A Wellness Guide to Richmond
October 14, 2010 by Elizabeth
Filed under Services, Totally Richmond
Winter approacheth, but this information is seasonless. Like the Richmond Farmer’s Market Guide that I worked my widdle brain out to put together for you, I present to you the Wellness Guide, so that you may go forth, and be well.
I have neglected to provide the names, numbers, and websites of local doctors and hospitals. They are easy to find, and you probably already have your own that you like a whole bunch, so who am I to fool with that, I ask you? So this is more of a guide to where to go to go above and beyond to be healthy. Because that’s what you’ve got to do nowadays. This is an incomplete list, as there is a lot of data, but I did by best for Pete’s Sake.
The Gyms
American Family Fitness
The behemoth, Amfam has locations in Colonial Heights, Fredericksburg, Mechanicsville, Midlothian, Northside, Southside, West End, and Swift Creek. The people that I know who work out there are pretty happy about it – there is a robust kid’s program and many of the locations have pools.
>>American Family Fitness – amfamfit.com
Weinstein JCC
This wonderful place has a great fitness center, lots of group classes, and a great pool. Can you tell I go there? Membership is open to people of all religions, and the atmosphere is friendly and good. There are plenty of Pilates and Yoga classes, but not a lot of traditional aerobics classes. Lucky for you there are plenty of treadmills and elliptical machines in the fitness center.
>>The JCC - weinsteinjcc.org
Gold’s Gym
This large chain has lots of locations in and near Richmond. Mechanicsville, Richmond in the Willow Lawn area, Southside, Midlothian, West End, and The Fan. Some have pools, some don’t, and some have special offers and discounts. You’ll have to go to the main website to find your location, but that’s just as well – you can learn a little about the company that way.
>>Gold’s Gym – goldsgym.com
The YMCA of Greater Richmond
A community staple, and a local favorite despite its widespread presence, the YMCA of Greater Richmond has locations in Chester, Chickahominy, downtown Richmond, Goochland, The James Center, John Rolfe Parkway, Manchester, Midlothian, Northside, Ashland, Powhatan, Shady Grove, Petersburg, and Tuckahoe. Membership rates are based on your income, and they are totally family-friendly.
>>Richmond YMCA – ymcarichmond.org
The Richmond Athletic Club
Even with only one location, the RAC has a lot of loyal followers. With all the great offerings of a great gym they’ve got group exercise classes, racquetball, whirlpools, but no pool. They do have yoga, t’ai chi, and many more programs to keep you interested.
>>Richmond Athletic Club – richmondathleticclub.com
Chiropractors
Those who visit a chiropractor regularly know about the benefits. Those who don’t? Well, maybe with this nice list to choose from they will.
HealthSource Chiropractic
Located in the West End near FedEd/Kinko’s HeathSource is Dr. Mason Sheehan, who does chiropractic and progressive rehab.
>>HealthSource Richmond – richmondchiro.net
Rulli Chiropractic Clinic
Your friendly Northside chiropractor, Nicholas Rulli’s office is located on Brook Road near 295.
>>- rullichiropractic.com
River City Chiropractic Wellness
Located in the heart of downtown Richmond, Dr. Franklin Luke’s practice has many patients, including lots of kids. A kid-friendly practice.
World Chiropractic
Located on Gaskin’s Road, World Chiropractic’s Andrew Lombardozzi provides chiropractic care to people of all ages, and is active in the community, doing free health screenings and educational seminars.
– worldchirocenter.com
Massage Therapists
While some of the chiropractic offices above offer massage therapy, here are some other places you can go for therapeutic massage.
Kneading Therapy
Located in the West End, this collection of Certified Massage Therapists provide everything from traditional massage to prenatal massage and everything in between.
>>Kneading Therapy – kneadingtherapy.com
Art of Massage
Located near downtown on Monument Avenue, Art of Massage is committed to wellness and believes in massage as a preventative therapy, not just an indulgence.
>>Art of Massage – artofmassageva.com
Escape Massage
With convenient locations in Short Pump and Midlothian, Escape Massage offers corporate discounts and a variety of massage types.
>>Escape Massage – escapmassage.com
Other Wellness Services
Colon Hydrotherapy
The Healing Center – colonhealthcare.net
Accupuncture
Commonwealth Chiropractic & Acupuncture Center – commonwealthchiro.com
Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine – acupuncturevirginia.com
There are many more wellness professionals in Richmond. For concierge medicine check out AAPP.org
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Leete Tire & Auto
August 9, 2010 by Elizabeth
Filed under Services, Totally Richmond
I used to work on First and Cary Streets, and during that period of my life I probably got about a flat tire per week. Seriously. I don’t know if it was because of where I lived (Church Hill around a LOT of construction) or if someone was playing a big prank on me, but I had a nail in one of my tires every time I turned around. Luckily for me, there was a place I could get my tires repaired (or, in some cases, buy new tires) literally right around the corner. Even luckier is that the place was run by some stand-up, ethical, and awesome guys who never overcharged me and always took awesome care of my car.
Those guys are Todd and Jim, and when anybody asks me where they should take their car for, oh, ANYTHING, I send them to Todd and Jim at Leete Tire & Auto. These guys have saved me literally thousands of dollars over the years on tires and repairs. The web reviews of Leete are mostly good – you’ll see a few people who claim that they were overcharged, but that’s because they were looking at auto parts online, and those are always cheaper. But then you’ve got to pay to get them shipped to you, and you have to find someone to do the repairs. Jim and Todd make it so they get the part as inexpensively as possible, and charge the least amount of labor possible to make your repair affordable. I know, because they’ve done it for me lots and lots of times.
Downtown location: 12 South 2nd Street 804-644-0225
Petersburg location: 300 N. Crater Road 804-732-3231
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Becky’s – A Richmond Institution
March 2, 2010 by Elizabeth
Filed under Featured, Restaurants, Totally Richmond
About a hundred years ago (OK, more like 10 years ago) I worked at the corner of 1st and Cary Streets. Across the street (on the north side of the street) was a breakfast and lunch place called Becky’s. I had a fabulous metabolism back then, so I ate breakfast there almost every day.
Becky’s has been around forever – long before I worked across the street from it. It has seen many different owners, operations, and managers, but the name has been the same, and the fare is consistently delicious diner food.
I wish I could tell you who the original Becky was, and what year the place opened the first time, but there is surprising little information out there on the internet. I suppose I could go talk to Julia, who has worked at the tiny diner for 42 years. She’s still there, and she remembered me when I walked through the door this past Friday for a nostalgic Becky’s breakfast.
The interior has changed quite a bit since the last time I was there, and they now serve cocktails, if you want to get a nice bloody mary or mimosa with your brunch. I heard that they tried opening in the evenings for a while, but during these winter months not enough people make it to that part of town.
I ordered a cheese omelet with hasbrowns, a side of bacon, and toast. My dad got a western omelet, hashbrowns, and rye toast. Everything was tasty. So tasty, in fact, that I neglected to take a picture of our food right away, and by the time I thought of it there was nothing left to photograph. I detected bits of bacon in the homefries (a nice touch) and my omelet was cooked perfectly and was delightfully cheesy. Dad’s omelet was likewise cooked perfectly, and his rye toast was buttered and golden crispy. We both had tea, and Alfred kept the refills coming.
Becky’s is once again under new management, and Laura (a recent transplant from Connecticut who thinks our winters are downright balmy, thank you) is working hard to figure out the best business model and plan for Becky’s. There might be some evening hours in the future, and look out for a website in the near future. For myself, I believe I will have to go back to try the salmon cakes, because I bet they are awesome.
My Pops in front of Becky's
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