Small Bites: This week's restaurant news
A new (and currently nameless lessee) has signed a lease beginning January 1 for the space where Escafé now stands.
Small Bites: Local restaurant news
Nelson County is Beer County Friday marked the opening of Wild Wolf Brewing Company (Nelson County’s third brewery) on Route 151. Mother and son team Mary and Danny Wolf grew out of their home brewing digs and have set up shop in a landmark building on five acres that include tobacco barns-come-boutiques. With an outdoor “Biergarten,” […]
UVA football coach plans charity
Cavalier football coach Mike London and wife Regina are planning to form a charity based on raising awareness and increasing participation in bone marrow registries.
Hot Wheels
Charlottesville’s Joseph Coleman will travel this weekend to take on Richmond’s 26.2-mile SunTrust marathon in a wheelchair.
Small Bites: Local bird is the word, Swap-ing and gathering, and more
You know everyone at your Thanksgiving table, so insist on a bird that’s from around these here parts
Local waves of grain
There are only a handful of local grain growers in the area and when I met with Brian Walden, owner of Steadfast Farm in Red Hill, I learned why. “We don’t have the flat expanses of land they have out west, and Virginia’s hot and humid climate is treacherous for growing grains,” said Walden, who […]
Albemarle Police issued summonses for underage drinking
Officers made contact with these individuals and later determined that none of them were over the age of seventeen. Officers issued fourteen summonses to juveniles that were between the ages of 15-17.
County Board of Supervisors approves recommendations for western bypass
The Board voted unanimously to approve recommendations that included plans for design speed noise control. A task force of local schools and neighborhoods submitted the proposal.
Small Bites: Foodie flicks, Sweet on the Shenandoah and more
The Virginia Film Festival is dishing up three courses for foodies
Canines, Costumes, Charity
The Doggie Howl-o-Ween event on the downtown mall raises $1,000 for Service Dogs of Virginia.