Fans of Equinox Restaurant (and Chef Todd Gray, who’s also at the helm of Middleburg’s Market Salamander) will be thrilled to learn of the Chocolate Happy Hour at D.C.’s award-winning restaurant. And chocoholics will certainly love getting their fix at this innovative event taking place every Friday from 5 - 7 p.m. until the first [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Art, Artists, and Galleries, Events, Loudoun County, Restaurants on January 5th, 2009 | No Comments »
In a recent article in The Washington Post, C-ville’s Downtown Mall is described as “giving a pleasureable new meaning to the term ‘mall-walking.’ ” Lined with boutiques, the pedestrian zone is mostly chain-free, as most locals happily appreciate. The Post gives a shout-out to such lovely shops as Alakazam! (a toy store), the Cat House [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, News, Restaurants, Shops and Boutiques on January 2nd, 2009 | No Comments »
This is a great shot from the Boar’s Head Inn - Stop by and see the festive Gingerbread Village.
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Filed under: Albemarle County, Friday Photo, Hotels and Country Inns, Sponsor on December 19th, 2008 | No Comments »
I was lucky enough to be have some extra time to stop by the Doubletree Hotel in Charlottesville, just one day after Greg’s House opened. The gingerbread village is such a great display, with a few special messages and a lot of holiday spirit. The Gingerbread House made by Greg and his friends is over 10 feet [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, Hotels and Country Inns, News on December 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
Now there’s another reason to dawdle in The Seasonal Cook, the wonderfully-stocked kitchen shop located in the Main Street Market in Charlottesville. Besides ogling all the AllClad and Le Creuset cookware, you can learn some culinary tricks with Domenica Marchetti, cooking teacher and author of Big Night In: More than 100 Wonderful Recipes for feeding [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, Shops and Boutiques on November 20th, 2008 | No Comments »
Check out a locally produced flick at Charlottesville’s Regal Downtown Cinema this week. Maybe you’ll even want to watch Familiar Strangers a few times. (Its national distribution depends on regional success so get out there and support the arts!) Filmed in Staunton, Familiar Strangers is an “off-beat, funny, heartfelt story of an American family negotiating [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Art, Artists, and Galleries, Events on November 19th, 2008 | No Comments »
You are invited to the one-day Farm to School Conference on December 10, 2008 entitled “Cultivating Virginia’s Farm to School Program: A Conference for Farmers, School Nutrition Directors and Interested Citizens.” Farm to school brings healthy food from local farms to school children nationwide. Hosted by the Virginia Cooperative Extension, this conference is scheduled for [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, Farms and Farmers, Land Conservation and Environmental Stewardship, Local Products on November 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
Now that Virginia Wine Month activities are over, there’s time to visit the wineries and do some serious holiday shopping. Horton Vineyards has an after-Thanksgiving Open House Friday and Saturday, November 28-29 to help guests find great wine presents and stock up on seasonal wine discounts. The Kluge Estate Farm Shop, adjacent to the vineyards, [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, Fauquier County, Local Products, Nelson County, Orange County, Wineries on November 14th, 2008 | No Comments »
Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day, honoring our country’s war veterans, and as the Virginia Dept. of Tourism points out, “Virginia’s rich military history and iconic sites make the state a moving destination to honor those who fought for freedom.” Renew your sense of patriotism by checking out our memorials, battlefields (including Manassas), and museums. At Ash [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Events, History and Historic Places, News, Orange County, Prince William County on November 10th, 2008 | No Comments »
The gorgeous landscapes of Central Virginia serve as inspiration for artist Meg West, whose oil paintings of Virginia’s skylines will be on display in the Main Hospital Lobby in the University of Virginia Health System for the rest of the year. Stop by on Friday, November 7 for the opening reception (held from 3:30- 5:30 [...]
Filed under: Albemarle County, Art, Artists, and Galleries, Events on November 5th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
