Living

For the last few years, I’ve known local soundman Andy Gems as something of an unavoidable techie, a man who feels as fondly for his sound equipment as he does for the bands that push its limits. He’s been omnipresent at many of the gigs I’ve enjoyed most in town—prowling the floors of the now-defunct […]

There’s a lot to love about Tift Merritt. Her songs are Joni Mitchell by way of Appalachian alt-country; she looks like the product of some sort of heavenly Taylor Swift-meets-Liz Phair catfight. In conversation, she’s generous with her time and considerate with her answers, more so since the start of her monthly radio show, “The […]

Dave Fafara likes to rise early, around 4am. That’s a good thing, because for 18 years he hit the pool deck bright and early as UVA’s diving coach, and for the past eight years,

In January the Virginia Wine Marketing Office sent a survey to Virginia’s wineries to gauge how well the state’s industry is faring, and how good a job the VWMO is doing at selling it. “We hear a lot of things anecdotally throughout the year,” director Annette Boyd told me over the phone: “Sales are up, […]

"Effective immediately” is a funny term. Change the locks to a local music venue, for instance, and a person has no choice but to acknowledge a sudden, permanent change. Book two months of local music at a venue that suddenly changes hands, however, and things become more complicated. Gravity Lounge closed its doors last week, […]

Although Erica Berg and Scott Brennan met in Atlanta, they knew that Charlottesville was the perfect location for their October wedding. Not only is Charlottesville Erica’s “favorite place in the world,” a fondly remembered home to her during her undergrad and law school years at UVA, but it was also a central gathering place for […]

Crozet Kung Pao fans rejoice! You now have not one, but two new Chinese restaurants within your little town’s boundaries.