Group Genta, Valerio M. Blackard, Kaitlin
Norfolk Virginia Beach Tucker, Elliot Children’s Specialty Nejedly, Nicole
Children’s Specialty Group PLLC / CHKD Children’s Specialty
Strasnick, Barry Pu, Robert T. Group, PLLC / CHKD Newport News Group, PLLC / CHKD
EVMS Medical Group Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk
Norfolk Houlihan, Christine
LEGACY
Ryan, Michael T. Vance, Michael Children’s Specialty Penn, Melinda
Norfolk Children’s Specialty Group, PLLC / CHKD Children’s Specialty
PAIN AND LEGACY Group, PLLC / CHKD Norfolk Group, PLLC / CHKD
PALLIATIVE CARE Norfolk Norfolk
Schofield, Deborah PEDIATRIC
Mehta, Ami Children’s Specialty PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE Reifschneider, Kent
Children’s Specialty Group PLLC / CHKD CARDIOVASCULAR Children’s Specialty
Group, PLLC / CHKD Norfolk SURGERY Arzubi-Hughes, Michelle Group, PLLC / CHKD
Norfolk Children’s Specialty Norfolk
Shen, You Jun Downs, Emily Group, PLLC / CHKD
PAIN MANAGEMENT Virginia Beach CHKD Surgical Norfolk Russell, Melissa
Specialty Group Children’s Specialty
Andrus, Jenny L.F. Silverberg, Marc L. Norfolk Burhop, James Group, PLLC / CHKD
Orthopaedic & Spine Norfolk Children’s Specialty Norfolk
Center of Newport News Gangemi, James Group PLLC / CHKD
Newport News Werner, Alice CHKD Surgical Norfolk Satin-Smith, Marta
Children’s Specialty Specialty Group Children’s Specialty
Dawson, Christopher A. Group, PLLC / CHKD Norfolk Clingenpeel, Joel Group, PLLC / CHKD
TPMG International Pain Norfolk Children’s Specialty Norfolk
Treatment Center Group, PLLC / CHKD
Newport News Norfolk

T O P D O C S 2 0 2 3
PEDIATRIC ENT Kuhn, M. Ann Sass, Laura Toor, Svinder Epstein, Cynthia
CHKD Medical Group Children’s Specialty Children’s Specialty Children’s Specialty
Baldassari, Cristina Norfolk Group, PLLC / CHKD Group, PLLC / CHKD Group, PLLC / CHKD
Children’s Specialty Norfolk Newport News Norfolk
Group, PLLC / CHKD Margaron, Franklin LEGACY
Norfolk CHKD Surgical PEDIATRIC Sendon, Carlos
Specialty Group MEDICAL GENETICS Williams, Ryan Children’s Specialty
Norfolk Children’s Specialty Group, PLLC / CHKD
Darrow, David
Basinger, Alice Group, PLLC / CHKD Norfolk
O’Neill, Natalie Children’s Specialty Newport News RISING STAR
Group, PLLC / CHKD
Norfolk CHKD Surgical Group PLLC / CHKD
Specialty Group Norfolk PEDIATRIC PEDIATRIC
Norfolk ORTHOPEDIC RADIOLOGY
Derkay, Craig RISING STAR
Children’s Specialty Vergano, Samantha SURGERY
Group, PLLC / CHKD Children’s Specialty Conery, John
Obermeyer, Robert Group, PLLC / CHKD Cardelia, J. Marc Medical Center
Norfolk
CHKD Surgical Norfolk CHKD Surgical Radiologists at CHKD
LEGACY
Specialty Norfolk Specialty Group Norfolk
Gallagher, Thomas PEDIATRIC Norfolk
Children’s Specialty PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY Farkas, Amy
Group, PLLC / CHKD HEMATOLOGY Novick, Cara Medical Center
Norfolk ONCOLOGY Carmody, J. Bryan CHKD Surgical Specialty Radiologists at CHKD
Children’s Specialty Group PLLC Norfolk
PEDIATRIC File, Wilson Group, PLLC / CHKD Norfolk RISING STAR

Children’s Specialty Norfolk
GASTROENTEROLOGY Group, PLLC / CHKD Pearce, Stephanie Grasso, Susanne
Norfolk Norfolk Medical Center
Ammoury, Rana Idrovo, Alexandra C. Radiologists at CHKD
Children’s Specialty Norfolk Norfolk
Group, PLLC / CHKD Lowe, Eric St. Remy, Carl
Children’s Specialty CHKD Surgical
Norfolk Restaino, Irene Rush, Jennifer
Group, PLLC / CHKD Specialty Group
Children’s Specialty Medical Center
Norfolk Norfolk
Atay, Orhan Group, PLLC / CHKD Radiologists at CHKD
Group, PLLC / CHKD Mark, Melissa LEGACY PEDIATRIC PSYCHIATRY
Norfolk Children’s Specialty Vachhani, Neil
Group, PLLC / CHKD PEDIATRIC Dozier, Peter
Children’s Specialty Medical Center
Konikoff, Michael Norfolk NEUROLOGICAL Radiologists at CHKD
Children’s Specialty Group, PLLC / CHKD
SURGERY Norfolk Norfolk
Group, PLLC / CHKD Owen, William
LEGACY
Norfolk Children’s Specialty Conley, Adam
Group, PLLC / CHKD PEDIATRIC
CHKD Surgical
Lapsia, Sameer Norfolk Elliker, Jana RHEUMATOLOGY
Specialty Group
LEGACY Children’s Specialty
Children’s Specialty Norfolk
Group, PLLC / CHKD
Group PLLC / CHKD Aguiar, Cassyanne
Norfolk Pegram, Linda Norfolk Children’s Specialty
Dilustro, Joseph RISING STAR Group, PLLC / CHKD
Children’s Specialty CHKD Surgical
Group, PLLC / CHKD Norfolk
Yokois, Nancy Specialty Group Garg, Anisha
Group, PLLC / CHKD
Children’s Specialty Gabriel, Christos
Todd, Kevin Group PLLC Children’s Specialty
Norfolk
PEDIATRIC Norfolk Group, PLLC / CHKD
Group PLLC / CHKD NEUROLOGY RISING STAR Norfolk
PEDIATRIC
Norfolk
GENERAL SURGERY RISING STAR Chagnon, Sara Gleason, Mary Margaret PEDIATRIC
Children’s Specialty Children’s Specialty
Davenport, Katherine Group, PLLC / CHKD
UROLOGY
Watson, Katherine Group, PLLC / CHKD
CHKD Surgical Newport News Norfolk
Specialty Group
Children’s Specialty Fox, Janelle
Norfolk Group, PLLC / CHKD CHKD Surgical
Norfolk Northam, Ralph Petersen, Carl Specialty Group
RISING STAR Children’s Specialty
Children’s Specialty Williamsburg
Werner, Eric Group, PLLC / CHKD Group PLLC / CHKD
Goretsky, Michael Newport News Norfolk
CHKD Surgical Children’s Specialty Horton, Charles
Specialty Group Group, PLLC / CHKD CHKD Surgical
Norfolk Proud, Crystal Spencer, Daniel
Norfolk Specialty Group
LEGACY Children’s Specialty Children’s Specialty
Norfolk
Group, PLLC / CHKD Group, PLLC / CHKD
Hoerr, George Newport News Norfolk
CHKD Surgical PEDIATRIC Upadhyay, Jyoti J.
Specialty Group INFECTIOUS Norfolk
DISEASES Strunc, Michael PEDIATRIC
Newport News
Children’s Specialty PULMONOLOGY Williamson, Sarah
Fisher, Randall Group, PLLC / CHKD
Kelly, Robert CHKD Surgical
Children’s Specialty Norfolk Chocano, Frank
CHKD Surgical Specialty Group
Group, PLLC / CHKD Children’s Specialty
Specialty Group Williamsburg
Norfolk Group, PLLC / CHKD
RISING STAR
Norfolk Norfolk

Capital Digestive Care congratulates its
2023 Top Docs

in Gastroenterology
Dr. Glen Arluk Dr. Jan Janson
Dr. Michael Ryan
Dr. Dino Beduya Dr. David Johnson
Dr. John Smith
Dr. Anant Damle Dr. Parth Parekh
Dr. David Stockwell
Dr. Kelvin Hornbuckle Dr. Caitlyn Patrick
Dr. Jin Zhang
Dr. Harish Iyer Dr. Gary Payman
CHESAPEAKE NEWPORT NEWS NORFOLK SUFFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH WILLIAMSBURG

T O P D O C S 2 0 2 3
Wojcik, Louis PHYSICAL MEDICINE Richmond, Kenneth RADIATION ONCOLOGY Johnson, Lester S.
CHKD Surgical AND REHABILITATION TPMG Behavioral Health Medical Center Radiologists
Specialty Group Newport News Crandley, Edwin F. Norfolk
Norfolk Barr, Lisa EVMS Medical Group
Virginia Beach Schreiber, Mark T. Virginia Beach Johnson, A Janae
PEDIATRICS LEGACY Virginia Beach TPMG Imaging and
GENERAL Kang, Song Breast Center
Dillard, Charles Spiegel, David R. Virginia Oncology Associates Newport News
Baust, Joseph A. Jr. Children’s Specialty EVMS Medical Group Hampton
TPMG James River Pediatrics Group, PLLC / CHKD Norfolk Lewis, Victor
Newport News Newport News Chesapeake
Kersh, Charles R.
PULMONOLOGY Newport News
Blanchard, Margaret V. Horn, Scott I. McMonagle, Scott
Jordan-Young Institute Aljaafareh, Virginia Beach
Newport News Lappinen, Erik K.
Virginia Beach Almotasembellah Virginia Beach
Hampton Patel, Hiten
Charette, Laura
CHKD Medical Group Lesher, Katrina Miller, Michael L. Chesapeake
Virginia Beach Children’s Specialty Baker, Mary S. Virginia Oncology Associates
Group, PLLC / CHKD Norfolk Hampton Patel, Sanjay
Norfolk Chesapeake
Choi, Hyeon D.
Virginia Beach Desai, Himanshu Nedelka, Michele
Levi, David S. Chesapeake Regional Norfolk
Samoilov, Dmitri E.
Jordan-Young Institute Pulmonary Specialists Medical Center Radiologists
Desoto, Mary Vaughn Virginia Beach Chesapeake Norfolk
CHKD Medical Group Shaves, Mark E.
Virginia Beach EVMS Medical Group
Roberts-Atwater, Eggert, Michael S. Norfolk
Shaves, Sarah
Beverly L. Norfolk Medical Center Radiologists
Eichelberger, Scott EVMS Medical Group Norfolk
CHKD Medical Group Norfolk Shumadine, Jason
Gegick, Stephen Virginia Beach
Chesapeake Virginia Beach Slat, David F.
LEGACY
PODIATRY Virginia Beach
Sinesi, Mark S.
Greenberg, Seth H. EVMS Medical Group
Fink, Robert Agnew, Patrick S. Virginia Beach Specht, Adam
CHKD Medical Group Norfolk
Virginia Beach Medical Center Radiologists
Norfolk
LEGACY
LEGACY Mahalingashetty, Sinesi, Christopher C.
Norfolk
Arpana P. Chesapeake
Bouraee, Sara M. Norfolk Van Geertryden, Peter
Flatin, Heidi Williamsburg Medical Center Radiologists
CHKD Medical Group Sinesi, Mathew Norfolk
Norfolk Malaisamy, Subramanian Chesapeake
LEGACY
Hopson, Matthew A. TPMG Lung & Sleep
TPMG Orthopedics Specialists VandeSand, Jeffrey A.
Newport News Newport News Williams, Scott S. TPMG Imaging and
Harrington, John EVMS Medical Group
CHKD Medical Group Breast Center
Virginia Beach
Norfolk Keller, Nelson G. Patel, Vandana A. Newport News
Hampton Roads Orthopaedics Portsmouth
Spine & Sports Medicine LEGACY RADIOLOGY Vingan, Harlan
Karp, Glenda
CHKD Medical Group Newport News Medical Center Radiologists
Patel, Amit D. Agola, John Norfolk
Norfolk
Levitt, Bradley TPMG Lung & Sleep Medical Center Radiologists LEGACY
Virginia Beach Specialists at Newport News Norfolk
Malaisamy, Anitha
Newport News REPRODUCTIVE
Chesapeake
Pfeiffer, Dawn Brown, Douglas C. ENDOCRINOLOGY
Palmer, Dionne Virginia Beach Patel, Anil Virginia Beach INFERTILITY
TPMG Lung & Sleep
CHKD Medical Group
Norfolk Proto, Benjamin R. Specialists at Newport News Campbell, John N. Bocca, Silvina M.
TPMG Orthopedics Newport News Medical Center Radiologists Chesapeake
Rowland, Leah Newport News Norfolk
CHKD Medical Group Petersen, Agnieszka E. Perez, Christian
Norfolk Rayno, Michael TPMG Lung & Sleep Cockerill, Mark L. Chesapeake
Virginia Beach Specialists Virginia Beach
Newport News
Scaccia, Michael Poe-Zeigler, Robin L.
Chesapeake PSYCHIATRY Cohen, David Virginia Beach
Quaranta, Anthony J. Chesapeake
Snyders, Glenn C. Mees-Campbell, Jessica Norfolk LEGACY
EVMS Medical Group
RHEUMATOLOGY
Virginia Beach
Norfolk Sill, Joshua M. Doherty, Matthew T.
EVMS Medical Group
Cannon, Michael R.
Steiner, Carol M. TPMG Imaging and Virginia Beach
Patel, Shriti Norfolk Breast Center
TPMG James River Pediatrics
Newport News EVMS Medical Group Newport News
Norfolk Tiro, Aileen V. Dixit, Brinda
Norfolk Chesapeake
Via, Dan F. Donnal, John F.
Williamsburg Pu, Yongbing Medical Center Radiologists
Virginia Beach Norfolk Dye, John R.
Norfolk

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TO ALL EVMS FACULTY HONORED AS TOP DOCS
Dermatology Mary S. Baker, MD Hamid R. Okhravi, MD Giniene M. Pirkle, MD Pediatrics Glen A. Green, MD
Donald W. Shenenberger, MD Matthew D. Bernens, MD Julianne S. Orlowski, DO Holly S. Puritz, MD Cassyanne L. Aguiar Lapsia, MD Eric O. Gyuricsko, MD
Molly K. Smith, MD Mohit Bhasin, MD Parth J. Parekh, MD Stacey J. Rogers, MD Rana F. Ammoury, MD John W. Harrington, MD
Abby S. Van Voorhees, MD Michael R. Cannon, MD Apurva M. Patel, MBBS Robert C. Squatrito, MD Michelle K. Arzubi-Hughes, DO Lopa P. Hartke, MD
David Z. Chang, MD, PhD Haresh D. Patel, MD, MPH Reena Talreja-Pelaez, MD Orhan Atay, MD Cyrus C. Heydarian, MD
Emergency Medicine
Anant S. Damle, MD Vandana A. Patel, MBBS Gloria T. Too, MD Alice A. Basinger, MD, PhD Angela D. Hogan, MD
Peter A. Ballantyne, MD
Snehal A. Damle, MD Vishwas J. Patel, MBBS Steven L. Warsof, MD Kaitlin R. Blackard, MD Justin M. John, MBBS
Michael J. Bono, MD
Catherine J.F. Derber, MD Michelle M. Perello, DO Zachary P. Wohlgemuth, MD Joel S. Brenner, MD, MPH Edward A. Johnson, MD
Donald V. Byars II, MD
Brinda M. Dixit, MD Timothy C. Petersen, MD Michelle G. Brenner, MD Aisha S. Joyce, MD
Francis L. Counselman, MD Ophthalmology
John R. Dye, MD, PhD Christina W. Prillaman, MD Julia G. Burden, MD Valbona Kanarek, MD
Jaysun K. Cousins, MD Eric A. Adams, MD
Mark T. Fleming, MD Anthony J. Quaranta, MD James E. Burhop, DO Rupa Kapoor, MD
Ben A. Fickenscher, MD Earl R. Crouch III, MD
Barry J. Knapp, MD Mark C. Flemmer, MBChB Scott A. Robertson, MD James M. Cardelia, MD Glenda S. Karp, MD
Thomas J. Joly, MD, PhD
Joseph P. Lang, MD Ronald W. Flenner, MD Harlan C. Rust, MD J. Bryan Carmody, MD, MPH Jamil H. Khan, MD
Kapil G. Kapoor, MD
AJ Langa, MD Margaret M. Gaglione, MD Michael J. Ryan, MD Kyzwana N. Caves, MD Michael R. Konikoff, MD
Dawnielle J. Kerner, MD
Bruce M. Lo, MD, MBA Marissa C. Galicia-Castillo, MD Hooman Sadr, MD Sarah L. Chagnon, MD Sameer P. Lapsia, MD
Joel K. Lall-Trail, MD
Carol F. McCammon, MD, MPH Andrew N. Githaiga, MBChB Joshua M. Sill, MD Laura A. Charette, MD Alexandra P. Leader, MD, MPH
Alan L. Wagner, MD
Benjamin M. Goodman III, MD John H. Smith Jr., MD Jose F. Chocano, MD Rianna C. Leazer, MD
Family and Community H. Courtenay Harrison Jr., MD David H. Stockwell, MD Otolaryngology-Head Thomas J. Cholis III, MD Katrina M. Lesher, MD
Medicine John M. Herre, MD Neil M. Sullivan, MD and Neck Surgery Eric J. Lowe, MD
Joel M. Clingenpeel, MD
Patrick S. Agnew, DPM Deepak R. Talreja, MD Matthew J. Bak, MD
Kelvin Hornbuckle, MD Kathryn E. Colacchio, MD Lara Mamikonian, MD
Matthew V. Backens, MD Valiant D. Tan, MD Cristina M. Baldassari, MD
Usama T. Hussein, MD Adam M. Conley, MD Kelly M. Maples, MD
Margaret Y. Baumgarten, MD Felix P. Tiongco, MD David H. Darrow, MD, DDS Melissa San Julian Mark, MD
Harish V. Iyer, MBBS Rose M. Cummings, DO
Robert B. Campbell, MD Aileen V. Tiro, DO Craig S. Derkay, MD Andrea W. Martineau, MD
Venkat R. Iyer, MD Sanaz B. Devlin, MD
Wayne A. Chen, MD Giorgi Tserediani, MD Brian D. Deutsch, MD
David A. Johnson, MD Susannah P. Dillender, MD Ami S. Mehta, MBBS
Christopher J. Ciccone, MD Leah M. Zuniega, MD David B. Dorofi, MD
Mily J. Kannarkat, MD Joseph F. Dilustro, MD Lindsey E. Moore, DO
Joseph L. Frenkel, MD Peter T. Galantich, MD
John F. Kessler, MD Meaghan E. Dominy, MD Maripaz B. Morales, MD
Thomas R. Grant Jr., MD Neurology Thomas Q. Gallagher, DO
Craig S. Koenig, MD Peter M. Dozier, MD Paul C. Mullan, MD, MPH
Sahira A. A. Humadi, MBChB Firas Beitinjaneh, MD Eric M. Gessler, MD
Luke C. Kohan, MD Margaret K. Eason, MD Nicole L. Nejedly, MD
Anand Kapur, MD Mary A. Bowles, MD Joseph K. Han, MD
Scott Kruger, MD Wendy S. Edlund, MD Ralph S. Northam, MD
Ted M. Kubicki, MD Daniel A. Cohen, MD R. Jeffrey Hood, MD
Peter B. Laplace, MD Scott P. Eichelberger, MD Cara D. Novick, MD
Bradley A. Levitt, DPM Carmen R. Fuentes, MD John T. Kalafsky, MD
Michael E. Lee, MD Jana L. Elliker, DO William C. Owen, MD
Jesus L. Lizarzaburu, MD Andrew D. Galbreath, DO Daniel W. Karakla, MD
Steven V. Lewinski, MD Alexander R. Ellis, MD Dionne Y. Palmer, MD
Jason M. McHugh, DO Steven T. Kanarek, MD Jonathan R. Mark, MD
Ying Li, MB Cynthia E. Epstein, MD Diana Pang, MD
Gabriella L. Miller, MD Robert J. Lanoue Jr., MD Scott R. Morin, MD
Roger W. Lidman, MD Robert B. Escalera II, MD Linda D. Pegram, MD
Saunora V. Prom, DO Krzysztof E. Romanowski, MD Ashley A. Schroeder, MD
David C. Lieb, MD Wilson M. File, MD, MMEdL Melinda M.C. Penn, MD
Meagan M. Roenker, MD Karen M. Thomas, DO Eric J. Simko, MD
Sandeep Magoon, MBBS Jenna L. Fine, DO Carl E. Petersen, DO
Vikas Thakral, MBBS Ugur Yilmaz Anatolian, MD John T. Sinacori, MD
Arpana P. Mahalingashetty, MD Robert A. Fink, MD Kelli A. Petronis, MD
Kent E. Willyard, MD Barry Strasnick, MD
Thomas J. Manser, MD Obstetrics and Randall G. Fisher, MD Michael P. Poirier, MD
Robert M. Woodard, MD Denton D. Weiss, MD
Thomas R. McCune, MD Gynecology Heidi K. Flatin, MD Mark R. Polak, DO
Internal Medicine Ronald S. McKechnie, MD Alfred Z. Abuhamad, MD Pathology and Jonathan T. Fleenor, MD Crystal M. Proud, MD
David H. Adler, MD Jerry A. McQuain, DO Laura R. Cordes, MD Anatomy Mariel A. Focseneanu, MD Faiqa A. Qureshi, MBBS
Thomas A. Alberico, MD Andrew H.F. Miller, DO Ilene B. Goldstein, MD Maria A.C. Aguiar, MD Christopher K. Foley, MD John H. Reed, MD
Burton F. Alexander III, MD Julius S. Miller, MD William P. Irvin, MD Stephen I. Fisher, MD Christos A. Gabriel, MD Kent L. Reifschneider, MD
Ramin Alimard, MD Gary B. Moss, MD Fenney Kwan, MD Marc L. Silverberg, MD Anisha Garg, MD Irene G. Restaino, MD
Glen M. Arluk, MD Bogdan I. Neughebauer, MD, PhD Michael E. McCollum, MD Alice L. Werner, MD Mary Margaret Gleason, MD Leah C. Rowland, MD
Jessica Burgess, MD, is among the EVMS Medical Group Top Docs for 2023.
Kaitlin M. Ryan-Smith, MD Eric J. Werner, MD Christopher C. Sinesi, MD Surgery Clinton D. Kemp, MD David A. Vincent, MD
Laura A. Sass, MD Judith V. Williams, MD Mark S. Sinesi, MD, PhD Dana E. Adkins, MD Marcia A. Kuhn, MD Renee A. Woodford, MD
Marta S. Satin-Smith, MD Ryan P. Williams, MD Scott S. Williams, MD, PhD Kevin F. Bonner, MD Michael T. Martyak, MD Min Yang, MD
James M. Schmidt, MD Nancy U. Yokois, MD Marc K. Boustany, MD Michael J. Meddows, MD
Radiology Richard J. Myers, MD
Urology
Miriam U. Schoepf, MD Rebecca C. Britt, MD
Physical Medicine John C. Agola, MD Victor M. Brugh III, MD
Carlos S. Sendon, MD Beryl S. Brown, MD Joseph R. Newton Jr., MD
and Rehabilitation John O. Colonna II, MD
Chie-Youn Shih, MD John N. Campbell, MD Jessica R. Burgess, MD Robert J. Obermeyer, MD
Frederick Bagares, DO Gregg R. Eure, MD
Kyrie L. Shomaker, MD John P. Conery, MD Rachel A. Burke, MD Jean M. Panneton, MD
Lisa B. Barr, MD Michael D. Fabrizio, MD
Brett H. Siegfried, MD John F. Donnal, MD Lawrence B. Colen, MD Animesh Rathore, MBBS
Steven L. Gershon, MD Robert W. Given, MD
David V. Smith, MD Susanne Ng Grasso, MD Jay N. Collins, MD Jennifer R. M. Reed, MD
David S. Levi, MD
Lauren L. Smith, MD Lester S. Johnson, MD, PhD Stephanie K. Repole, MD Charles E. Horton Jr., MD
Paul B. Mitchell, MD Richard J. DeMasi, MD
Glenn C. Snyders, MD Jennifer L. Rush, DO Joan H. Rose, MD Douglas C. Kelly, MD
Antonio Quidgley-Nevares, MD David J. Dexter II, MD
Daniel B. Spencer, MD Eric C. Feliberti, MD John M. Sayles, MD John S. Liu, MD
Beverly L. Roberts-Atwater, DO, PhD Dmitri E. Samoilov, MD
Natasha K. Sriraman, MD Mark A. Fontana, MD Ran V.P. Singh, MBBS John B. Malcolm, MD
Sarah C. Shaves, MD
Carl R. St. Remy, MD Psychiatry and Adam W. Specht, MD Kara E. Friend, MD Basil S. Skenderis II, MD Kurt A. McCammon, MD
Michael J. Strunc, MD Behavioral Sciences Joseph S. Gondusky, MD Robert L. Smits Jr., MD Jennifer U. Miles-Thomas, MD
Neil P. Vachhani, MD
Kenneth F. Tiffany, MD Jessica Mees-Campbell, MD James G. Snyder, MD Ilya J. Sobol, MD
Peter H. Van Geertruyden, MD Michael J. Goretsky, MD
Shriti B. Patel, MD Samuel N. Steerman, MD Raman Unnikrishnan, MD
Kevin E. Todd Jr., MD Harlan L. Vingan, MD Justin W. Griffin, MD
David R. Spiegel, MD Bethany B. Tan, MD Michael B. Williams, MD
Svinder S. Toor, MBBS Mary L. Guye, MD
Elliot M. Tucker, MD Radiation Oncology School of Health Boyd W. Haynes III, MD Theodore W. Uroskie Jr., MD Louis J. Wojcik, MD
Michael S. Vance, MD and Biophysics Professions Marybeth S. Hughes, MD
Samantha A. Vergano, MD Claire M. Carman, MD Silvina M. Bocca, MD, PhD Jesus Gil B. Inciong, MD
Katherine D. Watson, MD, MPH Edwin F. Crandley, MD Anthony C. Cetrone, MD Mark J. Kanter, MD
Whitney L. Wellenstein, MD Mark E. Shaves, MD Soham G. Sheth, MBBS Robert E. Kelly Jr., MD
CONGRATULATIONS CSG’S 2023 TOP DOCS
OUR PEDIATRIC
SPECIALTIES
Adolescent Medicine
Allergy, Asthma
and Immunology
Anesthesiology
Breastfeeding Medicine
Cardiology
Critical Care Medicine
Developmental
Pediatrics
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Hematology/Oncology
Hospital Medicine
Infectious Disease
Medical Genetics
Neonatal Perinatal
Medicine
Nephrology
Neurology
**Affiliated EVMS Specialties

Pain Management
Pathology
Pediatric and
Adolescent Gynecology
Pediatric Otolaryngology
and Audiology**
Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation
Psychiatry and
Psychology
CSG PHYSICIANS PROVIDE medical subspe- Pulmonology
cialty care to patients at Children’s Hospital of Rheumatology
The King’s Daughters (CHKD). Our physicians are
Sleep Medicine
committed to developing excellence in clinical
services, education, and research, which has led Sports Medicine
to numerous peer reviewed journal publications Urgent Care Medicine
and presentations.
CSG specialists also provide newborn nursery coverage at most area hospitals
and proudly serve as full-time Eastern Virginia Medical School faculty.
The only pediatric multi-specialty CSG has over 220 board-certified/board-eligible physicians and 125 advance
practice providers whose mission is to give high-quality, cost-competitive
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who have been chosen as Top Docs for 2023! Their dedication to patient care to the Hampton Roads community and beyond does
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FE ATURE
| GL AMPIN
G IN VIR
GINIA
Glamp It Up T
his Fall
I
f roughing it in the woods isn’t quite your jam or you left your sleeping bag
days behind along with the relics of your college dorm room, good news. You
can still enjoy an overnight or two in the great outdoors—just with a little
more décor and maybe even AC, a comfy mattress and a nice bathroom.
“Glamping” is camping’s trendier, more Instagram-able cousin. And it’s
not just tents with a bougie twist. From deluxe treehouses to tricked-out yurts to
luxury cabins with full kitchens and indoor plumbing, a quick Google search will
lead you to discover the many glamping experiences available in the mountains, at
waterfront destinations and everywhere in between around Virginia.
We decided to check out a handful of new ones, all opened (or with glamping options
added) within the last year and mostly close to home, to give you a few ideas. Read
on to learn about glamping tents on the Chickahominy River in Williamsburg and
at Crabtree Falls in the Shenandoah Mountains as well as minimalist tiny homes
oozing with small town charm on the Northern Neck and the Eastern Shore. Pack
your bags and get glamping this fall.
— Leona Baker

WE CHECKED OUT SEVERAL NEW
TINY RENTALS AND “GLAMPING”
SPOTS IN COASTAL VIRGINIA—
AND ONE IN THE SHENANDOAH—
JUST RIGHT FOR A RUSTIC FALL
STAYCATION OR FUSS-FREE
WEEKEND ROAD TRIP
PHOTO BY LEONA BAKER
Timberline
Glamping
Williamsburg, VA
PHOTOS BY LEONA BAKER/COURTESY OF TIMBERLINE GLAMPING

It was a humid, mid-summer scorcher when I pulled up to my
waterfront campsite at Timberline Glamping in Wil-
liamsburg. I quickly began unpacking my bags and gear
onto the wooden deck of my assigned tent, situated
facing Gordon’s Creek, just off the Chickahominy River,
and made of sturdy off-white canvas supported by a
metal frame. I had seen the pics, so I could hardly contain
The Accommodations:
my excitement as I unzipped the tent’s
Safari glamping tents
door, a rugged outer layer followed by a
The Location: Within
mesh screen.
the Chickahominy River-
As I pushed through the tent’s open-
ing, I was greeted by a delightful blast front Park, on the banks
of cool air courtesy of a small AC unit of the beautiful Chicka-
and a fan suspended from the tent’s hominy River, along the
ceiling. The warm mood lighting Capital Trail and about
afforded by the sun’s rays softly beam- a 10–15-minute drive to
ing through the canvas and a pleasant Colonial Williamsburg or
earthy aroma coming from Timber- Jamestown
for an additional charge. And be sure to bring
line’s signature diffuser fragrance set Things to See/Do:
your bike because the Capital Trail is directly
the stage for my first ever “glamping” Biking, hiking, accessible at the park’s entrance.
experience. I was hooked—fantasizing kayaking, fishing, A franchise with locations in Alabama,
about coming back in the fall before I Colonial Georgia, Florida and now Virginia, the Tim-
had even set my suitcase down. (Yes, I Williamsburg, berline Glamping in Williamsburg is owned
brought a suitcase. Hey, this is glamping, y’all.) Jamestown, by husband-and-wife Megan and Ken Sanders,
Timberline’s Double Safari Tents feature two queen met- The Capital Trail, who decided to share their love of adventure
al-frame beds with cozy memory foam mattresses and real, Williamsburg Winery, and passion for the outdoors through this new
fresh linens, lamps, rugs, pillows, blankets, chairs, electrical Busch Gardens venture. There are six tents available including a
outlets, a Keurig with Timberline branded K-Cups, a mini Deluxe Safari Tent option that has one king bed
fridge, trendy decor and that all-important AC/heating unit and two sets of bunk beds. Prices start at $169
(depending on the season). Timberline’s website is quick to at home. Yet, as long as the tent’s
per night plus taxes, fees and a $65 cleaning
qualify that, while the heating and cooling are enough to door was kept zipped, I found
charge. Dogs are welcome, but there is a pet fee.
take the edge off, guests shouldn’t expect the same temps as it very pleasant—even on an
extremely hot day.
Sipping my freshly brewed
cup of coffee outside the tent the Bathroom Situation: Standard,
next morning, I watched from an clean campground-style bathhouse
Adirondack chair as egrets took with showers short walking distance
flight from their watery roost. from the tent, bring your own toilet-
Boats, kayaks and even a crew ries, towels and maybe shower shoes.
team passed by my tent’s front Food & Cooking: Food and beverages
door, rowing in unison as their can be ordered from the Lodge, but,
coach called out commands. Also, for the most part, you’ll need to bring
outside the tent, campers will all food and anything needed to prep,
find a fire pit, picnic table and cook or serve.
hammock. Optional add-ons like
cornhole boards, Blackstone grid-
dles, and s’mores kits are available —Leona Baker
1350 John Tyler Hwy., Williamsburg. Williamsburg.TLGlamping.com, @timberlinewilliamsburg

Cape Charles
Tiny Livin’
Cape Charles, VA The Accommodations:
Tiny cottages
The Location: In a
Simple meets scintillating at this hidden gem on the partially wooded community
Eastern Shore. If you’re looking for a glamp-
on Virginia’s Eastern Shore,
ing getaway with charm, character and his-
right off Lankford Hwy toward
tory, then Cape Charles Tiny Livin’ is for you.
Their motto, “less space, more livin’,” epito- Cheriton and a 5-minute drive
mizes the experience. to downtown Cape Charles
You can’t miss the bold cottages as you Things to See/Do:
enter the grounds, each painted its own Biking/hiking/kayaking
unique, bright color and given a special in Kiptopeke State Park, beach,
Bathroom Situation: Food & Cooking: Sink,
nickname to match its interior theme. I shopping, restaurants, Small private bath mini fridge, microwave,
had the privilege of staying overnight in Buskey Cider on the Bay, with sink, stand-up stovetop, toaster, coffee/
“Honey,” which has a pastel, sage green Cape Charles Brewing shower, towels, sham- tea maker all provided,
exterior and a quaint porch. The inside Company, Cape Charles poo, conditioner and but you’ll need to bring
features modern artwork and furniture
Distillery, Chatham Vineyards soap provided. your own food.
with a colorful flair. Its sister house,
“Milk,” looks identical—a homage to the
term “milk and honey.” While my mind
went straight to the popular poetry book by Rupi
Kaur, owner Eric Hawkins explained that the inspira-
tion for this dynamic duo actually stemmed from the
church in Texas where his daughter serves as pastor.
Other cottages include “Stay Awhile,” a granola yel-
low tiny home with wood accents and a similar set-up
to “Milk” and “Honey”; “Vintage,” which takes you back
in time with classic, antique décor; “Mermaid,” a blue
beauty that makes you feel like you’re lodging under the
sea; “Fisherman,” their coastal themed cottage; “Red
House,” the eye-catcher with an interior entirely inspired
by Jimmy Hendrix; and “Tiny House Hideaway,” a two-
story barn where rustic meets cozy comfort. And there
are more tiny houses in the works.
Know someone getting married who has dreamed of
an intimate micro-wedding? They’ve also got a tiny house
event rental decorated with vivacious plants that make a Fast forward to April 2021 and Eric and
great backdrop for a small ceremony. While the cottages Sylvia Hawkins decided to move in and
are the perfect invitation for relaxation, their simplicity reimagine the old Auto Court, turn-
also motivates you to get out and explore, whether it be ing it into a lively lodging location that
venturing to Kiptopeke State Park, sunbathing on the allows travelers to connect with nature
beach, shopping and dining in downtown Cape Charles and explore the Shore with maximum
or lounging on their lawn by the fire with a competitive livability in a minimal space. The
idea stemmed from their love of Cape
PHOTOS BY KELSEY THOMAS
game of cornhole on the side.

Aside from the aesthetic qualities that make Cape Charles, which they had frequented for
Charles Tiny Livin’ so distinctive, the history of the more than 25 years before making the
property also provides a new perspective on the space. move, and their passion for tiny living,
The houses were originally built in 1939 as part of the which they did for more than 14 years
Esso Auto Court, which served as a recreational spot before turning the lifestyle into a short-
for auto-travelers—most commonly fishermen, hunters term rental experience for others.
and tourists ready to explore the Eastern Shore—and Rental prices for the tiny homes start at $180 a night
before taxes. Dogs are welcome in select rentals. —Kelsey Thomas
featured a gas station, restaurant and 14 tiny cottages.
22102 S. Bayside Rd., Cape Charles. CapeCharlesTinyLivin.com, @capecharles_tinylivin
Refuel
The Accommodations: Tiny cottages
The Location: In the charming town of Irvington (also
home to The Tides Inn and Hope & Glory Inn) on Vir-
Irvington
ginia’s Northern Neck, built on the site of a former petro-
leum transfer station, hence the name
Things to See/Do: Biking, paddleboarding, boutiques,
farm markets, specialty food, restaurants, Camp, Dog &
Oyster Micro-Vineyard, The Tides Inn, Steamboat Era
Irvington, VA Museum—all in walking or cycling distance
Refuel’s black beach cruisers and
PHOTOS BY LEONA BAKER

stopping at Camp (a popular new
outdoor food, drink and event
venue) and The Tides Inn’s Fish
Hawk Oyster Bar, I made myself
Full disclosure: I’m automatically over the moon about any place to
a simple dinner in the efficiency
stay that serves up a free moon pie with raspberry drizzle and a sprig
kitchen before tucking into the
of mint for guests who leave their cars parked and commit to walking
cozy queen size with a good book.
or biking around the nearby small town during their visit. It’s a sweet
The next morning, I walked to
reward at a creatively repurposed new spot on Virginia’s Northern Neck,
The Local, a cute coffee shop serv-
not to mention a tasty way to motivate visitors to eat, shop and play
ing yummy breakfast sammies,
local. Here, “lingering is encouraged.”
chia bowls, sticky buns and more.
And that’s just what I did during my recent stay at Refuel Irvington, an Bathroom Situation: Small Refuel would be a perfect
L-shaped cluster of six tiny rental cottages with an industrial minimal- but full private bath with place for a small family reunion
ist vibe, opened in mid-2022 on the site of what was once the dilapidated
shower (no tub) in each cottage, or friends’ getaway for those
remains of an old petroleum transfer station. Like nearly everything in
towels, bathmat, shampoo, who want to rent multiple units.
Irvington, it’s located a stone’s throw from Carter’s Creek and the Rappah-
conditioner and soap provided. The adjacent “Brake Room” is a
annock River and around the corner from the town’s main intersection.
Food & Cooking: Kitchen refurbishment of one of the fuel-
“I wanted to inspire people about what you can do with the old and
has basic cookware, plates, ing station’s original structures,
how you can live in a smaller footprint,” says owner Albert Pollard, a
utensils, a two-burner stove, now an open-air party space
nonprofit energy consultant and former state legislator. Pollard worked
with table games, darts and a
with the Department of Environmental Quality to safely transform the microwave, toaster oven and
TV. Refuel recently opened a self-
site into an asset for this small but thriving waterfront community, also full-size fridge. Or order from
checkout café offering beer, wine,
known as a destination for its luxury inns, restaurants, wineries, shops the café, but it is closed season-
baguettes, cheese, empanadas,
and quaint Chesapeake Bay charm. ally November-March. salads and select desserts. With
Arranged like a mini village around a central courtyard with pebble
nightly rental rates starting at
pathways, stainless steel planters, a gurgling fountain, patio, fire pit,
$170, Refuel is also a more afford-
hammock and crisscrossing Edison lights, each 390-square-foot Refuel
able alternative to the inns near-
cottage has a covered front porch and all the creature comforts and free
by, which are delightful but pricy.
wifi you need without the fuss. After pedaling around town on one of
—Leona Baker
73 Seafood Ln., Irvington. ReFuelIrvington.com, @refuelirvington

The Retreat at
Crabtree Falls
Nelson County, VA
The Accommodations: Rugged canvas glamping tent

The Location: Located 0.7 miles from the popular hiking spot
and destination, Crabtree Falls, along the Tye River
Things to See/Do: Wintergreen Resort, The Appalachian Trail,
Nelson 151, hiking, horseback riding, wine tastings, craft breweries
Arriving at the Retreat at Crabtree Falls, you’ll find Bathroom Situation: Large
yourself traversing long, winding country roads ADA Compliant bathroom with
with rustic gravel access to this mountain get- large walk-in shower, sink,
away’s tents and cabins. But once you get there, luxurious towels and floor mats,
checking in is simple. This is a family-run opera- wood bench, cedar, heated floors
tion. Beth-Anne Norman Driskill, who manages and mini toiletries.
the Retreat for her father Richard Franklin Nor- Food & Cooking: Grill, griddle,
man, will have your accommodations all set up smoker, mini fridge with freezer,
and ready to go. Just pull up to your tent and walk all dishes and cooking utensils,
right in. In the case of my recent visit, it was one and an outdoor utility sink with
their glamping tents, which opened for the first dish soap, dish towel and spong-
time earlier this year. The tent is made of weather- es. All water is potable.
treated canvas and smells of the cozy leather
couch inside.
The bedding is rich and thick, and the pillows
tent, Beth-Anne stocks the bathroom with luxurious
are plush. There’s a gas burning stove, the fur-
towels and toiletries for your use. Both the tent and the
niture is of a clean and simple wood design, and
bathroom are ADA Compliant.
there’s even a faux fur blanket. The king-sized bed
For your outdoor enjoyment, there is a fire pit, a
is a vacation all by itself. Luckily there is a Keurig
grill, a griddle, a smoker and a storage box filled with
and complementary coffee pods to help get you out
absolutely everything you could possibly need, from
of it in the morning. Whether sitting in the fresh
pots and pans, to dishes, utensils, grilling accessories,
air, snuggling on the couch, relaxing in a rocker
kitchen towels, potholders, paper towels, napkins,
or lying in bed, the sounds of the babbling stream
paper plates, aluminum foil, salt and pepper, and cook-
running outside of your front door will take all of
ing oil. There is plenty of wood available upon arrival,
your stresses away. All linens are provided, and the
but should you need more, it’s available on site for a
bed is made and waiting for you.
small fee. There is even an industrial stainless steel
This might be a tent, but it’s not “just” a
outdoor washing station for washing dishes, and bear-
tent. There are plenty of outlets, free
proof trash bins for everyone’s safety.
Wi-Fi, a mini refrigerator with freezer,
If tents are not your thing, they also have charm-
and treats. Lots of treats. Beth-Anne has
ing rustic cabins available—with modern amenities,
thought of everything from chocolates
of course. Important to know before you go: The GPS
on your nightstand to s’mores kits, a
instructions are a little tricky. They seem to drop you
bottle of wine, wine glasses and a wine
off just a few feet before the entrance. If that happens,
key to open it. Oh, and did I mention
PHOTOS BY JENNY DAVIS
don’t worry: You’re only a few feet away. Keep going

the private bathroom with heated
until you see the sign at the entrance. Groceries, win-
floors? Yes, heated floors! The bath-
eries and breweries are 20 minutes away, and charcoal
room facilities are like a mini trip to
is available for a small fee.
the spa. Have a seat on a comfy bench,
Should you decide to try the Retreat at Crabtree
inhale the soul-cleansing fragrance of
Falls, just know that you will be treated like family,
cedar, and enjoy a sauna-like experi-
and Beth-Anne will leave the light on for you. Enjoy
ence. Consistent with the linens in the
your stay.
—Jenny Davis
11100 Crabtree Falls Hwy., Tyro. CrabtreeFalls.com, @theretreatatcrabtreefalls
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M&M HOSPITALITY GROUP EXPANDS WITH NEW,
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t’s no secret that M&M Hospitality Group is way of hanging the beef for that duration dry
Top Shelf in the local culinary scene. Brian ages the entire head, so even our burgers have
Mullins, CEO, and his team constantly seek a dry-aged taste,” says Mullins. “At River Stone
ways to diversify the dining experience. Ac- Chophouse and Chesapeake’s Cork & Bull, we
claimed M&M restaurants like Decoys Seafood have separate dry aged walk-ins where we pro-
and Amedeo’s Ristorante not only invite guests cess cuts for an additional 28 days minimum.”
to delight in an impromptu happy hour but in These premium cuts are then left in the
a full-fledged, multi-course dinner through talented hands of M&M’s Corporate Executive
their respective Fresh Catch and Wine Society Chef, Dallas Walton, to curate into weekend
programs. Regardless of how you choose to specials. Specials are limited in quantity and
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is evident in every dish that graces your table. M&M’s Carnivore Club to ensure first-call
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soared to new heights with the addition of C&B burgers and other meat-centric dishes are oth-
Cattle Company. erwise always on the menu at M&M eateries.
C&B Cattle Company Premium meats, the Mullins is not only eager for diners to sink
newest venture started two years ago by Brian their teeth into these local delicacies, but to
Mullins and longtime Cattleman, Carl Outland, share with our community the excitement
are available solely at M&M’s seven area restau- he has about this new venture. “We want our
rants. “C&B Cattle Company is a fully enacted guests to know we are integrated from top to
LLC with over 250 Hereford cattle in Carrsville, bottom in the hospitality business. This final
Virginia. This venture was inspired by M&M’s layer will showcase the quality we demand
Farm-to-Fork program, so now we not only from the products we serve to our guests, as
know how, when and where our proteins are well as the sustainability of the proteins we
coming from, but also have the opportunity to serve,” shares Mullins. “Our bar for quality is
pick from only the best cattle,” says Mullins. shown in all our restaurants and we can now
Outland’s experience in tending to and be sure we have the best beef in Virginia. Come
preparing cattle for processing is second to taste for yourselves!”
none. C&B Cattle Company is just a small
part of Outland’s larger operation, Outland
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family-owned business that has been around
for generations producing beef, pork, corn,
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also one of the area’s only quail, chukar and
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French-Inspired
in Phoebus
THE BAKER’S WIFE HAS CARVED OUT
A DELICIOUS NICHE WITH ELEGANT SETTINGS,
FRESH LOCAL TWISTS ON CULINARY CLASSICS
AND A JAZZY BRUNCH IN HAMPTON’S FRUIT DE MER
Coquille, Outer Banks dry
HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD packed scallops with English
pea and fennel risotto, tarragon
velouté and pea shoots at the
Baker's Wife
By Leona Baker
Photos by Jacqui Renager/
Performance Foodservice Virginia
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hef and restaurant owner Dana Clark Epstein’s
Hampton roots run deep. When she was a
kid, her family owned a lumber company in the
heart of Phoebus, originally opened by her great
grandfather back in 1908. A few generations
later, young Dana would occasionally wander
down from the lumber shop on Saturdays to a lamp store
called the Electric Glass Company, located on the corner of
Mellen and Mallory Streets with its distinctively angled, corner
shop-style front door.
“I would just come in and look around at all the pretty things,”
she remembers.
Now Epstein and her husband Phillip, the “Baker” half of the
duo’s aptly named The Baker’s Wife Bistro & Bar, are the ones
serving up pretty things—from bouillabaisse to braised lamb
shank—in that very same spot. The space has been elegantly rei-
magined as an “upscale restaurant with urban flare.” A French-
inspired dinner menu (emphasis on inspired) complemented
by an international wine list and a luxurious jazz brunch have
helped them carve out a delicious niche since opening a little
more than two years ago.
The Epsteins’ sweet and savory partnership has been a recipe
for success at The Grey Goose, the bakery and café they have
also owned for more than 16 years not far away in Downtown
Hampton. Phillip’s baking and pastry prowess, honed at desti-
nations like The Trellis, The Homestead, Kingsmill Resort, Tides
Inn and more, are on full display at both restaurants, where
his expertly crafted baguettes, croissants, bread puddings and
other desserts are the stuff of happily stuffed patrons.
When the pair began exploring the idea of opening a second
restaurant nearby, says Dana, she knew they wanted to offer some-
thing different. “I literally kind of looked down the street and said,
‘Taco, seafood, pub food...What’s missing?’ We really didn’t have
anything that was French or French-inspired. Knowing that was
kind of the basis of what we learned in culinary school and our
cuisine in the U.S. and the world, it just made sense.”
Though her vision was never to serve “hard-core authentic”
French cuisine, she still wasn’t sure Hampton was ready or
how people would respond. Turns out, there’s a big appetite for
adventure out there, and diners are willing to try new things—
from bone marrow to frog legs. It helps, she notes, to make
culinary connections to dishes that may be more familiar or
close to home.
“We do a cassoulet,” she explains. “Well, in the South, we do a
pot of beans. It’s the same thing. So, it’s kind of interesting when
we say, ‘It’s a braised veal shank and they say, ‘Well, what does
that mean?’ And we say, ‘Well, it’s cooked low and slow like a pot
roast. Think of it as lamb pot roast.’”
The places where traditional French dishes or preparations
intersect with our own regional, coastal cuisine is also ripe for
flavorful explorations, she explains.
“Oysters are a good example. In Virginia, we might just
do cocktail sauce and lemon, and in France they would do a
mignonette. When we serve something like that, people love it,
and they really respect it. But at the same time, our chef, Blake
Saylor, has made this incredible fermented hot sauce. So that
seems more Southern to me, but they love it with the mignon-

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Lobster Rolls Baker’s Wife in Hampton Dana and Phillip Epstein found success at
the Grey Goose café before opening their elegant Phoebus bistro
every Monday
Brunch ette. Then, we might do some sort of roe, like trout roe, on the oyster. But
on Sundays they eat roe and caviar everywhere. That’s a big Southern thing. So, it’s
funny when people say, ‘I don’t know French food.’ I say, ‘Sure you do. You
just don’t know you know it.’”
Saylor can be found working his magic in the open kitchen behind the
757-542-4393 bar most nights. That’s a treat for those who will enjoy sipping a craft
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Outer Banks dry-pack scallops and fennel, served over butternut risotto
with rosemary brown butter, or a Maple Leaf Farms seared duck breast
with roasted beets, parsnip purée, confit butternut and cherry demi-glace.
The prequel to any French-inspired feast at The Baker’s Wife is the
visual feast that greets you when you walk through the front door. A pains-
taking pandemic-era build-out brought the wow factor to a space steeped
in local history. Delicate handmade chandeliers mimicking flowering tree
branches, warm industrial pendant lights and stained glass behind the
bar are accentuated by pops of cerulean blue upholstery. White-washed
brick, gold accents and a retro broken quarry tile floor set the mood in the
Harrison Room, which is named for the neighborhood’s namesake, Har-
rison Phoebus, and is one of two elongated seating areas in the restaurant.
Whether you’re dining inside or on their charming outdoor covered
patio, be sure to start with a selection or two from their “Shares & Snacks”
menu with featured items such as a house-cured salmon plate, fromage
and charcuterie boards, foie gras, escargot and more. In terms of mains,
their fresh catches are always good bet like a recent showstopper special
of squash-scaled halibut (a halibut filet topped with thinly sliced summer
squash) served with Carolina gold rice, blistered heirloom tomatoes, a
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salads and French toast. Or how about another recent special, house-made
cronuts with Bischoff cookie butter? Yes, please. Look for changing menus,
new twists on classics and fresh seasonal ingredients each time you go. A
just-introduced oyster happy hour means $1 briny beauties from 5-6 p.m.
daily at the bar. Wine lovers will want to check out their wine club and
seasonal wine dinners as well, including a Bordeaux dinner featuring five
wines and six courses on Oct. 5. There’s also a New Year’s Eve dinner in the
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WE BRING YOU THE STORY BEHIND BELOVED DISHES
AT SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL RESTAURANTS
Black Angus Restaurant

Virginia Beach
The Dish: Spiros’ Chicken
The Origin:
Created by and
named for former
Chef Spiros Boubas
Why People Love It:

Behold perfectly crispy,
herby, lemony chicken skin
and flavorful, slow-cooked
tender meat served with
potatoes that have been
simmered and lightly
crisped in the chicken’s
juices. It’s not fancy. It’s just
straight-up delicious, home-
cooking style food mamas
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The Story
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Chicken, olive oil, oregano, salt, pepper,
And a heart felt thank lemon and potato wedges. That’s it.
you for voting us "best" Sometimes the most uncomplicated preparations with a short
year after year. list of humble, fresh ingredients make the best dishes. That’s
the case with Spiros’ Chicken at Black Angus Restaurant, which
recently moved from its long-time location at the Virginia Beach
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Patio Dining a menu staple inspired by Cypriot-style cooking—or simple
Greek comfort food.
in Christopher Savvides, who now runs Black Angus, gets a
Williamsburg. little choked up when telling the story behind this dish and its
creator, who worked for the restaurant for two decades before
The Area’s Hottest Spot
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We can’t quite do it justice. But we do our best,” Christopher
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him and sharing that history with the community.
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A skin-on half chicken is dressed with good olive oil, oregano,
salt, pepper and lemon and slow roasted at 350 degrees with
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pher—until the meat is practically falling off the bone. But the
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Serve It With…
A Michael’s Salad, named for Christopher’s dad, Michael
Savvides. Another beloved menu item, this simple seasonal
Greek salad comes with ripe tomatoes (Michael’s favorites come
from Sugar Babies Farm Stand in Virginia Beach), feta cheese,
romaine, colossal Kalamatas and sweet onion and is dressed
with salt, pepper, olive oil and red wine vinegar.
Learn more at BlackAngusRestaurant.com.
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$20 Admission* Includes:

• $10 Beverage / Merch Bucks
• Live Entertainment
• Cooking Demonstrations
• Educational Programs
• Arts & Crafts
• Mullet Toss
• Kids’ Activities
Please Note:
• Beverages will require Beverage Bucks
• Food Purchases must be made with
cash or credit card directly to the
participating restaurants. (Seabucks
will NOT be used for food purchases.)
Purchase Advance Tickets At: OuterBanksSeafoodFestival.org

The Soundside Event Site • MP 16 • 6800 S. Croatan Hwy. • Nags Head, NC
This project is funded in part by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau. *Children Under Age 12 FREE when accompanied with adult
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