CvilleBuzz continues to grow with subscribers all the way from California down to Texas and throughout Virginia. Readers say they enjoy the recipes, places to eat, boomer memories and the other assorted categories. I have two requests. First, stay in touch. Send me pictures of fish you catch, of your Grandma’s favorite pie recipes, of places you enjoy dining out or anything you … [Read more...]
97.9, The Wren
Like many Americans, I spend about an hour in my car on an average day. And like most others, I always have the radio on. If UVA sports is on, I tune that in. If not, I channel surf for music. I had recently been clicking back and forth between a couple of light rock stations, noting that Kelly Clarkson’s Heartbeat Song was played once an hour, every hour. It’s a great song, but every hour? By … [Read more...]
End Zone Pizza
We don’t eat a lot of pizza, not because we don’t want to, but because both Nancy and I gain weight when we order out or cook our own pizza. Pizza is not inherently fattening, except it tastes so good that one tends to eat more than one should. Ergo, weight gain. Every couple weeks, though, usually on a Sunday night, we order a pizza. I’m not big on those giant pizza franchises. They tend to … [Read more...]
Gayle’s Market
I used to spend lots of time fishing Mossy Creek, near Bridgewater in Augusta County. My drive over the Blue Ridge Mountains via Rt. 33 took me through Elkton, McGayheesville and Penn Laird before I turned off on Rt. 256, a bypass around Harrisonburg and a shortcut to Bridgewater. On one trip home, after a great evening fishing the sulphur hatch at Mossy, I was ravenous. I stopped in a little … [Read more...]
A Ben-Hur Hot Dog
Nancy and I don’t go to many movies these days, mostly because there is rarely anything playing that we want to see. I’m not big into body parts being blown into smithereens, nor sophomoric chick and guy flicks with actors trying to out-gross one other. A remake of Ben-Hur, however, caught our attention. The film was playing at Violet Crown, a modern theater on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall … [Read more...]
Lights Out for Super Savings
Remodelers? Builders? Realtors? There is a store you should be aware of. It’s Lights Out, a discount, retail lighting store in Ruckersville. Lights Out specializes in discontinued items from major manufacturers – lighting fixtures, lamps, fans and mirrors – and they sell these items at a fraction of the original cost. Some items have been reduced as much as 75%! There is nothing wrong with the … [Read more...]
Jimmy O at Delfosse
Jimmy O, the legendary music maker of great songs from the past, is adding another winery to his limited playlist of venues. This Sunday, August 7, Jimmy will play Delfosse Vineyards in Faber. The Nelson County vineyard is located just 30 minutes south of Charlottesville. Delfosse Vineyards & Winery is the newest entry into the growing list of great Virginia wineries and it boasts the only … [Read more...]
University Tire
It’s so rare to have quality experience with a business these days, it’s worth a shout out when it actually happens. I had such an experience this week when I bought tires from University Tire in Charlottesville. For the past few months I have been agonizing about whether or not to relegate my 97 Jeep Grand Cherokee to the junkyard, or play Russian roulette and buy another used car. My Jeep … [Read more...]
Jimmy O
No plans for this evening – Friday July 15? How about a short hop across the mountain to CrossKey Vineyards to enjoy the timeless music of Jimmy O? Jimmy will be playing at the vineyard tonight from 5:30 to 8:30. There will be great foods and wines available on a beautiful summer evening at CrossKeys at Mt. Crawford, near Bridgewater. Jimmy will also play at CrossKeys on Friday, Aug. 12 from … [Read more...]
Chung’s Barbershop
For several years, I scheduled haircuts at a local salon. The girl did a great job and was thoroughly entertaining, but often my schedule didn’t match hers. I had to make appointments in advance and sometimes I just didn’t know when I could break away for a haircut. I tried a franchise-type salon for men but wasn’t impressed. Different stylists produced different results, and some weren’t very … [Read more...]
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