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“Skill Machines” Company drops lawsuit against Charlottesville Commonwealth Attorney

Commonwealth’s Attorney Joseph Platania announced today that Queen of Virginia, the company that operates what they call “skill-based entertainment machines” across Virginia, has dropped its lawsuit against him. Back in June last year, Platania banned the machines in Charlottesville, the first prosecutor in the state to do so, and Queen of Virginia responded by suing…

Real Deal: Young Entrepreneur Bakes with a Mission to Heal

Twenty-two year old Hannah Deal says she began baking at the age of three, and that throughout her childhood the worst punishment that her parents could inflict was to ban her from the kitchen. Later, at James Madison University, she says she dealt with stress by baking, and by her third year she had decided…

2018 Best of the DTM Awards

Downtown Mall aficionados have spoken! Here are the 2018 winners. DTM’s Best Coffee Shop 1st Place – Mudhouse  2nd Place – Java Java Cafe  3rd Place – Lone Light/Pie Chest DTM’s Best Retail Shop 1st Place – O’suzannah  2nd Place – Rock Paper Scissors  3rd Place – Consignment House DTM’s Best Music/Night Spot 1st Place…

2017 Best of the DTM Awards

Thanks to all who voted this year. And here are the results. A few changes from last year’s selections. Congratulations to all the winners! DTM’s Best Coffee Shop 1st Place – Mudhouse 2nd Place –Java Java Cafe 3rd Place – Grit Coffee DTM’s Best Retail Shop 1st Place – O’suzannah 2nd Place – Low Vintage…

Brookville Owners to Take Over Gibson’s Grocery

Jennifer and Harrison Keevil, owners of Brookville Restaurant on the DTM, will be taking over Gibson’s Grocery on Hinton Avenue and open in late July, under the name Keevil & Keevil Grocery and Kitchen. What can you expect? Made-to-order subs, take-away sandwiches and salads, and a couple rotating monthly sandwich ideas dreamed up by the…

Seven reasons why you ought to check out the Jefferson School City Center

Maybe it’s because it’s across McIntire Road, so not technically on the DTM, or because they haven’t been doing enough marketing, but it’s hard to believe there aren’t more people checking out the Jefferson School City Center. This is a real cool downtown asset! 1) Free, easy access parking in its own two-level parking garage…

Hot bites: New Neapolitan pizza place opening

Looks like some authentic Neapolitan Pizza is coming to (well, near the DTM) in the form of a place called Lampo, the brainchild of a couple of MAS and Tavola chefs, who’ll be taking over The Farm Cville space (they’re moving to a larger location) next to Spudnuts. This is good news for pizzaphiles, as…

Richmond restaurateur buys El Puerto’s

Looks like El Puerto on the DTM got an offer they couldn’t refuse. According to the TimesDispatch, Richmond restaurateur Hamooda Shami, owner of New York Deli, Don’t Look Back and Portrait House restaurants in Carytown, just purchased El Puerto’s at 223 West Main Street, next to the Whiskey Jar and Brookville: “Shami said he came…

Full Circle: Blue Mountain to take over South Street

Back in the late 1990s, a young graduate of Hampden-Sydney College became my office-mate at a doomed Internet-start-up called Value America. It was his first real job out of college, and he hated it. We shared an office the size of a broom closet with no windows, and created and cranked out stupid ads for…

A remembrance: Good-bye to long-time C & O owner Dave Simpson

Long-time C&O Restaurant owner, and good friend, Dave Simpson passed away suddenly this week. He will be missed. Here’s an interview I did with Dave a few years back. He was a wise and thoughtful man: The C&O: a friendly port in a stormy world November 30, 2010 For 30 years now, Dave Simpson has…

Category: Food & Wine

“Skill Machines” Company drops lawsuit against Charlottesville Commonwealth Attorney

Real Deal: Young Entrepreneur Bakes with a Mission to Heal

2018 Best of the DTM Awards

2017 Best of the DTM Awards

Brookville Owners to Take Over Gibson’s Grocery

Seven reasons why you ought to check out the Jefferson School City Center

Hot bites: New Neapolitan pizza place opening

Richmond restaurateur buys El Puerto’s

Full Circle: Blue Mountain to take over South Street

A remembrance: Good-bye to long-time C & O owner Dave Simpson

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