Black Market Moto Saloon is restarting and rebranding its lunch business, which had ceased for the summer, and will soon reopen the Lunch Kitchen as the Woolly Mammoth, featuring half-pound grass fed beef burgers from Best of What’s Around farm, bratwurst from The Rock Barn, hickory-smoked brisket by neighbor Jinx’s Pit’s Top, and NoBull burgers […]
Saturday, September 21 is recognized the world over as the International Day of Peace. It’s also the day a longtime local activist group dedicated to that very pursuit is celebrating a major milestone. The Charlottesville Center of Peace and Justice marks its 30th birthday Saturday night with a 5 p.m. birthday party-cum-peace potluck at Westminster […]
Teri Kent runs Charlottesville’s Better World Betty, a non-profit organization and online resource for locals looking to shrink their impact on the environment. Every month, Betty —Kent’s ’50s-housewife-meets-earth-goddess alter ego—answers the most burning eco-questions from our readers about energy use, water, waste and recycling, transportation, and green buying. Q: Can I recycle orange juice and […]
Each week, C-VILLE’s Green Scene page takes a look at local environmental news. The section’s bulletin board has information on local green events and keeps you up to date on statewide happenings. Got an event or a tip you’d like to see here and in the paper? Write us at news@c-ville.com. Fall foods and fruits: […]
Follow along with Curly and Laurey in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, the classic musical about young love in cowboy country. The Black Box Players community theater group is all ages and has been putting on shows since 1986, and it is sure to fill your head with infectious lines from showtune heavyweights like “I Cain’t […]
No two sounds are the same coming from avant-garde rock act El Ten Eleven. Guitarist Kristian Dunn plucks a unique double-neck that incorporates a standard guitar and a bass, and Tim Fogarty backs him with acoustic and electronic drumming. The duo chooses from an infinite number of guitar pedals and percussive tools in recording layer […]
Instrumental electronic jam band Lotus built its loyal fan base over a decade by weaving grooves and house rhythms and averaging 100 live shows per year. Known for its genre-bending style, the five-person group fills festivals and concert halls with a combination of dance-worthy beats and joyful rock notes, but the biggest thrill may be […]
Check c-ville.com daily and pick up a copy of the paper Tuesday for the latest Charlottesville and Albemarle news briefs and stories. Plans for Stonefield Costco move forward Developers of The Shops at Stonefield are one step closer to bringing Charlottesville its first Costco. In a 4-2 vote last week, the Albemarle County Board of […]
Celebrate the start of fall (Sunday, September 22!) with a good old-fashioned Octoberfest party and pumpkin carving contest at Champion Brewing Company on Saturday, September 21 from 5-9pm as the Sixth Street craft brewery taps its “Commonfest” Octoberfest-style beer, and awards the best carved pumpkin. All pumpkins in the running will later be used in […]
Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings in the comments section. Charlottesville’s City Council holds its second regular meeting of the month at 7pm Monday, […]