In social networks, the theory is that six degrees separate us, but in the food world, we’re shooting for two. When we cook at home, we want to raise the chickens laying our eggs, and we want to pick our own fruits and veggies. We want to know the farmer growing our soybeans and then […]
In social networks, the theory is that six degrees separate us, but in the food world, we’re shooting for two. When we cook at home, we want to raise the chickens laying our eggs, and we want to pick our own fruits and veggies. We want to know the farmer growing our soybeans and then […]
Barbara Taylor Moore, an organist, piano teacher, and volunteer firefighter, was born in Charlottesville to a family that goes back several generations in the area. If that makes her a rare bird, it also gives her a trove of ancestors and anecdotes
The City of Charlottesville recently received a $1 million grant from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management to establish a regional and statewide information-sharing plan
Unlike most bands you’re likely to see at the Jefferson, Beats Antique’s live shows are not really all about the music. Making the festival circuit rounds this summer, the trio acquired a reputation for their energetic live performances, which are essentially constructed around one crucial element: Zoe Jakes. David Satori, Tommy Cappel and the belly […]
The last time UVA had a staff union, things didn’t end well. Too few members prompted Communications Workers of America (CWA), a national telecommunications union, to stop financially supporting the Staff Union at UVA (SUUVA). Without funding, the union ceased to exist in 2008. Now, three years later, some believe it is the perfect time to pick up where SUUVA left off and organize once more.
One of the city’s biggest development projects is set to break ground after years of delay.
Besides their presence on the Forbes 400—“The definitive list of wealth in America”—Donald Trump (No. 128) and Steve Case (No. 331) don’t have that much in common
The movement to bring more from-scratch meals to Charlottesville City Schools is alive and well. One year after Charlottesville Cooking School owner Martha Stafford designed a black bean and brown rice taco recipe for school lunch menus, the meal is in rotation and recipes for hummus and granola are in the works. To make the […]
Fittingly, the Chinese mystery snail took its time getting to Virginia. In the late 19th century, food markets in San Francisco imported the creatures; within 20 years, perhaps due to merchants breeding them in area waters, they’d reached the San Francisco Bay