Rocking in the 21st century
First things first. If you happened by our offices Monday morning, you probably heard cheers spilling out onto the Downtown Mall.
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Rocking in the 21st century
Peter Frampton talks about Harrison, Bowie, Death Cab
First things first. If you happened by our offices Monday morning, you probably heard cheers spilling out onto the Downtown Mall.
Designing woman
I am preparing (once again) to relocate. Once again I will not be bringing any furniture with me, just some clothes, a decorative pillow or two and some chutzpah. Naturally, there are upsides and downsides to the state of extreme brokenness that prevents one from taking one’s furniture with one when one goes. Con: No […]
The Corner of the market
For some of us, the end of August is tragic. It means the imminent closing of the pools, the coming curtain call on lazy days of shorts and flip-flops and cranky kids heading back to school. For Corner business owners, however, it means a welcome end to the summer famine. And it means massive hiring […]
Gastronomy lesson
At this point, we’ve all been eating our fair share of fresh vegetables—salads, sandwiches, grilled kebabs, more salads—and it’s time to think up some new things to do with the end-of-summer produce. Horse and Hound Gastropub‘s herbed zucchini and corn fritters put a savory, buttery finish on the summer flavors, and don’t require too much […]
We Ate Here
Enjoying a beautiful late August day on the Downtown Mall, we snatched the only open table at The Nook’s outdoor café and perused the place’s updated menu for something with a summery, outdoor flair. Not to disappoint our taste buds, we munched on the delectable lump crab cake sandwich. Presented open-faced on a kaiser roll […]
Forty bold NFL-season predictions
Tight-end Heath Miller is a UVA sports icon, but even though he’s performed well in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelrs, he’s yet to become a well-known name. Will that change this year 1. The Super Bowl will definitely be played on February 3, 2008, in Glendale, Arizona… ( O.K., O.K., now we get down […]
Where's Westhaven at? [with video!]
Mayor David Brown unzips his shorts, dropping them to his ankles, and removes his shirt. Naked except for a pair of black swim trunks, he climbs up the ladder to the platform, turns to the crowd and raises his arms. "Bring it on!" he says. "Bring it on."
Spinning into orbit
The Corner is growing quite big on Charlottesville's musical radar these days. Satellite Ballroom, for one, has been bringing many great national acts (and their fall lineup becomes more mouth-watering each day). But if you're looking for enthusiastic local music, Wednesday nights at Orbit Billiards is (to borrow from Beck) where it's at.
Wine's world
We're not the only ones in the list-making business. Wine Spectator magazine, one of the resources for the vino-enjoying crowd, has been compiling an annual guide of the best restaurant wine lists around the globe since 1981
Tasty little package
Whenever I shoot off the "top three restaurants in Charlottesville" question to friends and acquaintances, the C&O pretty much always gets a spot. The revolving seasonal menu plus French countryside atmosphere make for a hell of a dining experience, and there’s that mysterious feeling of timelessness down in the bistro (where, incidentally, my favorite dates […]