tavola 826 Hinton Ave. 972-9463 tavolavino.com Runner-up: Bella’s 707 W. Main St. 327-4833 bellas-restaurant.com Here’s a cultural difference our waistlines are thankful for: The average person in Italy eats 51 pounds of pasta each year, whereas the average person in North America eats 15. Of course, these two spots make it very hard to keep […]
Brown Automotive 1357 Richmond Rd. 817-3380 brownautos.com Runner-up: Carmax 1448 Richmond Rd. 295-6351 carmax.com The very first automobile race in the United States was held in Chicago in 1895, with Frank Duryea winning with the average speed of 71.5mph. All of the cars on offer at Brown Automotive reach that speed (and higher!), but the […]
Snow’s Garden Center 1875 Avon St. 295-2159 snowsknows.com Runner-up: Nigel Wood Tree Service 960-9575 nigelwoodtreeservice.com There are approximately 50 million acres of grass in the U.S. and readers have no doubt Snow’s Garden Center could trim every last blade. And then some. The 101-year-old company cuts ahead of the competition with residential and commercial services, […]
JoS. A. Bank Barracks Road Shopping Center 244-0015 josbank.com Runner-up: Men’s Wearhouse Charlottesville Fashion Square Mall 29th Place 973-8094 menswearhouse.com Fitting a suit is a fine science. Shoulder width, chest size, and arm length have to perfectly sync up to ensure that you look less like George Costanza and more like George Clooney when you […]
Susan Cunningham 3101 Fontaine Ave. Ext. 989-4620 newcitycounseling.com Runner-up: David Mika 535 Westfield Rd. 978-2899 Here’s one of life’s cruel ironies: If you have a fear of words, you have what’s called hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. When you’re a naturally anxious person, this kind of fact can really bog you down, which is why readers turn to Susan […]
Old Dominion Capital Management 815 Jefferson St. 977-1550 odcm.com Runner-up: Garrick Alden at Wells Fargo 100 E. South St. 296-7185 wellsfargoadvisors.com/garrick.alden If you had 10 billion $1 notes and spent one every second of every day, it would require 317 years for you to go broke. Of course, you likely don’t have that much money […]
Ace Shoe Repair 230 Zan Rd. 973-9011 Runner-up: Bob’s Leather & Shoe Repair 1718 Hydraulic Rd. 978-2983 bobsshoerepair.com When the Downtown Mall’s bricks were replaced four years ago, it was in no small part due to complaints from high heel-loving ladies—walking Downtown was a minefield of holes ready to swallow pumps. We’d imagine around that […]
Christian’s Pizza 118 W. Main St. 977-9688 christianspizza.com Runner-up: Dr. Ho’s Humble Pie 3586 Monacan Trail Rd. 245-0000 doctorhoshumblepie.com In a memorable scene from a season three episode of “Breaking Bad,” Bryan Cranston’s character throws a pizza on top of his garage, gets in his car, and drives away. In interviews with Cranston, he explains […]
Quick Fix Computers 660 Hunters Pl. 220-5433 quickfixgeek.com Runner-up: NWG Solutions 913 E. Market St. 979-0555 nwgsolutions.com Widely considered the world’s first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace (born in 1815) removed dead bugs from Charles Babbage’s analytical engine and her notes on the machine include the first processing algorithm. These days, “debugging” is a different process […]
Ten 120 E. Main St. 295-6691 ten-sushi.com Runner-up: Now & Zen 202 Second St. NW 971-1177 About 80 percent of the world’s bluefin tuna catch is used for sushi—and we’re not surprised. You’ll find many varieties of it on the menu at Ten. Maguro, Chu Toro, or Oh Toro are just three of the available […]