Local horror films win at festival

Mantra, a horror film by a Charlottesville-based director with extensive shooting at Camp Albemarle, has won “best feature” at the Fright Night Film Fest earlier this month. Director Brian Wimer, already celebrated for More… (0)

Schools get Energy Star rating

Five Charlottesville City schools have received an Energy Star designation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Johnson, Jackson-Via, Venable, Burnley-Moran and Clarke elementary schools have already received their designation and plaques; applications from Greenbrier Elementary and Charlottesville High School are still being processed, according to a press release.

To win an Energy Star rating, More… (3)

Court Square market?

On Monday night, City Councilors discussed the possibility of moving the Charlottesville City Market from the Water Street parking lots to Court Square, reports Rachana Dixit in the Daily Progress. The popular Saturday morning outdoor market, which showcases the area’s local food artisans and craftspeople, has been held at the Water Street location for 15 years, but with as many as 100 vendors competing for space now, it’s getting a little cramped. However, Councilors initiated the discussion by More… (31)

Wagner back in the dugout

Eleven months after undergoing elbow surgery, New York Mets relief pitcher and Crozet resident Billy Wagner, 38, returned to the active roster, and is scheduled to throw a bullpen session today. “I’m a competitor and you want to compete and you really don’t like somebody to tell you your career is over,” Wagner tells the New York Times. However, the Daily Press reports More… (1)

Mockingbird sings: Staunton’s new local focal point

Mockingbird, a new music venue and restaurant, is coming to this street corner in Staunton in mid-September.
PHOTO BY KEVIN BLACKBURN

We all know how popular the local food movement has become, what with chefs sprinkling their menus with food from local farms, but a new restaurant in Staunton is embracing the the concept at its conception, in more ways than one.

Shooting for a mid-September opening, Mockingbird, a big addition to Beverly Street, will not only More… (1)