Maybe money talks, after all. When entertainment behemoth Live Nation, a spin-off of Clear Channel Communications, bought 51 percent of Coran Capshaw’s Crozet-based e-commerce company Musictoday in September 2006, he explained to billboard.biz that he “wasn’t looking to sell a major stake.
Maybe money talks, after all. When entertainment behemoth Live Nation, a spin-off of Clear Channel Communications, bought 51 percent of Coran Capshaw’s Crozet-based e-commerce company Musictoday in September 2006, he explained to billboard.biz that he “wasn’t looking to sell a major stake.
By now, you’ve probably heard that a CVS/pharmacy is looking to stake a claim on the Corner. Last week our own John Ruscher reported on c-ville.com that the owner of the Anderson Brothers Building, which houses Satellite Ballroom, Plan 9, Higher Grounds and Just Curry, confirmed that the chain store giant has been scoping out […]
We felt kinda odd ordering a grilled cheese sandwich with turkey, and even odder choosing the focaccia bread over wheat or rye. But in the offbeat menu at Feast! we trusted. Sure enough, this is the kind of grilled cheese sandwich that our grandmother should have offered us—or that Martha Stewart hungered to teach the […]
Sometimes you just want to sit down and relax while someone strums an acoustic guitar and sings.
First thing’s first: Did everyone see Tina Fey’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton on “Saturday Night Live”? Booya! I’m having t-shirts made that say “Bitch is the new black” on the front, and “Bitches get things done” on the back. But if you missed Fey’s endorsement-as-comedy-routine, it’s not too late to catch it on the Internet […]
We’ve been covering the coming of this tiny eatery on Second Street SE since last fall. That’s when the space’s previous iteration as Atomic Burrito closed and the business was sold, and Restaurantarama for one was really bummed. For such an itty bitty place, Atomic was generous with the portions as well as the vibe—thanks […]
A rainy winter’s day: perfect for lunch at The Nook. We felt a little sheepish ordering the quiche of the day, what with the burgers being served up all around us, but oh well—we’re snooty like that. The quiche had a great homemade crust. And there was goat cheese in there, and real fresh mushrooms, […]
People often ask me how they can learn about wine. They usually do so nervously and with some self-deprecation, as if they believe there’s a secret door behind which we wine experts meet to sniff corks and wave monogrammed hankies at each other. That belief is, of course, entirely correct. “Filthy peasants,” I think, as […]
Nance Stamper Occupation: UVA graduate student mentorWhere we spotted her: Heading into Panera at Barracks Road Shopping Center Style sense: An artist at heart, Nance believes she gets her fashion sense from her art—paintings and poetry—and gives a little credit to her mother for her style. She got her top from Old Navy, her boots […]
A little before 6pm Friday night, walking up Third Street Downtown, I see a man who looks a lot like Morrissey getting out of a Hyundai Santa Fe.