PICK: Bright Eyes
Highs and woes: Conor Oberst began making heart-wrenching emo music in an Omaha basement in the mid-’90s. Soon after, he joined forces with multi-instrumentalists Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott, and […]
PICK: Women’s Empowerment Day
Power flow: Sabrina Feggans admits she failed gym class sophomore year. Fifteen years later and 50 pounds overweight, she decided it was time for a change. She hit the gym, […]
PICK: Richelle Claiborne
Evening of excellence: Richelle Claiborne wears many hats. Not only is she an actress, playwright, and published poet, she can also belt it out to the heavens. She charts new […]
In a haze
By Danny O’Dea All along Route 151, breweries and wineries dot the sides of the road. This beautiful, hilly stretch of Nelson County highway is known around the state for […]
Drink C’ville
By Carrie Meslar Bar seats around Charlottesville are filling up again, which means area bartenders are finally able to put pouches and to-go cups behind them and offer patrons in-person […]
In brief: CBD dispensary opens, Fashion Square Mall auctioned
High roller: Boutique dispensary opens downtown The future of pot has arrived in Charlottesville. And it looks like an Apple store. Skooma, the town’s newest CBD dispensary, opened on the […]
Tooth be told
Smile! On July 1, over 750,000 adult Virginians became eligible for dental coverage under the state’s expanded Medicaid dental plan. Previously, only children and pregnant Medicaid recipients were eligible for […]
In a haze
By Danny O’Dea All along Route 151, breweries and wineries dot the sides of the road. This beautiful, hilly stretch of Nelson County highway is known around the state for […]
PICK: Scuffletown
Orange we lucky: A chance encounter in a music store in Orange, Virginia, was the setting for acoustic duo Scuffletown’s auspicious start. The group’s name comes from a long-lost Orange […]
PICK: Vax to the Future
Hit me with your best shot: No ’80s playlist is complete without songs by Madonna, Elton John, Sinead O’Connor, Bruce Springsteen, Janet Jackson, and The Pet Shop Boys. Yet while […]