We remember Lynelle and John wheeling out their coffee cart on to the DTM in late 1993. You’ve come a long way, Guys. Congrats! USAToday–It takes more than beans to serve a great cup of coffee. The country’s best coffeehouses also specialize in hospitality, says David Heilbrunn, who runs Coffee Fest, a trade show that…
Read more Bean Buzz: Mudhouse one of 10 best coffeehouses in the country
Sorry, a bit of shameless marketing for you today. But its a great opportunity for Downtown area business and organizations who want to create a buzz or get some attention. The DTM had 69,000 page views in January, and just recently a post about the new restaurant The Alley Light generated close to 2,000 direct…
Paintings and Prose will be moving out of its location at 406 East Main Street this week, making way for My Chocolate Shoppe, which offers hand-crafted specialty chocolates in 29 different flavor combinations. Painting and Prose bookstore and gallery is, ah, the brain child of Virginia NeuroCare Inc., a brain injury services program funded by…
Read more Sweet development: book store makes way for DTM chocolate shop
Charlottesville City Council and downtown businesses are considering again a self-imposed tax to fund needed infrastructure, like security cameras and improved lighting. Business owners we spoke to are not not necessarily against a special tax, depending on what it goes toward. However, several business owners we spoke doubt the tax, which has been discussed for…
The Hook–Seventeen years ago, when Bill Hamilton and his wife, Kate, opened Hamilton’s at First & Main on the Downtown Mall, it was a big risk. “At that time, a seasoned local restauranteur advised us that he would not drop a dime on a Downtown Mall lease,” says Hamilton. Today, of course, you’re lucky to…
Henry’s on the DTM is celebrating 30 years in business this week, and on Monday, November 5 you’re in for a treat that’ll send you back in time: from 11am to 2pm, 30 cent cheeseburgers, 30 cent fries and 30 cent fountain drinks, coffee or tea. Some great specials the rest of the week, too.…
A DC fashion blogger discovers Vintage Vixen on the DTM, owned by former Ford Modeling Agency model Carole Thompson. Check out this nifty slide show…
Y’all should check out Divine Play at 313 2nd St SE in the Glass Building. From their website: Divine Play is a collective of Master Teachers providing classes, workshops, training and individual sessions to help service care providers, such as teachers, nurses and social workers, to increase self-care, decrease burn-out and create inspiring lives of…
Read more Divine Play: finding health through movement and connection
According to Commissioner of Revenue Lee Richards, DTM restaurants generated $1,147,809 in meals tax revenue in 2011, up almost $115,000 from 2010. And, because of some dated tracking, that doesn’t include revenue generated by restaurants on the DTM’s side streets. Starting in 2009, over all city meals tax revenue (which is roughly $6.7 million) began…
DTM business WillowTree Apps, which creates apps for mobile phones, was just named one of the fastest growing, private companies in America by Inc. Magazine, NBC29 reports. Of course, they came in 479th out of 500, but still. More impressive, there were only two two app developers on the list. And get this: revenue grew…
