County planning commission approves site plan for Dunlora Forest
Planning Commission approves preliminary site plan for 90-unit Dunlora Forest development at the corner of Rio and Pen Park Roads
Happy campers: Fancy franks and s'mores
Charlottesvillians can rest easy in their sleeping bags knowing that they don’t have to leave their locavore scruples or their taste buds behind on the next camping trip. Several area farmers and retailers offer artisanal wieners and wrappers worthy of your best mess kit. At the Charlottesville City Market, Double H Farm owner Richard Bean […]
Small Bites: Celebrate Oktober
At Horse & Hound through October 28, diners can order from a special German menu
COVER STORY: Great tastes
In social networks, the theory is that six degrees separate us, but in the food world, we’re shooting for two. When we cook at home, we want to raise the chickens laying our eggs, and we want to pick our own fruits and veggies. We want to know the farmer growing our soybeans and then […]
Pulitzer-winning poet Claudia Emerson talks memory, writing and grief
The poet read and spoke at UVA last week
Albemarle Police investigate missing person
David Dodson was last seen on the morning of September 27, 2011. Mr. Dodson is described a white male, 5’04" in height, weighing 180 pounds.
The belly of the beats
Unlike most bands you’re likely to see at the Jefferson, Beats Antique’s live shows are not really all about the music. Making the festival circuit rounds this summer, the trio acquired a reputation for their energetic live performances, which are essentially constructed around one crucial element: Zoe Jakes. David Satori, Tommy Cappel and the belly […]
Gluten-free and comfortable: a local's guide
When a diet gets a lot of hype, it’s easy to write it off as a fad, but a gluten-free diet is a lifestyle. Once only a prescription for celiac patients (people who cannot tolerate the gluten protein found in wheat, rye and barley), people with a range of sensitivities are eating gluten-free and finally […]
Small bites
Opening soon Sweet Frog, the Downtown self-serve frozen yogurt bar with 28 stores in Virginia and North Carolina (and plans to expand to Maryland, Tennessee, Louisiana and South Carolina), is growing faster than a tadpole. In our little pond, it’s jumping uptown to a second location in the old Maggie Moo’s space in Hollymead, and […]
Celebrated cultural mag Gadfly returns in online-only form
Rutherford Institute-run online art mag is a platform for young local writers