Eight games into last year’s basketball season, former UVA coach Dave Leitao and his Cavaliers had a 4-4 overall record. One year and one coach later, new guy Tony Bennett and the Wahoos find themselves holding steady at the same spot. Throw in the recent announcement of new head football coach Mike London, and it’s enough to make any Virginia sports fan wonder if it’s true that the more things change, the more they stay the same. After all, we certainly haven’t seen any NCAA championships since C-VILLE covered the departure of head coach Pete Gillen in 2005. Then again, maybe big changes get our hopes up. In 1995, Restaurantarama weighed in on the tiny changes that made one local restaurant a persistent winner. Pick us up next week to see what else has changed in the last 20 years.
Paging through the archives
Restaurantarama, December 12, 1995
“Lately, observant [C&O] diners have noticed subtle architectural changes—each occurring without fanfare one after the other.
“First, about two years ago, floodlights showed up to enliven the facade at night. Then came a beautiful new heart-pine front door. Last winter, a brand new Tuli Kivi soapstone woodstove replaced the aging iron thing that had been trying to keep the mezzanine warm. Last year also saw a beautiful curved opening cut into a wall—so first-timers wouldn’t get lost in the twisty, turny interior. A few weeks ago, a wooden canopy went up over the door. Sound mundane? It’s not; it’s a beautiful heart-pine creation. With some artful curves echoing the tall bar stools in the bistro, it’s a Charlottesville original: Albemarle Art Nouveau.”
Getting covered
March 22, 2005
