Meet the man who’s quietly bringing ancient Tibet to Charlottesville
Gyaltsen Sangpo Druknya was born in the northeast corner of the Tibetan Plateau in a region called Amdo, a land of arid grasslands, huge blue lakes, and deep, pine covered […]
Who/What/Wear: All maxi’d out
I ran into local student PANSY on UVA Grounds while she was taking a walk with friends. Seen here wearing a maxi skirt from Urban Outfitters and a simple black tank, this […]
Gettin’ sweet on sweet corn
Garrison Keillor once said, “Sex is good, but not as good as fresh, sweet corn.” To which we add—especially when it’s slathered in lots of butter. Corn tastes like nature’s […]
A biography of Charlottesville’s coal tower
A partly cloudy day, late March, unseasonably warm. Two men look up as I step into a small clearing in the woods beyond the coal tower. “Hope I’m not bothering […]
Barboursville Vineyards’ Luca Paschina takes a chance with different grapes
A good deal of winemaking is experimentation. Inoculating with different yeasts, opting for shorter or longer maceration periods, inciting or preventing malolactic fermentation, aging in new oak or neutral oak—these […]
Roller Grrrrls: Derby Dames find sisterhood in flat track revival
Miami Beat Box is wearing the elastic beanie cap with the big star on it stretched over her helmet to indicate that she is her team’s jammer, the only skater […]
REW News & Views 7.5.2012
Save Your Green: Only Chance to Earn 12 Elective CE Hours for FREE Register for July 12 – 13 Sustainability Training to Become ‘Earth Advantage Broker’ Home energy performance and […]
REW Feature: Local Theater
Perhaps your taste in live theater runs to The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged for an evening’s worth of laughs). Or maybe you’d prefer a musical trip to 1960’s […]
Small Bites: This week's restaurant news
From the hall to the mall If you’ve already heard that Dean Maupin left his executive chef post at Keswick Hall to take the helm at another restaurant, you probably want […]
Lambrusco’s making a becoming comeback
Those of you who lived through the ’70s probably have quite a bit you’d like to forget about the decade.