Local artisan launches bitters company out of necessity
Bitters are back, baby, and one local is looking to get in on the action. Wait, bitters? “The traditional recipes for a cocktail up to the late 1800s were all […]
LIVING Picks: Week of November 9-16
Family Making and printing 3-D objects Saturday, November 19 Library staff demonstrates how to create an object using Tinkercad and print objects on the library’s 3-D printer. Free, 2:30-4:45pm. Northside […]
City regulations could have an effect on new breweries
Breweries have been popping up around Charlottesville like mushrooms after a rain. About a dozen beer producers are now located within an easy drive from town. But curiously, only four […]
Food options aplenty at the new shopping center
Loosen your belts, Charlottesville. We’re getting more food, food that we didn’t even know we needed. Here’s a quick roundup of what’s open—or will be open soon—at 5th Street Station. […]
LIVING Picks: Week of November 9-15
Family Shenandoah National Park free entrance day Friday, November 11 In honor of Veterans Day, the National Park Service is offering free entrance into its more than 400 parks. Free; […]
The uncertain science of purring
Sharing my home with both a dog and a cat, I’d be hard-pressed to say which one I prefer to keep as company. They bring such different kinds of joy, […]
Former Clifton Inn chef at home in meat market
What happens when a meat market hires an acclaimed fine-dining chef? Timbercreek Market is about to find out. When Timbercreek Farm owners Sara and Zach Miller opened the market in […]
LIVING picks: November 2-8
Family Family Day at the film festival Saturday, November 5 Families and community members of all ages are invited to enjoy a day of film, arts, entertainment and learning. Free, […]
Michelin-rated D.C. restaurants boast local ties
Star chefs In 1900, French tire moguls Ándre and Édouard Michelin found a creative way to get more people to buy their tires: a restaurant and hotel ratings guide that […]
Vitae Spirits opens for sales and tastings
For Ian Glomski, 2012 was a watershed year. He turned 40 and narrowly escaped a massive wildfire while on a birthday fly-fishing trip in Wyoming. He served as a juror […]