Author: David McNair
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Music heads up! Eight new shows, events at the Jefferson and the Southern just announced
WHAT: Kap Slap WHERE: The Jefferson Theater WHEN: Saturday, March 22, 2014 – Doors 8:00 PM, Show 9:00 PM TICKET PRICE: $17 Advance / $20 Day Of Show ON SALE: On Sale Now Jared Lucas is a 24 year old DJ/Producer based outside of New York City. Initially recognized for his signature EDM/top 40 bootlegs that tailor to the college scene,…
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Delegate David Toscano’s wife injured in assault/burglary
Charlottesville Police are reporting that a Burglary/Abduction/Assault took place at the home of Delegate David Toscano yesterday. Toscano’s wife, Nancy Tramontin. suffered non-life threatening injuries as the result of this incident. She was treated at MJH and released. According to a release, police have arrested Claire Kennedy Ogilvie (pictured), 35 of Charlottesville, in connection with…
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Saving face: The Bridge proposes an art-over for the “Landmark”
Well, its been 5 years and 351 days since the groundbreaking ceremony for the proposed “Landmark Hotel,” according to the DTM’s construction clock, and finally someone has come up with a sensible, if temporary solution to dealing with the concrete eye-sore. The Bridge Progressive Art Initiative has proposed doing a series of collaborative art projects…
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Vintage DTM: a blast from the 1980s
This photograph (undated, but we’re pretty certain from sometime in the 1980s) shows the 200 block of East Main Street on the Downtown Mall. Although an easily recognizable part of the DTM, much has changed in the three decades since this photo was taken. Stacy’s Music, a long-time C’ville business, continues to thrive at their…
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Music update: line-ups at Jeff, Southern, Pavilion
Eddie Money, Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, The Fighting Jamesons, Pierre Bensusan…..lots of great acts coming to the DTM’s main venues. Check it out and plan your night! THE NTELOS WIRELESS PAVILION Nickel Creek with The Secret Sisters :: 04.26.14 – ON SALE 02.21.14 JEFFERSON THEATER…
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Vintage DTM: Roseberry captures the Mall’s early days
This photograph by Ed Roseberry shows the DTM in the early years of the brick-paved pedestrian mall. The willow oak trees are just getting established and some of the signage that hung along Main Street (dating to the 1950s and earlier) can still be seen here. Roseberry has documented downtown Charlottesville and UVA through his photography since…
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New DTM restaurant: P4 to become Red Pump, A Tuscan Kitchen
You’ve probably noticed that Positively 4th Street has been closed and gutted. That’s because its going to become the Red Pump Tuscan Kitchen. Looks like there are some heavy hitters behind the venture, too, namely DMB manager Coran Capshaw and P4 owner Alan Taylor, along with Pippin Hill Farm owners Lynn and Dean Andrews. No…
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Slideshow: Winter storm on the DTM
Amazing what a snow storm can do to change the look and feel of the DTM. What you notice first is the silence, the stillness, the feeling that everything has stopped or slowed way down. Java Java barista Anita Byers popped into the shop, which was closed, to take in the bakery goods that Albemarle…
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New place! The Alley Light shines on Second Street
Update 3.23.14: check out this new Happy Hour deal at The Alley Light! $2 drafts and apéritifs from 4:30 to 6:30pm on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Had a chance to check out The Alley Light, a new place on the DTM opened by Will Richey of Rev Soup and the Whiskey Jar. As one…
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Bengali-Indian cooking class at The Haven
Please join the Haven Cooking Series Fundraiser with Bengali-Indian cooking class to benefit programs for reducing homelessness. February 8th (Saturday) 11am to 1pm 112 West Market St, Charlottesville, VA 22901 (Market St Entrance) Learn to COOK & EAT Bengali-Indian VEGAN Cuisine with Mahabuba & Tonu We will prepare these VEGAN dishes: 1) Niramish (Bengali Vegetable…
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