Every May, John Gibson gives one of my favorite monologues when he announces the upcoming Live Arts season. Two years ago, he hopscotched around the DownStage theater’s floor and scratched show names like American Buffalo and A Little Night Music into the floor in chalk; a year later, Live Arts’ longtime artistic director tore apart […]
Every May, John Gibson gives one of my favorite monologues when he announces the upcoming Live Arts season. Two years ago, he hopscotched around the DownStage theater’s floor and scratched show names like American Buffalo and A Little Night Music into the floor in chalk; a year later, Live Arts’ longtime artistic director tore apart […]
One of the favorite questions for Virginia wine aficionados to ponder is this: What is Virginia’s red grape? Having a single varietal that you can bottle and sell is vital in today’s wine market, and it sure helps if that grape is big, red, and easy for consumers to remember. See, for example, California Cabernet […]
The bricks are done. That’s wonderful news for Downtown Mall rats and merchants alike. And we’re happy for both parties, but foodies, there is an abundance of patios out there beyond the confines of the Mall.
Galleries Art Upstairs Gallery 112 W. Main St., Suite 3 (in York Place). Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday, noon-5pm; Friday, 1-9pm; Sunday, 1-4pm. 923-3900. www.artupstairsgallery. com. Through May 31: “Watercolor Retrospective: 1960s to Present,” by Peter Almonte. Bozart Gallery 211 W. Main St., Wednesday-Thursday, 3-9pm; Friday-Saturday, noon-9pm; Sunday, 1-4pm. 296-3919. www.bozartgallery.com. Through May 31: Recent works by […]
No, I didn’t fall and bump my head and your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Marrying for love is actually a relatively new phenomenon. There’s a vast record of arranged marriage in much of the Muslim world, among Hasidic Jews, in India, in many Asian societies, throughout European history, and even in Colonial America. The choice […]
When the lot next door to Jim Rounsevell’s Belmont home became available for purchase in 2007, he had no choice but to snatch it up. An architect by trade, Rounsevell didn’t buy the property for its aged structure, a late 1920s general store. What he really needed was its lawn. “Our own house has little […]
The younger Staffords, Elizabeth and William, are getting an early education in small-scale viticulture. When they talk about the vineyard in their front yard, Philip and Martha Stafford—he a C&O founder and Michael Shaps’ partner in Virginia Wineworks; she the Charlottesville Cooking School proprietor—show an appealing mix of seriousness and self-deprecation. “I do think of […]
Main Street USA Location: Gordonsville Price: $199,900 MLS#: 464380 Within walking distance of downtown Gordonsville, this 2,000-square-footer shouts “Americana!” Maybe it’s the blooming backyard camellias and magnolias—maybe it’s the stained glass windows and 1935 bungalow-style chic. Either way, we can totally see Ma, Pa and the kids sitting down for dinner in the big […]
Buy green, borrow green So, you’ve greened your utilities, duds, and diapers, but what about your mortgage? Green banks such as New Resource put an eco-minded spin on your finances. More than going paperless, these banks offer options such as equity lines for solar homes and a concern for the environment as well as the […]
What’s the hatch? What’s going on here? A door is repurposed as the centerpiece of an attic hatch. Watch your step. Though we dream of converting the attic in our house to a master bedroom, for now it remains an officially unfinished space. Therefore, our renovation loan required us to close off the attic with […]