Two artists and a designer create their perfect live/work spaces
Downtown designer For interior designer Jeannette Andamasaris, the decision to work from home was an easy one. “I surround myself with things that inspire me, and since my job is […]
Labels and love: What does “dating” mean anyway?
Gigantic news flash: I have met someone I really like and they like me back! Yep. After three years of agonizing outings and close-but-no-cigar adventures, a man has come along […]
Free Will Astrology: Week of October 2-8
Libra (September 23-October 22): “Hello Dear Sir: I would like to place a large order for yellow chicken curry, cherry cream cheese cupcakes, and sour, malty Belgian golden ale. It’s […]
Inked: Local tattoo artists keep it real in the age of reality TV and commercial counterculture
The Painter “I’ll do realism. I’ll do Japanese. Whatever. But if I have a choice, I’ll push the customer toward something that’s going to look good in 20 years,” said […]
Fruit of the Vine: Wine events for October 1-14
Afton Mountain Garlic Festival at Rebec Vineyards October 13-14 (540) 456-8667 www.aftonmountainvineyards.com Barboursville Vineyard Palladio Cooking Class Tuesday, October 9 The Art of Charcuterie & Wine Pairing $120 All cooking […]
Crozet Pizza comes to the Corner and Relay Foods brings steak chinoise to you
Western pies move East You can never have too many pizza places in a university town, so a branch of the beloved Crozet Pizza opening at the Corner is a […]
Top of the Hops Beer Festival sells out for the first time
The third annual Top of the Hops Beer Festival took place last Saturday, September 22, and a record crowd descended on the Downtown Mall, packing the walkways and breaking a new record by […]
Our craft distillery movement is resurging by leaps and barrels
We’re fifth in the nation for wine production and are one of the Travel Channel’s Top 7 beer destinations in North America, so it only makes sense that Virginia’s jumping […]
Big ass salads: Large and in charge
There are those salads that make you feel deprived the minute you order them. And then there are those salads that make no apologies, satisfying like a steak and potatoes. […]
Free Will Astrology: Week of September 24
Libra (September 23-October 22): The German poet and philosopher Friedrich von Schiller liked to have rotting apples in his desk drawer as he worked; the scent inspired him. Agatha Christie […]