Joe Murray met Sarah McIvor in middle school, but it took the two friends until the end of their senior year at Albemarle High to start dating. The timing was not in their favor: Sarah was about to start pursuing Government and African Studies double majors at William & Mary, and Joe was about to […]
Joe Murray met Sarah McIvor in middle school, but it took the two friends until the end of their senior year at Albemarle High to start dating. The timing was not in their favor: Sarah was about to start pursuing Government and African Studies double majors at William & Mary, and Joe was about to […]
Call it a late spring cleaning. This week, a trio of local arts organizations revealed details about the work going on within their walls. For a pair of venues, it means bringing in a bit of new blood; for one former music venue, it means that last yard sale to send friends away with a […]
French tapas restaurant Zinc has been in the news a lot lately. Last week, Restaurantarama reported on its refurbished patio, and a few weeks prior,
The space in between Looking to rev up that patio? Inside meets out in Stephen Crafti’s Courtyards for Modern Living, a tribute highlighting the potential of courtyards to connect yard and home in creative, personal ways. It’s all about functionality, baby: Crafti shows us how it’s done with pages of inspirational outdoor living set off […]
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 […]