Living Picks: To-do this week

Family     Bike-In Movie Night Charlottesville Community Bikes concludes National Bike Month with a “bike-in” screening of Premium Rush, an action film about a bicycle messenger caught in a precarious situation in New York City. Wednesday, 5/25. Free, 8:30pm. Champion Brewing Company, 324 Sixth St. SE. cvillecommunitybikes.com. Nonprofit Memorial Sunday Tribute This tribute to local fallen […]

Life lessons: Road warrior Lulu Wood gets behind the wheel

Teens these days don’t have it easy—at least when it comes to getting a driver’s license. Kids under the age of 19 are required to complete a 30-hour driving course, 45 hours of supervised driving with a parent and a 14-session driver’s education course. Lulu Wood, 16, recently crossed the finish line—completing her last course […]

Living Picks: To-do this week

Family     Eastminster Dog Show In this family-friendly event, presented by the Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA, canines compete in best costume, best rescue, agility and musical chairs categories. Wednesday, 5/18. Free, 6-8pm. Keswick Horse Show Grounds, 701 Club Dr., Keswick. 293-2666. Nonprofit PACEM thank-you bash People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry, which provides shelter for the homeless, […]

In brief: Truck-eating bridge, teens climb Mt. Landmark and more

Welcome to the Sprint Pavilion With Sprint affiliate Shentel’s $640 million acquisition of nTelos complete, look for a new moniker for the Coran Capshaw-leased downtown facility as soon as City Council approves a new name, according to Shentel. So we take away your driver’s license because you can’t pay court costs In 2015, 900,000 Virginians had suspended […]

An ancient process brings a new trend to Virginia wine

Named for its deep amber hue, amber wine (also called orange wine) is skin-fermented white wine. Fermenting white grapes on their skins is a technique that once pervaded the ancient wine world. “It’s probably the oldest way to make white wine in the world,” says winemaker Matthieu Finot of King Family Vineyards. But despite the […]

Living Picks: To-do this week

Festival       The Bridge PAI Revel Dubbed the “rebellious rendition” of the nonprofit fundraiser, this alternative party celebrates creatives in the community, and features local food and drinks, plus entertainment and live music throughout the night. Friday, 5/6. $25-75, 7pm-1am. IX Art Park, 955 Second St. SE. 984-5669. Nonprofit Ragged Mountain Reservoir Rivanna Water and […]

In brief: Monroe’s wrong house, Foxfield casualties and more

All this time we’ve been looking at the wrong house? Ever notice that President James Monroe’s house seemed like the poor cousin compared with the more palatial digs of his fellow prezes Thomas Jefferson and James Madison? Now we learn that the humble abode at recently renamed Ash Lawn-Highland was the guest house, not Monroe’s […]