The Prolyfyck Run Crew is fluid. It was once known as Run These Streets. Members come and go. Leaders pass the baton. William Jones III started the crew. Wes Bellamy helped push it to wider audiences. James Dowell Jr. now organizes the crew’s three weekly morning meet-ups. The thing that never changes is the Prolyfyck […]
How well does the Charlottesville Skate Park rate nationally? It’s not huge in raw size, so it doesn’t make a splash on the major top-10 lists. But the city was able to attract high-level talent to manage the place—pro skater Matt Moffett, who’s supervised parks all over the country—and the park has begun to bring […]
Keswick Hall’s list of acclamations is long and distinguished—Forbes’s Five-Star Award, Golf Digest Editors’ Choice Award for Best Golf Resorts in the Americas, the AAA Four Diamond Rating for Fossett’s restaurant. But when owners Robert and Molly Hardie decided to renovate the century-old property three years ago, the project quickly escalated. Despite all its acclaim […]
The COVID-19 pandemic forced so many to change their worklife. For some, it was working from home and Zoom meetings. For others, it was losing a beloved job and seeking employment elsewhere, or even in a new field altogether. Then there are those among us who have taken on daring career pivots willingly. Those who […]
The folks behind the art installation known as the Truth Farm want everyone to know the truth about immigration. But what is the truth? And could there be more than one? Unveiled on Refugee Investment Network founder and managing director John Kluge’s family property within the Trump Winery, the Truth Farm installation first centered around […]
Matt Eich wanted a way to make photography less disposable. A Charlottesville- based photojournalist and photography professor at George Washington University, Eich has published extensively in the New York Times, The Atlantic, and Time. But he long ago became disillusioned with the short shelf life of photographs as an art form. He established Little Oak […]
City Market-goers know where they oughta get empanadas. Julio Quispe’s Pachamama Peru offers some of the market’s best prepared eats, and his baked and fried Peruvian pies, filled with local meats and veggies, are the standout. But empanadas are only the beginning—not only of the menu at Pachamama, but of what Quispe does for the […]
Almost 10 years ago, Warren Parker figured out how to make a cool hobby a whole lot cooler. The local music industry lifer and collector got into vinyl around the time the format had a resurgence in 2010. He was drawn to rare record pressings and small runs. So what better way to get his […]
Lizzy Trevor became wine director at Tilman’s on the Downtown Mall a year ago, coming to the position by sheer force of will. The oenophile, who recently aced the Wine & Spirit Education Trust’s level 2 examination, is completely self-taught and self-driven. She started working at Tilman’s two years ago as a team member and […]
Blake Layman’s solo offerings have been called “folk adjacent,” and he’s taken to the tag. Although the way he puts it is “almost folk.” The distinction’s subtle. But words are important to him. Layman, a Charlottesville native who plays bass for Richmond’s hot indie pop foursome Frames, has come a long way in the last […]