I love Pumpkin Spice Lattes. I also like pumpkin muffins, pumpkin pie, and pumpkin seeds, so I like the fall when places sell their seasonal pumpkin coffee drinks. I couldn’t find anywhere in Charlottesville (besides Starbucks) that sold pumpkin spice lattes on Friday when I was looking for one, not JavaJava, Cville Coffee […]
The Clifton Inn is now serving a 3 course tasting menu brunch on Sundays for $28. Served on white linens, with fine china, and sterling silver in their elegant dining room.
I like the Clifton Inn, even though it’s one of the nicest places to stay in Charlottesville, they still let you bring your […]
Tomorrow is First Fridays on the mall when the art galleries open, now some restaurants participate too, a couple I know of that open are Cafe Cubano and Enoteca. Sarah Cramer, a friend of mine and an amazing photographer, will be displaying her portrait work from a trip to Nicaragua. There will be […]
Today there is a sign in the window of Sax next to La Taza in Belmont. New restaurant? The note on the sign says to call 434-295-8700(this is the phone number for The Hook), not a direct line to anyone for further information. When I looked it up online the only further information […]
Arch’s opened their Emmet street location on Monday. The two-story glass building has a large deck for outdoor eating.
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When you see the enormous painting hung downstairs at Boylan Heights, here’s a little background in case you are too young to remember the movie, Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Characters from the 1982 movie wear t-shirts with “Kill Lincoln” written on them. The t-shirt is referring to a rival highschool, not the […]
The summer always increases the amount of money I spend eating out, the weather is pretty and I’m more likely to sit downtown and hang out. I don’t like seeing the 4% meal tax in addition to my bill and regular tax. I always wonder, what if I was just having a snack […]
This Friday on the downtown mall is the kickoff for the UVA football season. From 5:30-9 there will be live music at Fridays after Five and at 7:45 the Cavalier Marching Band will march down the mall ending at the pavilion with Head Coach Al Groh and the 2008 captains to address the fans […]
I wonder what happened:
From: Gregg Oxley <greggoxley@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 3:48 PM
Subject: Crush Wine Shop
To: greggoxley@yahoo.com
Dear Friends,
It is with deep regret and heavy heart that as of August 15th I will no longer be a part of Crush Wine Shop. Crush has decided to take a different path which will […]
I don’t really understand the name Boylan Heights but I’m a fan more than the name The Joint. I wonder what people will call it for short.
Update: Our Review here.
