The Caribbean's Guana Island Is Having a Culinary Awakening

After this story went to press, Hurricane Irma had a devastating impact on the island, damaging the resort and surrounding flora. Because of that, Guana Island is currently closed for repairs. We still want to tell this story, and follow the beautiful island on the road to recovery. For the latest developments, please visit Guana.com.

Matthew Lightner wanted nothing to do with the Caribbean or Guana Island. As an alum of multiple two-Michelin-starred restaurants—

Then he caved. In 2012 he made his first trip to Guana, 850 acres of green rising out of the sea just north of Tortola, the largest of the British Virgin Islands. Settled in the 18th century by a couple of Quaker families, Guana was bought in 1975Quick Links

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The hospital hit a major milestone with the move of its iMRI lifted through a third-floor window of its surgical suite

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is approximately halfway into its five-year expansion and modernization project. The Virginia-based hospital began construction to add three floors to two existing wings, Kaufman and River Pavilion, back in 2016. The project also includes expanding its emergency department (ED), replacing a 48-bed ward-style special care nursery with a state-of-the-art unit, consolidating