In 1996, when architect Neal Deputy adapted the original Coca-Cola Bottling Works (CCBW) Building on 10th Street NW into four residential apartments, there wasn’t much like it for renters in town. Almost 14 years later, such “loft-style” apartments—former industrial buildings converted to residences with large open floor plans—are more common. The rage that began in […]
In 1996, when architect Neal Deputy adapted the original Coca-Cola Bottling Works (CCBW) Building on 10th Street NW into four residential apartments, there wasn’t much like it for renters in town. Almost 14 years later, such “loft-style” apartments—former industrial buildings converted to residences with large open floor plans—are more common. The rage that began in […]
Set to weather well Often, we’ve had guests who, against all reason, have actually volunteered to stay overnight in our chaotic household so that they may donate their elbow grease to our renovation cause. (Perhaps they are persuaded by the embarrassingly large breakfasts we serve.) One project I look on as a special monument to […]
Crafter’s Christmas The last thing we here at Instant Decorator wish for you this season is to be boring. When you dig out your holiday regalia and find that old evergreen wreath with holly berries that you tucked away last winter, you’ll realize that it’s missing some originality. This month’s project is a little […]
The wallpaper scorer’s teeth punch tiny holes in the paper, which make it easier for stripping agents to do their work. Easy removal still not guaranteed. Stuck on the scorer When my significant other and I moved into our first home, we spent the first few weeks cursing the previous owners for their bonehead D.I.Y. […]
Dan and Molly Laufer dated for half a decade before getting married. Three of those years were spent in separate cities. Dan, 25, lived in Atlanta, where he worked at a business strategy-consulting firm; Molly, 24, lived in Jacksonville, Florida, where she was stationed with the Navy. (The first two years were spent together in […]
On any given day at C’ville Coffee you’ll likely see a cross-section of Charlottesville’s diverse citizenry.
Kyle Woolard—the fuzz-folk, almost-Mark Kozelek songwriter behind Uncle Jemima—e-mailed me in October to let me know that he’d joined up with local trio Astronomers. Not long after, the band booked an EP release gig at Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar, and local musician/producer Lance Brenner sent me a note to let me know that the band’s […]
If you are the lucky recipient of an invitation to someone’s home for Thanksgiving this year, please call your host immediately to tell him that you’ve got the wine covered.
As if Richard Hewitt did not have enough to do, the master of the Keswick Hall wine list (all 32 pages of it) will bottle 25 cases of Petit Verdot at the end of the month. Moonlighting? The name behind the fame: Get a taste of Barboursville Vineyards or Virginia Wineworks with these house wines […]
No, David Baker Benson isn’t sending you a friend request on Facebook. Nor is he commenting on your MySpace page, retweeting you on Twitter, or personally posting flyers for his gigs. He doesn’t have a cell phone to text you with. But he wants to say hello, shake your hand in his, have a conversation […]