The Earlysville Exchange calls itself “a thrift store and more.” And while its shelves are filled with everything from dishes and other household items to clothes, shoes, toys, books, and jewelry—plus art and furniture in the annex next door—it’s the “more” that really sets the place apart. Members of Earlysville’s Chestnut Grove church opened the […]
Vintage Vinegar Hill Clothing Co. takes its name from a once-thriving Charlottesville neighborhood—first home to Irish immigrants in the early 1800s, later a historically Black business district. The brand draws on that layered past, nodding to a culture of local enterprise. Its aesthetic leans collegiate: Champion-style logos on soft sweatshirts, T-shirts, and beanies that feel […]
Why are orchids so difficult to keep alive? It doesn’t matter—The Orchid Station has been mastering the art of the phalaenopsis since 1989, so houseplant-lovers don’t have to. The Barboursville-based greenhouse, which opens its doors to the public every Saturday from 9am-4pm, specializes in blooming plants. (Here’s a head start: This particular variety likes normal […]
From New York City’s Theater District to Miami’s Design District and Los Angeles’ Arts District, cities love carving out neighborhoods with a distinct identity. Allow us to make a nomination for Charlottesville’s vintage district, located on or around First Street downtown. (Though we’d be remiss not to also mention OG Low Vintage, further down the […]
There’s a black-and-white photograph of Paul Collinge hanging over the doorway at Ginkgo Bookshop. It looks like the kind of picture you keep of a dead relative. But Collinge is not dead; he comes in almost every day. When Molly Canipe asked him whether it felt strange to walk under a memorial portrait of himself, […]