(Photo by Cramer Photo) Ask 6-year-old Alani Green her favorite song and she won’t answer “Yellow Submarine” or “I Like to Move It.” She likes “Piggy Piggy Piggy,” a song her dad, Clarence Green, made up for his kids, Alani and Tashi, 3, to dance to. Music plays a big role in the Green […]
(File photo) What should I know about bug bites and bee stings before our family goes on vacation? With summer fun comes exposure to insect bites and bee stings. Most bites don’t result in significant problems, but there are a few things to look out for. First, if your child is stung by a bee, […]
Give your toddler a piece of broccoli or bite of salad, and it’ll likely end up on the floor. So how do vegetarian and vegan families cope with finicky palates at mealtime? According to two Charlottesville moms, planning and creativity are key. “My biggest challenge is not having enough time to cook,” said Renee […]
Friday 6/1 Take me to the river Hailing from New Jersey, the eight-piece ensemble River City Extension is larger than the sum of its parts. Led by frontman Joe Michelini’s “evocative, intensely personal songwriting,” the group drives home banjo-inflected roots rock with a healthy balance of thrashy jam. Its new album, Don’t Let the Sun […]
Up for swapsies Hit up the second Cville Swaps on Sunday, June 3, bearing any homegrown, homemade, or foraged-for items and get some in return. Loot includes baked goods, jam, pickles, granola, eggs, pasta, sausages, fruit, veggies, perennials, seeds, and homebrews. You’ll find out the time and place when you RSVP to cvilleswaps@gmail.com and tell […]
Saturday & Sunday 5/26-27 Street cred No matter what city you live in, you’ve always got friends on “Sesame Street.” In the latest staging of sunny day philosophy, Elmo and crew explore the limitless power of imagination. 1-2-3 Imagine sends Ernie out on the high seas, Elmo to the African rainforest, and Bert gets deep […]
Summertime and the brunching is yummy We all know that Mondays mean fiesta bowls and Thursdays mean turkey meatloaf at Eppie’s, but did we remember that come summer, Sundays mean brunch? Through September, from 10am to 3pm, order at the counter and then grab a seat inside or out for tasty eats like biscuits and […]
Wednesday 5/16 Gentle man Musical jack-of-all-trades Jonathan Wilson is an adept performer with an innate ability to conceptualize soundscapes with depth and soulfulness. A student of old school musical values, Wilson has worked with legends Elvis Costello and Jackson Browne, as well as contemporary artists like Dawes and Erykah Badu. His debut solo album Gentle […]
Teresa Sullivan presides over her second Final Exercises as UVA president this weekend. (Photo by Dan Addison/UVA Public Affairs) As her second academic year at UVA comes to a close, we talked with University President Teresa Sullivan about new leadership, budget struggles, and what graduates face as they head out into the world. What’s changed […]
Wine then beer, in the clear Hunter Smith, marketing manager of his family’s Afton Mountain Vineyards, is changing his poison of choice —at least in terms of his career. He’s putting his brewing diploma from Siebel Institute of Technology to work and opening Champion Brewing Company at 310 Avon St. (at the foot of the Belmont […]