Found in translation
Yoshihiro Tauchi doesn’t speak much English, but he knows the language of sushi as well as anyone. “He started from the bottom,” says Sana, Tauchi’s daughter, who acted as a […]
Seeing pink
Blush tones, bloom crowns, and bottles on bottles. Charlottesville’s Daze of Rosé, an inclusive wine festival founded in 2023 by Castle Hill Cider and Harmony Wine, is a fête for […]
Not board with it
There’s a lot to love about a charcuterie board: Meat! Cheese! Sometimes honey! But gathering each of the ingredients? Prepping them? Creating an array that looks Pinterest-worthy? That’s a tall […]
The sound of silence
A lifelong dancer and music-lover, Krissy Muniz first discovered silent discos while regularly attending music festivals. “Even during the headlining performances, the silent disco was packed,” she says. In 2021, […]
Janasha Bradford’s on a mission to make financial education accessible and joyful for the next generation
Money is one of the longest relationships we’ll ever have, says financial advisor Janasha Bradford. We use it to make decisions about where we live, how we work, how we […]
How Flowers Playground is making magic for the littlest party guests
When Erin Flowers planned a birthday party for one of her toddlers a few years ago, she found herself facing a dilemma familiar to many parents of young children: Where […]
Giving joy a lift
UVA is flush with traditions—streaking the Lawn, painting Beta Bridge, singing “The Good Old Song” after, well, almost anything—but only a few of them, like the Balloon Brigade, come with […]
Use your mind
One of the most challenging things about being in middle school isn’t the acne (although that does rank high, as we recall), it’s the standardized testing. For the second year […]
Charlottesville offers many ways to keep kids of all ages active
Kids—sometimes you have to get them out of the house. Luckily, Charlottesville also offers a range of children’s activities, from drop-ins to weekly classes, that get everyone from infants to […]
Play Henry is making sports stylish
When they first met, UVA grads Ellie Jamison and Grace Collins had plenty to bond over: They’d both played lacrosse in college, each of them missed the role competitive sports […]
Watch this space
When Mary Loose DeViney recently told a customer her watch would cost more to repair than it was worth, the customer said DeViney should keep it, thinking the owner of […]