Puzzle junkies, history buffs, and wannabe sleuths will all find something to challenge them in Unlocked History Escape Rooms. Check out The British Are Coming, the room that started it all, or take flight in The Raven, a more macabre challenge based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Oh, and don’t forget to reserve […]
Puzzle junkies, history buffs, and wannabe sleuths will all find something to challenge them in Unlocked History Escape Rooms. Check out The British Are Coming, the room that started it all, or take flight in The Raven, a more macabre challenge based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. Oh, and don’t forget to reserve […]
If you have a budding Jackson Pollock on your hands (or just a kid who likes to make a mess, aka all kids), there’s nothing better than a place that can turn chaos into creativity. The Art Bar’s splatter room does just that. Your little one suits up in protective gear, then goes to town […]
Lily Casteen was 7 years old when her parents enrolled her in ARCNatural History Day Camp, on the back acres of Panorama Farms in Earlysville. Now in her 20s and a wildlife conservation major at Virginia Tech, Casteen says the summers she spent at “mud camp,” first as a camper and then for seven years […]
As a chef, Tucker Yoder has dedicated 20 years to feeding hungry customers.Yoder began his restaurant career at 15 years old, working as a host, waiter, and dishwasher. After attending the New England Culinary Institute, he worked as a chef at local restaurants Oxo, Clifton Inn, Red Hen, and Back 40, before coming to his […]
For years, new brewers all said it: I brew what I like. But times have changed, and spots like SuperFly Brewing Co., which opened this summer at 943 Preston Ave., have changed with them. “The thing that excites me is drinkability,” SuperFly owner Ed Liversidge says. “But when a band writes a record, it’s hard […]
The closing of the much-beloved Pie Chest in March left a triangle-sized hole in all of our hearts, but we’ve noticed a not-so-new kid in town taking its place: Timberlake’s, the century-old drug store on the Downtown Mall, will forever take the cake—er, pie—for its pecan, its chocolate coconut, and its Kentucky Derby. And don’t […]
Andre Xavier knows booze tourism. As owner of Cville Tours, he’s seen what banding together can do for co-located breweries like those on Route 151. So when Xavier helped open Patch Brewing Co. in Gordonsville, he got together with other purveyors of fine beverages and branded their alliance Route 231. Along with Patch, the founding […]
When Blenheim Vineyards launched Oenoverse in 2022, it envisioned an inclusive space that would pair wine and community. Since then, the wine club has hosted and promoted events that spotlight what’s cool about Virginia wine, all while making sure anyone who’s interested can be part of the conversation. After all, isn’t half of enjoying wine […]
Summer storms can roll up pretty quickly in central Virginia, causing many an al fresco happy hour to end in a hurry. When it rains at Kardinal Hall, the walls come down. Adjacent to its crushed shell bocce courts, the popular beer hall and game spot has erected a state-of-the-art patio cover that allows the […]
Not all Charlottesville happy hours are alike—each bar/restaurant is happy in its own way. From seriously gritty to spacious and luxe, there’s a range of options to keep a (slightly crooked) smile on your face. Alamo Cinema Drafthouse Glass Half Full Taproom M-F 4-7pm Of all the gin joints in all the towns in the […]