OUTLET: Newsplex

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (NEWSPLEX) — The “Where’s the Chair” Campaign set up on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville Thursday to provide free oral cancer screenings.

The program is on behalf of the Virginia Dental Association.

The chair goes from city to city to help raise awareness for oral cancer.

More than 42,000 people are diagnosed with the condition each year and statistics show more than 8,000 of them will die from it.

Dentists say taking two minutes to potentially catch the cancer early could save a person’s life.

“Screening is critical,” said Dr. Bill Viglione. “If we find it small, the cure rate is 99 percent, easy when it’s found early. Generally it’s not painful, you hardly know it happens, it happens so slowly and then when it becomes severe, the rate of success is very low.”

The screening exam consists of checking the mouth for bumps, lumps and tumors.

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OUTLET: Daily Progress

Dental hygienist Laura Heck assisted Dr. Bill Viglione as he performed free oral cancer screenings on the Downtown Mall on Thursday. The “Where’s the Chair?” campaign came to Charlottesville after stops in Roanoke and Virginia Beach in order to raise awareness about the fact 42,000 people are diagnosed with, and 8,000 people die from, oral cancer each year.

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OUTLET: Coastal Virginia Magazine

By Anne Leonard

Take a deep breath because you’re going to need room for dinner and a movie. At Score located inside of CinéBistro at Peninsula Town Center, popcorn takes a back seat while Cherry Coke BBQ ribs and fresh lump crab cakes step up to the plate.

CinéBistro is known for being a premier movie theater, but the other half of the building is reserved for what they call Score. Complete with pool tables, bowling lanes, giant screens, a DJ booth and a decked out bar serving craft beer, wine and cocktails, Score creates a fun and energizing atmosphere for people to have a safe night out all in one place.

In movie theaters where the expectancy of quality grub is quite low, Score exceeds in raising the bar. The husband and I had a chance to sample from their menu, most of which is made from scratch, as well as some adult beverages. While there is a corporate chef, each of the CinéBistro locations’ executive chefs spin the menu to adhere to local flavors while still preparing signature items which are available at all locations.

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SOURCE: PilotOnline.com

SOURCE: Newsplex.com

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA (NEWSPLEX) — One group of dentists is trying to bring more attention to an often overlooked aspect of elderly care: preventative dental care.

The Virginia Dental Association has launched a year-long pilot program at Trinity Health and Rehab aimed at helping senior citizens take better care of their teeth. (more…)

SOURCE: Coastal Virginia Mag

By Anne Leonard

Pistachio-crusted halibut and a dreamy dashi broth has me looking forward to retirement. I was recently invited to dine with Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay to try their Wagyu Beef Short Rib and Lobster dish featured at Foodbank’s Taste of Hampton Roads event which received the People’s Choice Award (Read more about the event here). The basis of their dish stemmed from a ‘fire and ice’ concept in which one item is served hot and one item is served chilled. (more…)

OUTLET: Inside Business

By Butch Maier
butch.maier@insidebiz.com

They removed a parking lot and put up a paradise.

So now there’s something new and exciting for adventurers to do at the Oceanfront during the colder months.

For those who want to experience the joy of body flight, iFly Virginia Beach indoor skydiving offers fun for almost all ages. (more…)

OUTLET: WSLS

By Lindee Katdare, Daytime Blue Ridge

Natalie and Lindee get an oral screening with Dr. Black from Blue Ridge Dental Group.

The Virginia Dental Association’s campaign is called “Want a Healthy Body? Start With a Healthy Mouth” provides oral screenings to check for potentially deadly diseases.

For more information go to www.vadental.org

By Stacy Parker

Warren “Biggie” Tucker earned his wings long ago when he piloted airplanes and, once, when he jumped out of one.

But when Tucker, 94, stepped into the iFly wind tunnel Monday morning, he revived those wings and received a round of applause from residents of two local retirement communities.

Tucker, part-owner of the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier, was the oldest person so far to try the new indoor skydiving facility at the Oceanfront. (more…)