If you missed out on the enticing $8,000 tax credit available to first time homebuyers because you already owned a home, fear not—you can still take advantage of government incentives to drive home sales. In an effort to keep the housing market stable during the winter months, a traditionally slow time for real estate, […]
If you missed out on the enticing $8,000 tax credit available to first time homebuyers because you already owned a home, fear not—you can still take advantage of government incentives to drive home sales. In an effort to keep the housing market stable during the winter months, a traditionally slow time for real estate, […]
Galleries Art Upstairs Gallery 112 W. Main St. Tuesday-Sunday, noon-5pm. 923-3900. December 4-31: An all-members show. READ MORE For a list of galleries with receptions for this month’s First Friday event, click here. BozArt 211 W. Main St. Wednesday-Thursday, 3-9pm; Friday-Saturday, noon-9pm; Sunday, 1-4pm. 296-3919. www.bozartgallery.com. December 4-27: An all-members Christmas show, featuring works in […]
If there were harsh words to be spoken about the renovated Jefferson Theater, Coran Capshaw’s would-be crown jewel among Downtown Mall music venues, then last Friday’s capacity crowd largely managed to mute them. Among the opening night crowd—three bands, employees of Capshaw’s Starr Hill Presents, an overstocked bar staff and enough Western Albemarle High School […]
We can’t tell you exactly when Semolina Gourmet Pizza Bakers—the new Corner restaurant on W. Main Street from Basil Mediterranean Bistro owner Raif Antar—will open,
Winemaker Matthieu Finot siphons wine from oak barrels to give a reporter a preview of the 2009 vintages from King Family Vineyards. Outside the barrel room, scores of tourists and wine enthusiasts buzz through the tasting room—swirling, talking, snacking and purchasing wine. It’s Saturday afternoon, and it’s business as usual at a popular Crozet winery […]
Removal specialists An array of devices proves there’s more than one way to pull a cork. Pick these up at Market Street Wineshop (clockwise, from top left, $16.99, $8.99, $6.99). Top chef secrets Ginger scones, spiced quail with cranberries, raspberry chipotle bacon, gingersnap […]
Why make eggnog from scratch? Rich, creamy ‘nog at the Boar’s Head Inn. If your only eggnog experience begins and ends with a waxed cardboard carton that clutters up your holiday refrigerator, and if you didn’t care for it, embrace the caloric commitment and whip up a fresh batch for your festivities this year. […]
Tropical Storm Ida and her Nor’easter spawn gouged away chunks of Atlantic beaches, but that’s what those Outer Banks are for, isn’t it? (What would New Orleans give for some barrier islands?) Here in the foothills and Piedmont, though, that soaking was the best gift to gardeners in a long time. Succeeding days of steady […]
The first residents of Pavilion VI on the UVA Lawn were a 26-year-old professor of mathematics and his wife, transplanted in the mid-1820s from Cambridge, England. Chastened by the Virginia summers, they left after only two years. The pavilion is undoubtedly more comfortable for its current occupants—Bob and Peg Sweeney—though the demands of a semi-public […]
More green, please This house on a prominent Ridge Street corner will soon get a green rehab. Want more green housing in Charlottesville? You got it. In a unique collaborative effort, UVA students of architecture and engineering have partnered with the city and Barton Malow Company to rehabilitate and redesign a house in the historic […]