Independent Charlottesville News & Commentary
Ask most people, even those who like to listen to live music on the DTM, what ASCAP, BMI, and SESACO are, and you’ll most likely get a blank stare. Ask a DTM music venue owner, however, and you’ll get an earful. And don’t be surprised if there’s some gnashing of teeth and clenching of fists.…
Read more Legalized extortion? DTM music venue owners sound off on licensing fees
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…
Read more NYC bound? Starlight Express gets handy West Main stop
Charlottesville, Virginia — The DTM, Charlottesville, Virginia’s hyper-local news and information website about the popular Downtown Pedestrian Mall area, announces the launch of DTM Digital Services, a comprehensive suite of Internet marketing services geared toward helping local businesses and organizations expand their web presence, promote their brand, and make their digital communications more effective. Despite…
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…
