Best Marmaduke
Daniel Strickland hears you talking about him—“You could put a saddle on him,” “He’s as big as a horse,” “You could ride him!”—and, quite frankly, he’s tired of the dog […]
Best way to get pepper-sprayed by a colleague
I like a little Cholula on my eggs, and a touch of cayenne pepper on my fries. Hell, I like a bit of Tabasco in my Budweiser. But I could […]
Best garage attendant
“Well.” Don’t forget to pay the toll! Local artist Kate Daughdrill keeps operations at The Garage, her cozy First Street gallery, running smoothly. The white-haired woman doesn’t know what to […]
Best mammal
On December 10, four days before the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was scheduled to arrive at the John Paul Jones Arena, a lone tiger stood, confidently, at […]
Best shod
People call politicians “suits” for a reason. Yet, one Charlottesville City Councilor rocks it with a delightful collection of colorful cowboy boots. “I think I have 25 or 30 pairs,” […]
Best sign of the coming apocalypse on Downtown Mall
Locals may have rallied for a Trader Joe’s a few years back, but we never asked for this. Urban Outfitters opened in May in what used to be the Hardware […]
Best example of a Charlottesvillian on a road trip
With a grant from the likes of National Geographic, and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of enthusiasm for other folks’ enthusiasms, Charlottesville’s own Ross McDermott and Andrew Owen gallivant around the […]
Best (and worst) anti-landfill event
On January 31, something remarkable happened: A line of idling cars backed up from the Crutchfield parking lot onto Route 29N, filled with folks just itching to do a good […]
Best bike revolutionaries
No self-respecting college town (or—let’s just say it—liberal oasis) can properly be without a core group of folks who are out there spreading the gospel of cooperative living and non-fossil-fuel […]
Best way to sleep under the stars
UVA architecture and engineering students made sleeping shelters out of the stuff that’s probably in your recycling bin right now. Back in September 2008, some beautiful and smart new ways […]