Wayfinder Farm is ‘a food forest’

You’d expect growth on a farm, but Shankari and Daniel Goldstein must truly have green thumbs.  “We’ve been together since 2016, and we got our first set of chickens,” Shankari says. “That’s kind of our intro into farming in 2017. … And now here we are, nearly 10 years later in Scottsville with, you know, […]

Pie for the people

Psst! Wanna know how to make a Pi-Napo pizza?  First: Put together a group of eight to 10 people. Second: Call Pi-Napo and make an appointment between the hours of 11am and noon, or 2 and 4pm  (three or four days’ notice is preferred). Here’s what to expect, says owner Onur Başeğmez: “First of all, […]

The next course

Peter Chang is ready for its second act. Fourteen years after its launch, Peter Chang China Grill closed last October. But only seven months later, Peter Chang is back—and in the same location. It does not, however, look the same: The cozy 1960s-ish ambiance has been replaced by a sleek new look after a $455,000 […]

Popular opinion

Charles Lewis, Maxicelia Robinson, Troy (Razor) Robinson (pictured above), and Aaron Simmons have a lot to say about local issues, and they put it all on the air with “In My Humble Opinion,” their local talk show/podcast.  Topics tackled by “IMHO” include gun violence, race and media responsibility, the consequences of free speech, incarcerated mothers, […]

Read all about Virginia Theatre Festival’s Newsies 

Did you hear the story about the flop movie that turned into a Broadway smash? Newsies, Director Kenny Ortega’s $15 million musical built around the real-life New York City newsboys’ strike of 1899 had no shortage of star power: The cast included Christian Bale, Robert Duvall, Ann-Margret, and Bill Pullman. Still, it was unceremoniously opened […]

Over the moon for Maggie’s and ready for shakes

Maggie’s Midtown, the restaurant in the former Blue Moon Diner space from a three-person team that includes Smyrna’s Tarik Sengul is taking pub favorites to a new level.  The elevated comforts include pub oysters with rarebit and guanciale (pictured); shepherd’s pie of braised lamb and short rib, red wine reduction, mashed potato; and the weekend […]

UVA alum creates a different way to start the day

Holt Walker made the leap from software to cereal, prompted by an issue that turned out to be an opportunity. “It was really just kind of out of a personal need,” says Walker, who spent the first years of his career as an investment bank analyst at Credit Suisse and a senior manager at the […]

The trio that saved our downtown cinema forecasts the Oscars

And the Oscar goes to… The Testament of Ann Lee! You won’t hear that at the 98th Academy Awards on March 15, but you would if Rachel Baker, Annie Galvin, and Lindsay Meck had their way. The three Charlottesville women facilitated the sale of the Violet Crown Cinema to an LLC last year, preserving the […]