The Hole shebang

It’s kind of like something out of It Could Happen To You, the movie with Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda in which a cop promises to split his not-yet-won lottery winnings with a diner waitress. Except, in our local version, Nicolas Cage would have split soon after the waitress inherited her piece of the prize. […]

'It's a good thing'

Tony Bonanno has staying power. Sure, he’s been out of the restaurant game for three years, but the one-time Northern Exposure chef has spent two months renovating his new Ruckersville restaurant, Tony Gees.  Tony Gees’ owner Tony Bonanno is back in the restaurant biz after a long stint at Northern Exposure as executive chef. Bonanno […]

Still hip to be on the Square

Folks over in Crozet have been working on the railroad. Er, rather, the railroad issue. In early May, Buckingham Branch Rail- road, the company that leases Crozet’s Square area from CSX, put the kibosh on patrons parking there. Claiming liability issues, BBRR gave businesses on The Square—including Fardowners and Mud- house—30 days to get used […]