(Photo by Cramer Photo) Health nut Eating well is tricky, and if you dine out regularly, it’s easy to pack on pounds. Luckily, many Charlottesville restaurants take our health to heart and offer lower-cal, high flavor food that’s so good you won’t even know you’re eating right.—Eric Angevine Fresh, fast, and simple is the tune […]
Hill & Holler, the fundraising farm-based events planner, will hold its second dinner on Sunday, January 29 at 5pm.
Also, Pam Melampy's sudden death, Staunton's National Guard case nears, and the Charlottesville panhandling suit gets dismissed
The ultimate in fork-twirling, noodle-slurping, chin-slapping, sauce-swabbing comfort food needs no real introduction. We all love pasta—from the authentically al dente to the Italian-American alfredo—but here are a half dozen primo plates around town good enough to share with your Italian grandma.—Megan Headley (Photos by Cramer Photo) It’s almost a crime to eat at tavola […]
The Clifton Inn’s half-priced Monday and Tuesday nights have begun!
Rising indie favorite Blind Pilot headlines The Jefferson Theater tonight. The folk-centric band is Portland-based, but culled local fans through previous shows in 2009 at The Southern (with Low Anthem) and opening for The Decemberists at The National in Richmond.
It took John Harrell a few moments of head-scratching to recall the parts he played at the Blackfriars Playhouse last fall, possibly because he’s taken on over 100 roles in 75 productions during his decade or so with the American Shakespeare Center’s resident troupe. “It’s pathetic,” he said with a wry grin. “When you cycle […]
Spice is nice In the doldrums of winter, there’s nothing like a little spice to awaken you from hibernation and whisk you away on a virtual adventure. These local dishes will take your taste buds on a journey from sweet to savory to spicy with stops in between.—Megan Headley (Photo by John Robinson) Chicken might […]
Wild Wing Café owner Douglas Muir and his wife Valeria Bisenti are spreading their wings down West Main Street
The Charlottesville Circuit Court’s largest courtroom holds 200 people, plus court personnel. When the February murder trial for former UVA student and lacrosse player George Huguely begins, 20 of those seats will go to media