Following curiosity
Feeling stressed? Suffering from pandemic anxiety? Need a staycation? “Breathe with Me” offers a special respite. Inspired by dadirri, the Aboriginal practice of deep listening, “Breathe With Me,” an installation […]
New twist at Baggby’s, monsoon of Monsoons
Leni through the lens Local culinary historian Leni Sorensen got some screen time in Netflix’s recent limited series “High On The Hog,” hosted by food writer Stephen Satterfield. The show […]
Truncated intentions
By Deirdre Crimmins When a documentary falls flat, it can be hard to pinpoint the weak link in its cinematic chain. Is it a boring subject, unengaging speakers, poor editing, […]
A glass act
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 […]
New domaine
Most people think of their parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles as their family tree. For award-winning King Family Vineyards winemaker Matthieu Finot, it would be more accurate to call it […]
Reason to believe
At first, making beer was just a hobby for Mark Fulton—when he finished punching the calculator during his day job as an accountant, he’d head home to his lab. Then, […]
Water of Life
Sea anemones provide shelter and protection for clownfish; in turn, clownfish keep predators away from the anemones and stir up nutrients nearby. Red-billed oxpeckers eat pesky bugs off of rhinoceros’ […]
Drink C’ville
By Carrie Meslar Bar seats around Charlottesville are filling up again, which means area bartenders are finally able to put pouches and to-go cups behind them and offer patrons in-person […]
PICK: Scuffletown
Orange we lucky: A chance encounter in a music store in Orange, Virginia, was the setting for acoustic duo Scuffletown’s auspicious start. The group’s name comes from a long-lost Orange […]
PICK: Standing in the Shadows of Motown
Backing it up: The Detroit record label Motown produced more hits than The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, and Elvis Presley combined. And much of that success had […]