Arts Culture

Citizen filmmaker

If Frank Capra magically came back to life and decided to remake It’s a Wonderful Life in Charlottesville, Chris Farina would be his George Bailey. The guy itchy for travel, the guy who has always celebrated and stuck up for the little guy—in his work managing the countercultural Corner Parking Lot; in his quietly forceful […]

maryesselman | November 1, 2023

Culture Living

AquaFloat, take me away

I’ve lived in Charlottesville for almost 20 years, and there’s still so much I’ve never seen or done. We moved here in 2003, had our first and only (lovely, high-needs) child four months later, and the rest has been a blur of going to and from work, the grocery store, doctors’ appointments, schools, and, occasionally, […]

maryesselman | January 25, 2023