Archive for April, 2008

Order from Horder Closing

April 30th 2008 by Kelly in Charlottesville, Local News 0

After 15 years in business, the downtown store will be closing in late May. Owner Fred Wells told NBC 29 “We’re over any of the mourning or worrying about this or that. We just want to go on with the next part of our lives. We just hope everyone will come […]

Foxfield 2008

April 29th 2008 by Kelly in Local Event 1

It looks like everyone had a good time at Foxfield this year. The rain didn’t even seem to put an end to the fun everyone had at the race. I think the shuttles are a great idea from Foxfield. Anyone that goes to Foxfield can take one of the shuttles/taxis home for […]

Job Fair at the Omni

April 28th 2008 by Kelly in Charlottesville, Local Event 0

The 2008 Community Job Fair is today at the Omni from 11:00am to 4:00pm. Employers from a wide range of industries will be there including: education, food service, government, hospitality, healthcare, and retail.

Prince Michel Vineyard: Live at Five

April 25th 2008 by Kelly in Local Event 0

Tonight is the first night of the Fridays Live after Five venue at Prince Michel Vineyard.  There will be live music and you can purchase dinner at the vineyard or bring your own picnic.

Update Your Cabinets and Enjoy Wine and hors d’oeuvres

April 25th 2008 by Kelly in Local Event 0

Sorry for the late notice but this afternoon the Cabinet Solutions store in Belmont (it’s attached to La Taza on the left side) is having wine and hors d’oeuvres for shoppers while they browse the store. They use a variety of distributors to provide you with a lot of different ideas for updating your […]

Delfosse Vineyards and Winery

April 25th 2008 by Kelly in Charlottesville, Local Event 0

Delfosse has a new event on Friday nights. Instead of coming downtown on Friday night for Fridays after Five, Delfosse is now open from 5-8pm for wine on their patio. If you would like to stay away from Foxfild they also have the Spring barrel tasting on Saturday from 11am-4. Tasters will […]

A New Way to Tailgate

April 25th 2008 by Kelly in Local Event 0

Foxfield is tomorrow. There are two foxfield races (Spring and Fall) but tomorrow’s race will be filled with mostly UVA students and alumni, others will come to watch the show but from what I’ve heard they will be the main groups of people. I have been to Foxfield in the Fall suposedly the […]

Toad and Frog at the Paramount

April 23rd 2008 by Kelly in Charlottesville, Local Event 0

When I was teaching Elementary School one of the book series that we spent a lot of time on were the Frog and Toad books. Kids love the series because the two friends are very different but through their adventures they realize why they are special. Frog is cheerful and optimistic and Toad […]

Henry’s Restaurant

April 22nd 2008 by Kelly in Restaurant 1

Walking down the downtown mall a couple weeks ago I noticed Henry’s Restaurant for the first time. I’ve lived here for a year but it was the first time that I had noticed the restauraunt located under Silvia’s Pizza. Last week with the pretty weather I decided to stop by during lunch and […]

Plan 9 Closing

April 22nd 2008 by Kelly in Charlottesville, UVA 2

Plan 9 on the Corner will close its doors on May 31st. Plan 9’s 10 year lease in the Anderson Brothers Building runs up on the 31st and they don’t have plans to renew the contract. Jim Bland owner of the Richmond Plan 9 says that the store will remain in Albermarle […]