Vacation doesn’t have to throw a kink in your workout routine
There’s not much more disheartening than returning home from vacation, especially when you realize after that cruise or European excursion the clothes you worked so hard to fit into before the trip are a little more snug than you’d like. As someone whose family trips have always revolved around grub—all-day beach snacking, bottomless crab legs, […]
Parents and yogurt lovers keep abreast of CUPS, Charlottesville’s newest (and sexiest?) froyo
When a sign advertising CUPS Frozen Yogurt, with two perky little containers of yogurt and the slogan “That’s hot,” went up in Barracks Road Shopping Center a few months ago, it didn’t go unnoticed by parents concerned about serving their kids a helping of sexual suggestions along with their sweet treats. After all, last spring, […]
Overheard on the restaurant scene: This week’s foodie news
Free money! April 7-14, restaurants of the Charlottesville Restaurant Group are offering $50 gift certificates for just $25 each, with all proceeds going to the care of Wes Chang, Ten chef Pei Chang’s infant son who is undergoing treatment for stage IV neuroblastoma. Purchase yours at MAS, Mono Loco, Blue Light Grill, TEN Sushi, and Three Notch’d Grill. Or, contribute […]
Overheard on the restaurant scene: This week’s food and drink news
Ever wonder what exactly goes into sausage casings at your favorite butcher shop? On Sunday, April 6, the guys from JM Stock Provisions & Supply are teaming up with Blenheim Vineyards to share their secrets. The sausage-making class begins at 3pm at Blenheim, and the cost is $90 per person ($85 for wine club members). […]
UVA hosts walk to raise eating disorder awareness
The rate of eating disorders among college students has risen to nearly 20 percent of women, and up to 10 percent of men. The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) reports that full-blown eating disorders usually develop between the ages of 18 and 21, and 35 percent of “normal” eaters progress to pathological dieting. To raise […]
Overheard on the restaurant scene: This week’s foodie news
A local beer from 2013 is back on the market, but grab it while it’s cold, because it’s only available for a limited time. Starr Hill Brewery master brewer Mark Thompson teamed up with Floyd-based Red Rooster Coffee Roaster owner Haden Polseno-Hensley last year to create the Little Red RooStarr Coffee Cream Stout, which was […]
A gentle touch: Chiropractor Brian Dickert provides alternative care with network spinal analysis
Brian Dickert was 16 years old the first time he set foot in a chiropractor’s office. Desperate for relief from daily migraines that prescriptions didn’t stand a chance against, he was willing to try just about anything. So when the first thing the doctor said to him was “I’m not going to do anything for […]
On the half-shell: Public Fish & Oyster makes its debut on West Main
I’ll just come right out and say it: I’m an oyster snob. Born to parents who lived in Charleston, South Carolina for a decade, I tried my first chewy, salty, slightly slimy mollusc—lightly roasted, served on a Saltine cracker with a dollop of homemade cocktail sauce—around age 10, and I never looked back. So when […]
Overheard on the restaurant scene: This week’s foodie news
For one day next week, tavola will abandon its rustic Italian cuisine. The Belmont restaurant is taking a leap across the continent to land squarely on the Emerald Isle and turn into a pop-up Irish pub in honor of St. Patrick’s day. On Monday, March 17, Pub Tavola’s menu will offer traditional Irish fare beginning at noon, and […]
Just dance: Conscious Dance C’ville uses 5Rhythm to foster healing through movement
If there’s anything in this world that intimidates me more than singing, it’s dancing. Hand me a microphone and ask me to belt it and shake it at the same time, and I might just have a heart attack. Writing, on the other hand, is a form of self expression that I can (and do) […]
A little Lhasa: Central Virginia has become the center of a new kind of Tibetan Buddhist community
“Tibet is my country,” Venerable Tenzin Gephel said simply. “And I would like to go there one day.” Gephel, a Buddhist monk in his 50s who is the resident teacher at the Jefferson Tibetan Society, spent his youth at Namgyal Monastery in Northern India, the personal monastery of the 14th Dalai Lama, and eventually took […]
Sweat it out: Hot Yoga Charlottesville celebrates 10 years of classes at 105 degrees
I’m no stranger to sweat. As a runner who doesn’t consider it a successful workout unless Niagara Falls is pouring down my face, I actually kind of love it. I’ve got a dresser drawer full of moisture-wicking shorts, tops, and socks, and there’s something satisfying about returning home red-faced and in need of a shower. […]
Hopping mad: Franchise gym MADabolic uses interval training to appeal to all fitness levels
Three minutes is nothing. I can do anything for 180 seconds, right? I found myself eating those words last week at MADabolic Inc. as I dropped an 18-pound kettlebell back onto the floor and made my way to the next station, a row of exercise steps. With two and a half rotations of the five-station […]
Kettlebells are the biggest thing in fitness since protein powder
Something about kettlebells has always been intimidating to me. They look like cannonballs with handles and they’re less intuitive than traditional free weights, so at the gym I’m more inclined to gravitate toward the dumbbells. Bicep curls and shoulder presses I can manage, but I never even know where to begin with the dumbbells’ oddly […]
Overheard on the restaurant scene: This week’s food and drink news
Say goodbye to Positively 4th Street. The Downtown Mall spot that’s been serving up appetizers, sandwiches, and brunch since April 2011, will serve its last customers on Saturday, February 1. P4 will be replaced by Red Pump Kitchen, a Tuscan and Mediterranean restaurant featuring a classic Italian wood-burning oven. According to a press release from […]
Pippin Hill owners to open Tuscan-inspired restaurant on Downtown Mall
Say goodbye to Positively 4th Street. The Downtown Mall spot at 401 E. Main St. that’s been serving up appetizers, burgers, and brunch since April 2011, will serve its last customers on Saturday, February 1. The restaurant will be replaced by Red Pump Kitchen, a Tuscan and Mediterranean restaurant featuring a classic Italian wood-burning oven. […]
Voice over matter: Life coaching and singing lessons go hand-in-hand with Heather Hightower
What would rock my world? That’s the question Heather Hightower tells her clients to ask themselves before their initial voice session. Hightower has been singing and studying music for more than 15 years, and she’s always had a fascination with the concept of coaching. After a stint teaching music lessons in Guatemala, two years ago […]
Overheard on the restaurant scene: This week’s food and drink news
A popular southern beer is making its debut in Central Virginia. The notoriously hoppy beers produced by the Atlanta-based SweetWater Brewing Company, which was ranked by the Brewer’s Association as one of the nation’s top 25 craft breweries, are now available at several locations around town. The 420 Extra Pale Ale, SweetWater’s flagship beer that […]
Overheard on the restaurant scene: This week’s food and drink news
Been wondering what’s going on with all that construction in the Barracks Road Shopping Center? As of Thursday, January 17, Zoës Kitchen, located at 973 Emmet St. N, Suite D, is officially open for business. Offering a Mediterranean-inspired menu created by founder Zoë Cassimus, Zoës has locations in more than a dozen states nationwide, and […]
Juice junky: Three days, 21 bottles, zero solid food
Last week I gave up all solid food for three days. I never realized the vital role that chewing played in my life until I didn’t do it for 72 hours. For three days, with some help from The Juice Laundry, I ignored the office lunchtime aromas of take-out pizza and leftover chicken stir-fry. I […]
Opal Stereo combines vinyasa yoga with unexpected tunes
I’ve been doing yoga for six years, and a lot of my friends don’t get it. It’s boring, they say, and it’s not even that great of a workout. I’ve also been told on more than one occasion that people who do yoga take themselves too seriously. (Clearly they’ve never erupted into a fit of […]
Overheard on the restaurant scene: This week’s food and drink news
We’re always keeping our eyes and ears out for the latest news on Charlottesville’s food and drink scene, so pick up a paper and check c-ville.com/living each week for the latest Small Bites. Have a scoop for Small Bites? E-mail us at bites@c-ville.com. Every Saturday during the month of January, Sticks Kebob Shop will donate 10 percent […]
Spring loaded: In Pilates practice, apparatus add a different dimension
They sound like they belong in a torture chamber: The reformer. The chair. The cadi. Even by the looks of them, with their stiff headboard-like designs, detachable springs, and parts that move with ominous squeaks and clanks, they’re not the most inviting of workout equipment. But in the world of fitness, the Pilates apparatus are […]
Overheard on the restaurant scene: This week’s food and drink news
Looks like we’re down to zero meatball places. One Meatball Place, the West Main Street spot that served up beef, chicken, and vegetarian meatballs on sandwiches and a la carte, has closed its doors after 15 months of business. Taking its place in the hands of new owners will be Public Fish & Oyster, a […]
If you’re hopping on the New Year’s fitness bandwagon, don’t miss these local specials
Tourist season at the gym is upon us. Whether folks are inspired by hitting the restart button for 2014, or disheartened by the tightness of their jeans post-holiday binging, it’s no secret that January and February bring an influx of treadmill neophytes to fitness centers. But despite an inclination for gyms and studios to incentivize […]
Meditation classes aim to reduce everyday stress, foster community
It’s 12:30pm on a Wednesday, and instead of eating a carton of yogurt at my desk while responding to e-mails, I’m sitting on a metal folding chair among about a dozen strangers. My eyes are closed, my hands are folded loosely in my lap, and I’ve been told to focus on my breath, so I’m […]
The Pie Guy makes waves with a classic Australian snack food
It’s a story that’s familiar to a lot of millennials. Guy graduates from college with bachelor’s degree. Guy takes off on self-affirming adventure overseas. Guy returns to hometown a year later. Except instead of resigning himself to graduate school or corporate America, this guy built his professional life around…pies. Justin Bagley started The Pie Guy—a […]