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Smithfield Gourmet, satisfying palates since 1993
Housed in a nearly 200-year-old building in the historic downtown area, this quaint breakfast, lunch, sometime-dinner and always-dessert spot has been feeding comfort food-seeking folks since 1993.

Veggie Table
A green sandwich for St. Patrick's
There’s no better time to go green than on St. Patrick’s Day, though this sandwich can be enjoyed whenever fresh asparagus and peas are at their peak.

GPS
Oh, say you can see: Geocache through history
The Star-Spangled Banner Geotrail combines geocaching, a techie game of hide-and-seek, with the upcoming 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. A couple of the hiding places are in our own backyard.
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Food & Cooking
- Veggie Table: A green sandwich for St. Patrick's
- Grab that morning cup religiously? We've got the perfect place
- Local Girl Scout cookies get the green light
- Wine: Is it faux or pinot? Finding fakes is tough for tasters
- Eatery offers Mexican tastes and sounds
- Go where the 'Wild Things' are to support the CACV
- Charity: Serving up soup in handmade bowls
- Chocolate Lovers Evening, a sweet fundraiser
- Local chef close to making 'culinary Olympics'
- Host a 'Soups On!' fundraiser for Samaritan House
- Tickets on sale for Taste of Hampton Roads
- Wine: Love is in the air, sparklers are on the shopping list
- Girl Scout Cookie desserts for grown ups event
- Common Grounds coffee shop connects communities
- The Martins, a wrestling family, make wine on Knotts Island
Home & Garden
- Flush with frustration: Our biggest bathroom pet peeves
- How to create a private 'spa' in your own home
- Do you know how to be a good neighbor?
- Go Antiquing: On the road for an antiques adventure
- A green clean with lemon and salt
- Want to sell your home? First step: Get with the decade
- Protect your home from winter temperatures
- Local inn owners embrace homework
- A door for all seasons
- Wreath-a-thon! Creating 44 wreaths during one workshop
Health & Fitness
- Shamrock's Op Smile Final Mile wins national award
- National Nurses Week: May 6 - May 12
- Study finds germs are faster than 5-second rule
- Galleries make fine setting for yoga at the Chrysler Museum
- Yoga for Art lovers
- Pool Etiquette: The unspoken rules of lap swimming
- Get tips at the Health and Fitness Expo
- Brute Strength Gym boasts seriously strong clients
- The art of writing New Year's resolutions that stick
- Boxing classes take a swing at building confidence
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