Unique Services is a professional landscaping company that can help with many chores when time runs short – or when it’s more convenient to hire professionals to do the job. Owned by Lawrence Randolph, Unique Services says that no job is too big or too small to handle. Lawrence’s skilled crew can handle cleaning, hauling, grounds keeping, planting, painting and more. They will even run errands if … [Read more...]

Warranties are nice, but the last thing you want in life is to have to redeem a warranty when you are pulling a trailer. That means your axle broke, the brakes locked, the tires failed or any number of other serious issues. If you were pulling a couple thousand pounds of equipment or livestock down the highway at 60 miles per hour when the problem occurred, the results could be catastrophic, if … [Read more...]

One voice in Charlottesville rises like a lighthouse beacon in the fog in protest of intrusive and wasteful government. One voice makes sense among all the progressive babbling. One voice stands strongly for the interests of local businesses and their employees. That one voice is Rob Schilling of WINA’s The Schilling Show. As a rule, the various media are more than glad to accept hard earned … [Read more...]

Most everyone in Charlottesville knows that the Horse & Hound Gastropub on West Main Street is an ideal spot for a great sandwich or an intimate dinner. They also know of the great selection of wins and beers available and the delicious culinary creations from Chef Luther Fedora. But many are not aware that the Horse & Hound is a top choice for special events and for catering. “We do a … [Read more...]

I had enjoyed a particular bottle of wine and couldn’t find it in the wine department at a nearby grocery store. I stopped by Rio Hill Wine and asked my friend Doug Hotz if he knew about it. “I’ll check and see if I can get it," he said. Three days later, Doug had tracked down a distributor and said he could get a bottle or even a case in three days. That’s the kind of service customers at Rio … [Read more...]

Many salons price their facial appointments by the clock - maybe 30 minutes, maybe 45, maybe an hour. Kathryn Yates at Faces by Kathryn is less interested in what time it is than how her clients look. “I give my clients a full hour,” she said. “Everyone deserves to benefit from a quality facial.” And whereas many salons may charge up to $148 for an hour facial, Kathryn’s fee is … [Read more...]

When my good friend, Ron Martin, was alive, if we needed to replace an appliance we’d call him and say, “Ron, our dishwasher just died. When can you get us another one?” Odds are, it was the next day. His technicians delivered the new one, took the old one away and left a bill on our kitchen counter. We trusted Ron’s expertise and opinion so much that we often left it up to him to pick the … [Read more...]

The biggest smallmouth I ever caught was on a float tube trip near Hatton Ferry. I don’t now how big she was since I released her and I had no scales with me to weigh the hefty fish. But she was big enough to pull my float tube all over the river. It took quite a while to bring that big bass to net. It just so happens that now is an excellent time to float the James River and James River … [Read more...]