Few local restaurants have as loyal a following as Guajiros Miami Eatery. On weekends, newcomers and regulars alike flock to West Main Street, sometimes happily waiting an hour to get inside and dig into the mouth-watering Cuban dishes inspired by the flavors and culture of Miami and south Florida. The eatery is owned and run by […]
Few local restaurants have as loyal a following as Guajiros Miami Eatery. On weekends, newcomers and regulars alike flock to West Main Street, sometimes happily waiting an hour to get inside and dig into the mouth-watering Cuban dishes inspired by the flavors and culture of Miami and south Florida. The eatery is owned and run by […]
We’d never deny the appeal of grabbing a perfectly chilled glass of wine and parking ourselves on a patio to overlook a mountain view. But sometimes the best view is coming from … inside the house. Such is the case at Glasshouse Winery in Free Union, where you can enjoy your Brosé (a Barbera rosé, […]
Pint-sized Belmont pie hole/bar Lampo took over the former Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative space earlier this year and opened Bar Baleno (Italian for flash). With room enough for 60 guests, the small event space offers Lampo’s full menu for seated dinners or cocktail parties. On Thursday evenings the bar is open to the public, and […]
Imagine you get your fortune told and it predicts you’ll get wet shoes. Or your flight will get delayed. Or you’ll step on a LEGO. Sounds like some bad luck, huh? Well, at Bad Luck Ramen, that’s all you’ll get at its fortune telling machine. Inspired by owner and head brewer Andrew Centofante’s trip to […]
BBQ is a labor of love. So when Brian Ashworth tired of the labor and threatened to close Ace Biscuit and Barbecue, a ’cue-lover stepped in to save it. “Ace was always one of my favorites—in my opinion the best barbecue in Charlottesville,” said Stefan Friedman, who bought the biz in March. What’s next for […]
Six individual national wins. Victory in all five relays. National team champs (for the third year in a row!). It was business as usual for the University of Virginia in March at the NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championship in Knoxville, Tennessee. Senior Kate Douglass won three individual national championships (200-meter individual medley, 100 butterfly, […]
Two UVA track team members founded Run Charlottesville in 2018. Now, the organization is bringing together college athletes and area kids at three Virginia locations. The mission? Use running to better the lives of young people from up and down the socioeconomic spectrum. “For me, to see the kids every week get an opportunity to […]
When someone as fit and accomplished as Nicole Hawker opens herfirst-ever gym, you might think she’d call it No Pain, No Gain, or Good Luck Keeping Up with Me. An ACE Certified Personal Trainer and CrossFit Level 1 coach, Hawker, 50, has crushed half-marathons and the Richmond marathon. She’s a Prolyfyck Run Creww regular, Crossfit […]
Jessica Carter believes that personal development should begin on the field. But not everyone has access to the kind of athletic opportunities that facilitate that kind of growth—and in fact, girls drop out of sports at double the rate boys do by age 14. So in 2020, the former Charlottesville High School JV girls basketball […]
If you’d told a young Anna Williamson that one day she’d be atop a ladder at the John Paul Jones Arena, making the final snip to cut down the net after the UVA men’s basketball team won a share of the ACC regular-season title, she’d have thought you were pranking her. But that’s exactly where […]