Tattoos of town

Charlottesville’s tattoo culture is on the rise, with enough shopsopening in the past two years to nearly double the town’s total. While the saturation of body art doesn’t rival that of neighboring Richmond, which consistently ranks among the most-tattooed cities in the country, Charlottesville does absorb some of that energy and talent.  Tattoo parlors and […]

Cracking the safe

You might expect that The Bradbury—that monumental, stone building with carved columns on the Downtown Mall—has a storied history. It stands out with an allure of grandeur. That expectation is realized by stepping into the tiled grand hall with parallel rows of towering columns and a high, echoing ceiling.  Designed in 1916 by prolific Charlottesville […]