Author: David McNair
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Tom Tom Terrific: Festival brings fresh ideas, fun, art, music , and more!
The 3rd Annual Tom Tom Founders Festival kicks off next week, Wednesday, April 9 with a Crowdfunded Pitch Night & Concert with Anatomy of Frank, a five-piece band that combines post-rock, punk, and indie pop for their own unique sound. Beforehand, 10 finalist in the Pitch Night competition (including The DTM) will have 3 minutes…
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Sandwich Lab: Lunch on the DTM just got a little more interesting
In a secret laboratory deep beneath Hamilton’s at First & Main, it appears that Chef Curtis Shaver and his staff have been working on a cure for a condition that many of us 9-5 workers on the DTM have suffered from: Chronic Same Old Lunch Option Syndrome, or C-SOLOS. Symptoms may include not really wanting…
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BREAKING NEWS: Construction on “Landmark” could begin this summer
It’s been over six years since former “Landmark” hotel property owner Halsey Minor broke ground on the planned boutique hotel for the DTM, and nearly two years since Atlanta-based developer John Dewberry bought the property for $6.25 million at auction, promising at the time to finish construction on the project once a similar hotel project…
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Tapas is Tops: Two Downtown area restaurants make one special list
Okay, now here is one of those “lists” that really matter. While doing the research to write their book Food Lovers’ Guide to Virginia, Lorraine Eaton and Jim Haag of The Virginian-Pilot came up with a list of 30 Places To Eat In Virginia Before You Die. Way to go MAS Tapas and Bang Tapas! (and…
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City Market opens this Saturday, April 5
Get your shopping bags and walking shoes ready. The City Market opens this Saturday April 5 on the DTM (in the parking lot on Water Street), and market manager Stephanie Anderegg-Maloy reports that there are a slew of new and returning vendors this year, including Little Hat Creek Farm, Bellair Farm, Liberty Farm, Small Pond…
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DTM DEALS: $20 for $40 of clothing & accessories at etcetera
Check out this great DTM DEAL at the consignment clothing store etcetera, a partner store with ReThreads, the downtown consignment store in McIntire Plaza. You’ll find men’s and women’s clothing, shoes, bags, and accessories at great prices. Of course, as a consignment store, you can also bring your items in and get 50% back as…
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Instant Karma: Shine On at Fellini’s Live Band Karoke
“Who in the hell d’you think you are/ A super star/Well, right you are” – John Lennon Live Band Karaoke is starting up again at Fellini’s # 9 Restaurant every Thursday now starting next week, April 3, with the introduction of Tanya and the Rockstars, featuring guitarist Tanya Manwill, Nate West on drums, and Thomas…
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NYC bound? Starlight Express gets handy West Main stop
The Starlight Express, our coolest and cheapest way to get to New York City, has secured a bus stop within walking distance of the DTM (or a short distance on the Free Trolley), atop the steps to the Amtrak station on the eastern end of the Drewary Brown Bridge. The location is a partnership with…
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Warning: The Alley Light’s Happy Hour could actually, well, make you happy
In an alley on Second Street, right between Rev Soup and Downtown Thai, there’s an amber light over a low-hung door that’s on in the evenings from Wednesday through Sunday. The alley certainly doesn’t look like much. And it’s a dead end. You may have seen The Alley Light as you walked by. You may…
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Real Knock Out: brick and punch-throwing attacker arrested on the DTM
On the heels of the recent false “Knock Out” story on the DTM, it appears there was a real random assault (Note: this does not appear to be a “knock out” game attack) on the DTM on Saturday, March 22, which resulted in the arrest of 27-year old Altonio F. Turner on the 100 block…
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