Virtual Charlottesville
Check out upcoming Virtual Tours and Virtual Events in Charlottesville, Virginia
Monticello is Now Doing Live Zoom Virtual Tours
The next best thing to being at Monticello is to experience their new Zoom-based live tour. We did and found ourselves virtually thrillled!
Top Toys for 2020
If you’ve spent any time in the chaos of a big-box store’s toy aisle recently, you’ll really appreciate that curation when you walk into Shenanigans- a boutique toy shopping experience where everything on the shelves is hand selected, quality, and guaranteed to please.
Best Ice Cream in Charlottesville
With this summer heating up, it's only fair that we here at the Charlottesville Guide settle a hotly contested debate: who has the best ice cream in Charlottesville? We've got some suggestions for you to try and see yourself! Here's our list of the creamiest, tastiest, most addictive ice cream shops in C-ville. Best Ice Cream in Charlottesville Chaps Surely a fan favorite
Hoos in Charlottesville — John Crotty
Nearly three decades have passed since John Crotty last laced up his shoes for Virginia basketball, but he still owns the Cavaliers’ records for career assists (683), single-season assists (214), 10-assist games (13), and tied for single-game assists (14, twice).
University of Virginia will soon Unveil an Extraordinary Land Art Memorial
In late February the 8’ fences that surround its construction site will be removed to reveal one of the newest and most elegant architectural landscapes in the world, the University’s Memorial to Enslaved Laborers (MEL). The site officially opens on April 11. On ground once fallowed but now hallowed, alongside The Corner on a line to The Rotunda, the site represents
The Best Valentine’s Day Spots
It’s a badly kept secret that Charlottesville is a total hotspot for weddings- and rightly so, given the number of amazing vineyards, unfairly beautiful views, and blessed weather (65 in February, I mean
Hoos in Town — Chris Slade
Chris Slade is one of the most popular players to ever grace Virginia’s Scott Stadium, and one of the program’s most successful. When George Welsh’s program signed both Slade and Tabb High School running back teammate Terry Kirby, who was the USA Today National Player of the Year, Welsh predicted that in four years it might be Slade who made the
Comfort Food. Food Therapy. Lovin’ Spoonful.
Three years ago, when Phyllis Hunter, Melissa Close, and Gail Hobbs Page -- three women handy with skillets, schedules, and southern hospitality -- organized a group of like-minded colleagues to form Charlottesville Women in Food (CWIF), their ambition was to create a support group for their kind – that is, Women dedicated to making a living in food. Today, CWIF counts
Looking Glass at the IX Park
If the title immediately calls Alice in Wonderland to mind, you’re not far off base. Like Lewis Carroll’s fever dream of a book, the new interactive gallery space at IX Park is decidedly trippy. Walk in, and it’s like walking outside into a world not quite your own. “I wanted to veer away from scary,” said sound designer *Michael Moxham, and