I returned over the weekend from a conference in Palm Springs, California, an annual event for our trade organization, AAN (aka the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies), which brings together editors and publishers from papers like ours from across the country to talk shop about the challenges, opportunities, and occasional absurdities of running an independent newspaper in 2026. I brought home a lot of ideas (as well as the last gasps of a stomach bug that took me out for the first day of the conference, but I won’t go into that here, thanks).
Mostly, though, I came home reminded that we’re all trying to solve the same problems. From newsrooms in Charlottesville all the way to California, the conversations are very similar: How do we build community? Earn trust? Raise enough money to keep doing this work?
That feeling followed me to the airport, where hundreds of strangers stood refreshing their airline apps and staring at departure boards, groaning with every new delay, and it made me think about the quiet ways we’re connected. Which brings me, oddly enough, to this week’s cover story (p.20).
Milk may be one of the few things every person has a story about. Maybe yours includes a family farm, or cereal before school, breastfeeding, lactose intolerance, or a favorite milkshake (see The Big Picture on p. 70).
That’s what I love about this feature. It starts with something ordinary and ends up exploring innovation, nutrition, parenting, entrepreneurship, and community.
As for my own milk story? I’ll save it for another time. I’m still digesting this week’s lessons (in more ways than one).
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Christine Phelan Kueter, a native Midwesterner, has worked in book publishing, as a newspaper reporter and columnist, and as a writer and editor in higher education. A correspondent for WVTF/Radio IQ since 2020, her monthly series, “Meet Virginia,” aired on Virginia Public Radio in 2024. Read her work on page 20.
Sarah Golibart Gorman is a writer and educator. Her food journey began in a peach orchard, sparking a respect for growers and a love of flavor. Gorman contributes to Garden & Gun, The Harrisonburg Citizen, JMU’s Madison Magazine, and Edible Blue Ridge. She also develops recipes and stars in cooking videos for Shenandoah Valley Orchards. Read her work on page 29. Hey, thanks! These generous
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9 Artist, concept announced for turning Lee statue remains into art.
11 Fry’s Spring residents object to tree removal.
13 Real Estate: Louisa supes delay vote on housing unhoused at churches.
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27 Extra: Lyle Lovett and his Small Large Band return
28 Critical Condition: The Barber of Seville at The Paramount.
29 Small Bites: Pour Baker, winning local wineries, and more.
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Swords Into Plowshares announces design team, concept for transforming bronze from former Lee statue into public art
BY CATIE RATLIFF
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n the fifth anniversary of the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue, Swords Into Plowshares announced the design concept for the next stage of the project: ROOTED, by Model of Architecture Serving Society and Dana King. The former monument’s melted-down bronze will be transformed into a new public artwork at the center of a redesigned Market Street Park.
“For more than a decade, Charlottesville has stood at the center of national debates about Confederate monuments, racial violence, historical memory, and the future of public space,” reads an excerpt from the July 10 announcement. “Swords Into Plowshares asks what comes after removal: how a community might transform a symbol of white supremacy into something that reflects shared values, public accountability, and the possibility of repair.”
Reflecting on the more than 10-year-long journey, Zyahna Bryant—whose petition, written when she was in high school, kicked off conversations about removing the Lee statue and other Confederate monuments in Charlottesville—is excited about what’s to come with ROOTED.
“I never thought when I originally introduced that petition that it might actually happen,” says Bryant. “To have the vote to remove those statues years and years ago … and then to have them actually removed, and then to have Swords Into Plowshares … It’s kind of hard to find the words to express how excited I am for our community, and for the healing and reconciliation that is ongoing and that will continue to take place in our community.”
The design concept from artist King and MASS was selected via a ranked-choice survey of almost 1,000 community members. ROOTED was the first-choice design for 64 percent of respondents.
“The project is so important historically, socially for the people of Charlottesville, and the state of Virginia, for the country,” says King. “I’m just so grateful and thrilled that people love [ROOTED] too, and that I get a
sense that it fits Charlottesville, that it’s something that the people would be proud to have in the city.”
At the center of the design is a baobab tree, chosen for its “pan-African symbolism for wisdom, longevity, and interconnection,” with seasonal gardens and brick niches also highlighted in the project proposal. New pathways will web across the park, connecting gathering spaces and gardens. The interior of the baobab tree is imagined with handprints of community members, and the possibility of extending the sculpture’s message to other spaces across the city with installations of baobab fruit sculptures and imagery in the future.
While the concept is fleshed out, SIP’s announcement emphasized plans for continued community engagement in the project.
“We believe that the most impactful art emerges from genuine collaboration,” said Andrea Douglas, SIP co-founder and Jefferson School African American Heritage Center executive director. “The extensive community engagement we’ve undertaken— with input from so many diverse voices—has been absolutely vital to this project. We’re thrilled to be working alongside such an accomplished and thoughtful design team. I am confident that we will create something lasting and meaningful.”
Both King and MASS have previously worked on projects transforming spaces and architecture, examining the history of people and environments.
King, who describes herself as a “classical figurative sculptor who creates public monuments of Black bodies in bronze,” has a portfolio of work spanning the United States. Highlights from King’s portfolio include Monumental Reckoning Golden Gate Park (San Francisco, California, 2021), King William Lanson (New Haven, Connecticut, 2020), and a sculpture of Black Panther Party for Self Defense co-founder Dr. Huey P. Newton, commissioned by his widow in 2021 and permanently installed in Oakland, California.
“I think for me, the goal of this is … very simple. It’s to take up space with ROOTED
and your neighbors, and find a level of acceptance—not just welcoming and belonging, but acceptance—of people that don’t look like you, that may not speak the language you speak … just different people, and that you all enjoy the space in the space together,” says King. “On some level, the outcome is simple. But getting there is going to take intention.”
Among MASS’s most notable undertakings is The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, designed in collaboration with Bryan Stevenson and the Equal Justice Initiative. A Charlottesville delegation led by JSAAHC visited the museum and the national lynching memorial in 2018.
“We experienced firsthand the powerful healing work of this design firm,” said Jalane Schmidt, SIP co-founder, in the July 10 announcement. “The Swords Into
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Plowshares project looks forward to collaborating with MASS in the community engagement process to transform Charlottesville’s public space to support our striving for multiracial democracy.”
“Their designs invite passive onlookers to become active participants in this act of reflection,” says Bryant. “Whether we’re thinking about the work they did at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, to even this design for Charlottesville, it is this invitation to come in to reflect, to connect with others, to have a moment to kind of just pause. I think that that’s really powerful.”
With the ninth anniversary of the August 11 and 12 Unite the Right white supremacist rally on the horizon, SIP hopes to complete its plans for the new monument in time for the 10th anniversary next summer.
“As we approach the 10th anniversary of the 2017 what I will call terrorist attack … as we mark that occasion next year, I’m just really proud of our community for doing the hard work. I’m proud of the people who have put themselves on the front lines,” says Bryant. “The sacrifice and the dedication of people like [Douglas], [Schmidt], Jordy Yager, the entire Jefferson School African American Heritage Center team, and all of the organizers, the Blue Ribbon Commission. All of their work has been so important to bring us to this place, and we couldn’t have done it without them.”
There’s still a long way to go for King, who has a list of to-dos that spans from meeting with a local foundry about logistics to finding a studio space large enough to create 8- to 10-foot models of the baobab tree. But the prospect of working with MASS and the Charlottesville community to create the end product is a beacon for the sculptor.
“I think once we get there and succeed at creating a welcoming, accepting space, it will be the model for the world,” says King. “That sounds pretty lofty, I know. But, you know, we’re in a challenging space as Americans, and I do believe that art can close the gap on where we’re at.” C
That stinks Charlottesville Fire Department sent firefighters to the Charlottesville Police Department on July 7 to investigate reports of fumes and a burning smell coming from the latter building’s basement; no evidence of fire or smoke was found. Bill split Charlottesville will divide $7 million in state funding allotted in Virginia’s newest budget between its own low-barrier homeless shelter project and the Salvation Army’s high-barrier shelter. Setting boundaries Albemarle County schools debate tougher policies to prevent employee sexual misconduct in the wake of a former employee’s arrest on child sex abuse charges. Back on board CHO resumed direct flights to Chicago July 10. In search of Local authorities are asking the public for help locating suspects in two separate cases, including a suspected homicide in Charlottesville on July 10. Bwip-bwip! Lock your cars and bring your valuables inside, or risk falling victim to a rising trend of thefts from or of area vehicles. Parking lots? Water Street Parking Garage operating at reduced capacity amid structural repairs slated to last six weeks.
Beyond installing the baobab sculpture, ROOTED’s design team hopes to transform all of Market Street Park into a space for public engagement.
Where to?
All eyes are once again on the Free Bridge encampment, with Charlottesville police investigating reports of a sexual assault and Mayor Juandiego Wade announcing that efforts to clear the area are underway.
On the evening of July 9, officers were dispatched to the encampment, where a victim reported being raped by someone potentially known to them. According to a July 10 news release from Charlottesville Police Department, detectives and forensic investigators were sent to the scene.
The investigation into the incident remains ongoing. CPD says no further information will be released at this time.
Public calls to take action addressing safety concerns at the encampment ramped up following the reported sexual assault. On July 13, Mayor Juandiego Wade told Cville Right Now that the city is working to clear the encampment. Outreach to unhoused people living in the area is reportedly underway, with Wade telling CRN the city is “offering those eligible for services options.”
At press time, the city had not responded to C-VILLE’s request for comment.
This is not the first incident at the Free Bridge site. A man was found deceased in a tent and a separate tent caught fire in June. Local leaders and service providers have voiced concern about safety, particularly due to the location’s flood risk.—Catie Ratliff
New leadership
Albemarle County Public County Schools announced in a July 9 press release that Hollymead Elementary School Principal Joe McCauley has resigned. His departure follows weeks of pressure from parents and community members concerned about the handling of allegations of sexual abuse against former staff member Michael Swiney.
At press time, ACPS had not named an interim principal. A search for a permanent replacement will be conducted during the 2026-27 school year.—CR
Into the woods
Neighbors question city’s commitment to environmental quality as construction nears on long-planned development BY SEAN TUBBS
Crews with Stanley Martin Homes are preparing to build about four dozen single-family houses in the Fry’s Spring neighborhood on land currently covered by a forest. The first step in the Azalea Springs project is to remove mature trees that nearby residents say are critical to the city’s environmental health.
“This isn’t about opposing growth,” said Emily Sloan, a homeowner who lives near the Azalea Springs development. “It’s about whether Charlottesville’s environmental protections have meaningful influence when irreplaceable natural resources are at stake.”
With tree removal imminent, Sloan and others sent a press release on July 10 intended to raise awareness of neighbors’ concerns, including the hope that two mature American-Asian hybrid chestnut trees be spared.
Stanley Martin Homes paid $2,423,500 for the properties on August 5, 2019. The Azalea Springs project was developed under the city’s 2003 zoning code but has unique circumstances. The underlying land between what is now Azalea Drive and Monte Vista Drive was originally platted for development in the 1920s with a total of 88 buildable lots.
City Council unanimously approved a critical slopes waiver in January 2023 as part of a plan that sought to consolidate the number of lots to 45. At a public hearing a month earlier, some members of the Planning Commission wanted all 88 lots developed with smaller units, but the project engineer explained the lower number.
The final site plan for Azalea Springs, located between Azalea Springs and Monte Vista drives, comprises 45 lots.
“This is the best project that fits in with the existing neighborhood,” said Scott Collins, a civil engineer who represented Stanley Martin, on December 13, 2022. “To come in with something smaller and denser has the feeling that it doesn’t quite fit in with the character.”
A year later, City Council adopted a new zoning code that allows greater residential density across most of the city. For instance, both Azalea Drive and Monte Vista Drive are now zoned Residential-A, which allows a maximum of three units for each lot and more if affordability provisions are met.
Since then, the Department of Neighborhood Development Services has begun a
multifaceted review of the city’s environmental regulations in hopes of encouraging more infill development such as the Azalea Springs project. That includes a look at rules on disturbing critical slopes that might prevent some lots from reaching theoretical maximum build-out.
The city is currently reviewing bids for a firm to study stormwater regulations to see if they can be loosened.
“Updates need to balance the City’s Comprehensive Plan goals of density and housing choice with a protected and restored natural environment,” reads an invitation for consultants to do the work.
This work may not be completed until 2029, which one member of the Planning Commission said would be too late.
“I understand trying to be comprehensive about it and to really understand the full picture,” said Danny Yoder at a May 12 meeting. “I just question that there are items that we know today are creating real hindrances to the creation of housing.”
The group of Fry’s Spring residents issued its press release in order to draw public attention to the removal of a forest on private land, to remind people of what is lost when development is pursued at all costs.
“It’s about whether Charlottesville’s environmental protections have meaningful influence when irreplaceable natural resources are at stake,” Sloan said.
The city will soon advertise for a new NDS director because Kellie Brown left at the end of June after only two years on the job.
“I just question that there are items that we know today are creating real hindrances to the creation of housing.” DANNY YODER
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Shelter guardrails
Louisa supervisors delay vote on proposal to allow churches to house people overnight BY SEAN TUBBS
Agroup of churches in Louisa have been seeking a change to the county’s Land Development Regulations to allow them to offer overnight shelter for those without a home.
In August 2025, the Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend a change that would allow churches and nonprofit groups to operate a “humanitarian shelter” if they obtain a conditional use permit from the Board of Supervisors. The appointed body’s recommendation came despite opposition from a dozen speakers who want the shelters, but said it is a violation of the First Amendment to require churches to go through the review process.
The Board of Supervisors took up the amendment on July 6 and, while introducing it, Chair Duane Adams of the Mineral District said he had two concerns. The first was about potential governmental overreach.
“What I think as a Christian is the church’s mandate is to take care of the poor, take care of people who are needy, take care of the least among us,” Adams said.
The second concern was about the rights of those who live near churches that open their doors to the homeless.
“How do we make sure that the neighborhood, the community that a humanitarian shelter would be in, has guardrails?” Adams asked. “How do we know that we don’t have people who shouldn’t be with young children in one of those shelters?”
Deputy County Administrator Chris Coon said those questions would be answered as each shelter makes its way through the approval process. The draft ordinance would require many documents such as a “community impact and service burden” statement.
“Whatever [the] identification, verification methods, or screening practices, they use that if they establish the documents and get approved for the CUP,” Coon said.
The Louisa Homeless Coalition has been seeking to emulate Charlottesville’s PACEM, which helps facilitate overnight stays in the winter. Lin Kogle suggested that there could be one permit for multiple churches that agree to provide the service.
“We have over 110 churches in Louisa County,” Kogle said. “Many of them are willing to do this once you all approve it.”
The permit process requires public hearings during which neighbors can weigh in. A consensus on the Board wanted to keep the permit requirement in or have some other way of holding the churches accountable.
“I think the concern of the community and some of the people on this Board, me being one of them, is that we are going to bus the problems here from Richmond and Charlottesville,” said Supervisor Toni Williams, Jr. of the Jackson District.
Other members of the coalition said it usually goes the other way, with people from Louisa heading to urban areas with more services.
“I’ve lived here 30 years and taken homeless people into my home and worked with the homeless for 30 years,” said Sue Frankel-Streit. “I’ve never had anyone ask to come here. It’s always trying to go where services are.”
After a lengthy public hearing, supervisors were not ready to vote and directed staff to examine whether or not there is a way to move forward without requiring a permit.
“Let’s take the next 30 days, really focus on it and put it to bed because winter’s coming,” Adams said.
The item will come back at the August 3 Board of Supervisors meeting.
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Wonderful 1920 2 story residence with a one story wing. Charm and character can only begin to describe this lovely property. The eat-in kitchen is bright and cheerful with a bay window and center island. The unique staircase from the kitchen and foyer leads upstairs as well as to the primary suite wing with vaulted ceilings. The covered side porch acts as extended living space. Walk-up attic is great for storage and could be finished. Oversized garage with apartment above.
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One of a kind retirement living in Charlottesville. Mountain views, pool, restaurant, billiards room, regular educational and entertainment productions. This east facing residence has been nicely customized. The covered terrace is a great place to watch the sunrise. Bright open spaces. A large dining area opens to the kitchen and living room. 2 or 3 bedrooms (1 could be a study) underground parking with easy elevator access. $650,000
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By PhelanChristine Kueter
Got milk? Virginia does. From minute milk exosomes that deliver drugs and beauty to high-tech breastfeeding devices, infant milk sharing apps, and dairy in its raw form, a look at a few of the ways the white stuff helps our region rise to the top like—well, you know.
egistered UVA Health dietitian Katherine Basbaum—who earned degrees from Tufts and UC San Diego—often sees patients who believe swapping dairy for plant-based milk is healthier. But that isn’t always the case, Basbaum says. Here, Basbaum gives us the skinny on milk consumption, breaks down its varieties, from whole to skim, and weighs in on the advisability of downing unpasteurized products (hint: “Drink at your own risk,” she says).
C-VILLE: Since January, whole milk is back on the menu at American schools. Is the saturated fat in whole milk different, than, say, the saturated fat in a steak?
Katherine Basbaum: That’s the argument, yes. There’s some research that’s emerging, though it’s not fully conclusive, showing that the saturated fat in dairy products as compared to other food products may not have as detrimental an effect, and may not increase the risk of mortality or cardiovascular disease development.
There’s a lot of talk about the dairy matrix, and I respect the science. There are other components in milk, though. We also know that saturated fat, regardless of where it comes from, can raise LDL or bad cholesterol. Whole milk is also higher in calories. It’s a bit all over the place.
Guide us through how much to consume and what milk types to consider. This is tricky. It’s recommended that healthy adults consume about three cups of dairy a day, and whether that’s yogurt, milk, or cottage cheese, you get similar benefits. But here’s the kicker: The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans says it’s okay to do whole milk, butter, or beef tallow, but the recommendation still says our daily diet should be 10 percent or less of saturated fat.
So if you consume three cups of whole milk, even if you consume no other saturated fat during your day—chicken, a piece of chocolate, a cookie, or butter on your potatoes—it will eat up about 75 percent of your maximum saturated fat recommended per day (on a 2,000 kcal/day diet). In other words, if you decide to drink three cups of whole milk per day, that’s fine, but know that it will only leave you with enough saturated
fat left in the bank for one small chicken breast, plain, no skin.
Milk fat (not whole milk) is about 60 percent saturated fat by weight. In other words, saturated fat accounts for about 60 percent of the total fat in whole milk. And that causes big confusion on the part of a lot of nutrition scientists and dietitians. There’s 8 grams of total fat in whole milk, and about 5 grams of that total comes from saturated fat.
What about milk types?
You have your 0 percent fat, or skim milk, your 1 percent, your 2 percent, and whole milk, which is 4 percent milk fat. But when marketers say whole milk is ‘96 percent fat free,’ people might think, ‘Oh, that’s pretty good.’ That feels deceitful. They’re flipping the script. For anybody watching their calories, that is reason alone to choose a lower-fat percentage over whole milk.
Regardless of milk’s fat content, the protein is the same. All of the other nutrients are also still in there. In whole milk, vitamins A and D occur naturally because they’re fat-soluble vitamins, but lower-fat milk is fortified with vitamins A and D, so you’re good either way.
What about whole milk making you feel more full?
There’s truth to that, but for a good reason: Calories and fat give you more satisfaction, satiety, and fullness. But it’s almost double the calories and higher fat.
Are there certain times in life when consuming milk is more important than others?
It’s good for kids so they get enough of the vitamins, minerals, calcium and vitamin D
they need for brain growth and development. It’s also good for those in the 60-plus age group, when there’s an increased risk of osteoporosis.
What about the plant-milks: almond, soy, oat, etc.?
The differences between them are far and wide. Soy milk is closest to cow’s milk in terms of naturally matching the protein content and fat and minerals, but something like almond milk has almost no protein.
If you avoid milk, are you missing out?
It’s not like there are things specifically in cow’s milk that you absolutely can’t get anywhere else, like in animal proteins, beans and legumes, leafy greens, and fish. I’d never say, ‘Oh, you don’t drink milk? You’re doing such a disservice to yourself.’ It’s an easy way, though, to get nutrients like protein and calcium.
What’s your take on raw milk?
It scares me a little bit. In 1987, the FDA banned interstate sales of raw milk intended for consumer use. In Virginia, it’s illegal to buy it from a store, but herd shares are a way to get raw milk legally.
But it’s drink at your own risk. … How well do you know the farm where you’re getting your raw milk? Are they mindful of udder infections or fecal matter in the tanks? There are reasons why raw milk can be dangerous … it’s the pasteurization process that knocks out the bad bacteria and potentially life-threatening issues.
From a nutritional standpoint, a lot of raw milk’s claims—that it’s less allergenic,
On milk
that it bypasses lactose intolerance, that it has probiotics—are just, no. Now, if you pick raw milk because it tastes better, and because you know the strict practices being taken, then I would say, by all means. But you’re not getting anything extra that you wouldn’t get from pasteurized milk.
People will disagree with me on that, but the research just isn’t there about whether it reduces inflammatory bowel disease or improves lactose intolerance or has greater nutrition. There’s some research but it’s not strong and there aren’t human trials, not the kind of research that diet and health professionals consider to be robust and conclusive.
Raw milk doesn’t contain more protein. Raw milk’s probiotics are in such small amounts, so don’t even bring it up and trick people. With raw milk, you’re getting comparable nutrition, protein, mineral content as you are with pasteurized milk. There’s less vitamin loss in raw milk, but these vitamins—A and D, B vitamins, folate—are in such small quantities to begin with so it’s inconsequential as far as I’m concerned.
Dietitian Katherine Basbaum says that drinking milk is an “easy way ... to get nutrients like protein and calcium.”
Little things of big significance
Even a few years back, Spencer Marsh’s fascination with exosomes—the minute intracellular messengers present in all living tissue, but particularly abundant in milk—wasn’t much of a conversation starter.
“While I was a student, my mentor said, ‘I wouldn’t really bother with those, they’re just garbage chutes to get rid of stuff,’” recalls Marsh, now chief scientific officer at Roanoke-based biotech company Tiny Cargo. “The prevailing notion at the time was that these were just little things of little significance.”
Today, though, Marsh and his colleagues believe that those milk-derived exosomes (and other extracellular vesicles, so-called EVs, like them) are the key to immunity, healing, and well-being. EVs efficiently tote and precisely deliver pre-loaded drugs, and research shows they can help mitigate debilitating radiation side effects in patients with certain kinds of cancer, and reduce scarring and regenerate cardiac tissue in those who’ve suffered heart attacks. On their own or with their teensy pharmaceutical loads, EVs can improve skin, strengthen bones and muscles, fortify the gut—even protect humans from lethal doses of radiation. Down the road, exosomes may even deliver monoclonal antibodies by binding to antigens to target specific diseases.
It was 2023 when Marsh and his colleagues, including Tiny Cargo CEO Robert Gourdie, first isolated exosomes from cow’s milk, transformed them into a shelfstable powder, and figured out how to load the tiny transporters with drugs that could be
Bosom buddy
The crying was driving new mom Jenny Lynn Walding insane
“I’d thought I’d ruined our life,” says Walding, who lives in Lake Monticello. “She’s crying, I’m crying, we had a disabled dog at the time, and she’d be whining, navigating this new dynamic of not being at the center for everything.”
In the bewildering beginning of parenthood, breastfeeding proved particularly agonizing. Walding saw stars every time her baby suckled. Her breasts were bruised, and her nipples actually blistered. She got mastitis, which left her breasts inflamed, hot, and hard to the touch, despite using tools like a breast pump and nipple shields that promised to help, but didn’t.
Worse, her baby didn’t gain weight. Doctors called it “failure to thrive,” and instructed Walding to track her daughter’s weight before and after nursing, which a frazzled Walding did.
“I would bring her to the breast, and she would, in air quotes, feed,” recalls Walding, “but they were non-nutritive sucks. She wasn’t having these long draws, wasn’t ef-
fectively removing milk, which then also told my body to make less milk.”
By the time doctors diagnosed the infant’s tongue-tie seven weeks later—a condition that dramatically limits the tongue’s range of motion, easily remedied with a quick snip of the frenulum below the tongue—Walding was at her wit’s end.
“I‘m looking at this nipple shield,” she recalls, “and was just, like, ‘This is a dumb nipple shield!’ I love to hate it, I hate to love it. But why am I not getting more insight?”
Nipple shields aren’t new. For at least 500 years, the devices (made of metal, glass, wood, wax, animal skin, and, more recently, silicone) have been used to improve babies’ latch, breastfeeding longevity, deal with engorgement, prematurity, cleft palate, torticollis, and tongue-tie.
While some breastfeeding experts discourage their use, for others, nipple shields are foundational. Even revelatory.
That was true for Walding. Her invention—a smart nipple shield that measures milk flow, composition, and assesses a baby’s latch—tethers to an app that gives data about what’s coming out, what’s going in, and whether it’s enough.
While few similar devices exist, Walding says hers “improves the mousetrap” with bi-directional insights as well as text and phone support. Her “moonshot” is to help
taken by mouth. Soon, they’d developed XOlacta, a product currently in clinical trials, which appears to protect heart tissue and limit the spread of cell death after a heart attack.
For cancers that metastasize quickly and require large-scale irradiation—such as HER2 breast and brain cancers—there’s evidence that XOlacta lessens some of radiation’s most horrific side effects, allowing “these patients to get that curative benefit of radiation without ruining their quality of life along the way,” Marsh explains.
Tiny Cargo owes its more recent foray into the cosmetics industry to its overabundance of product—95 to 98 percent more than what was needed for clinical trials— which means lately that Marsh and his colleagues are rubbing elbows with plastic surgeons, keynoting cosmetic chemists’ conventions, and jetting off to Paris for a make-up R&D event.
“I never thought that I would be working with milk and cosmetics in my life,” chuckles Marsh.
Homestead Creamery delivers about 300 gallons of skim milk each week to Tiny Cargo’s manufacturing facility, where it’s transformed from food to pharma. And while the company’s interested in using EV-rich raw milk as a starting point for its products down the line, given that pasteurization kills about 90 percent of exosomes, Marsh and his team still have more figuring to do before that happens.
Until then, he’ll stir a little in his coffee— “I don’t really drink milk anymore,” he says, “and people think that’s weird”—and consider the tiny possibilities.
Tiny Cargo employees believe that milk-derived exosomes (and other EVs like them) are the key to immunity, healing, and well-being.
Jenny Lynn Walding’s smart nipple shield measures milk flow and composition, and also assesses a baby’s latch.
the 86 percent of moms who initiate breastfeeding do it longer, and support the 60 percent of women who stop breastfeeding before they intend to.
“We want to make sure they’re not having this huge cliff drop-off because of lack of support because they either believe they’re not making enough milk or actually have an issue with milk supply,” says Walding, who, after remedying each child’s tongue-tie was able to successfully breastfeed. “Right now, there’s no way to tell the difference.”
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that women exclusively breastfeed for their babies’ first six months of life—something only about one-quarter achieve.
“That’s the state of affairs right now, is this struggling,” Walding adds. “We need to remove the subjectivity from the space of infant feeding.”
MilkMade’s teardrop-shaped design offers small cavities for a battery and sensors that transmit data to the app. Walding’s earned $75,000 to scale the tech and apply for two patents in anticipation of what she hopes comes next: $1.5 to $3 million to develop working prototypes to be distributed and refined by breastfeeding moms, lactation experts, and providers.
MilkMade’s final lap, Walding says, would include clinical trials and, ultimately, FDA approval as a medical device.
That will take years. But Walding’s in it to win it.
“When we have self-driving cars, when we’re going to Mars, when we’ve brought back the dire wolf, while we’re in dire straits about what is literally the foundation to health and humanity, which is human milk,” says Walding. “That’s why I need the moms, I need the researchers, I need the investors. If there is a takeaway, it’s that human milk will set us free.”
There’s a joke in the Waldings’ home about doors. Her husband, who works in sales from his home office upstairs, has one, and their girls, now 8 and 10, know to knock. Walding’s office, though, just to the right of the family’s front door, is doorless.
There’s a metaphor in that.
“I pitch to a lot of people who don’t look like me,” Walding muses, “and I can see the eyebrow raises, or the head nods. Breeding is one of those, ‘If you know you know.’”
Part of MilkMade’s power, she says, is the talking it spurs, which is critical for ultra-mobile, hyper-connected, but often lonely new moms who don’t know how, who, or even what to ask.
“What if we started normalizing conversations,” Walding says, “saying things like, ‘You’re feeding, it’s 5pm, 90 percent of users experience a dip in [breast] milk supply in the late afternoon. It’s not because you’re actually producing less; it’s that your milk content has a higher fat content. Keep up the good work!’”
“One of the largest predictors of breastfeeding success,” Walding winks, “is will.”
Raw product
When the LaVoy family travels, they’ve learned to choke down traditional grocery store milk—or simply avoid it.
But the decision to switch to raw milk six years ago really began with chickens—and the family’s budget.
“When we moved here from Fairfax, getting animals, like chickens, was the first thing we did,” says Mabby LaVoy, 42, mother of four and a former elementary school teacher who works for a local stationery company. “I’ve always gravitated toward minimally processed food— whether it’s making bread, yogurt, raising meat chickens. All of that was motivated by finding food that has fewer ingredients, but also the cost savings. Organic anything was out of our budget.”
So when LaVoy discovered a local herd share that cost the same as traditional organic pasteurized milk, “It was a no-
brainer,” she says. “And the delivery spot was right around the corner!”
Today, the LaVoys pay about $22 a week for three gallons of raw milk from Keezletown-based Windy Hill Farm, which, like the state’s largest raw milk producer, Creambrook Farm, milks butterfat-rich Jersey cows. Most weeks, they use it all.
And raw milk isn’t just for drinking. The LaVoys use it to make butter, sourdough bread, yogurt, biscuits, and Alfredo sauce. And while they don’t think it’s actually healthier—“the science says raw milk’s nutritional profile is pretty similar [to pasteurized milk],” says LaVoy—they like knowing their food’s origin story.
“We have more of a country lifestyle,” explains 10-year-old Gwenie LaVoy, a rising fifth grader, “and I just like that better.”
Liquid gold rush
For someone with neither biological children nor breasts (having undergone a double mastectomy in 2017 after a breast cancer diagnosis and having her silicone implants “explanted” in May 2026), Share the Drop founder Kelly Cox is, perhaps, an unlikely breast milk champion.
“I just think we should feed babies,” says Cox, a birth doula, yoga teacher, and podcaster. “Whatever way you do it is the perfect way.”
It was a free lactation support group where Cox first heard about women’s infant feeding angst. The Share the Drop app, which Cox launched in 2022, became a virtual breast milk exchange in a space previously occupied only by Facebook. Since then, more than 6,000 parents—mostly in Richmond, Washington, D.C., and Charlottesville— have downloaded the app, offering “liquid gold” to everyone from those with low milk supply and breast cancer diagnoses to same-sex, foster, and surrogate families.
It’s even connected people in disaster zones with hungry babies—think of the Los Angeles fires and Hurricane Helene— when clean water isn’t available to properly prepare formula.
Share the Drop recipients pay $20 a month for the app; donors pay nothing. Those eligible for government support, such as WIC or SNAP, get it for free.
Now, though, Cox says it’s time to pass her baby on. She hopes to sell the app—“the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” she says—and get busy with what’s next: securing funding to produce a surgical recovery bra for those recuperating from mastectomies and explants (when silicone breast implants are removed).
“It’s my way of being a mom,” Cox laughs, “but it just looks different than actually carrying babies and paying for braces and going to Disney World.”
The Lavoy family pays about $22 a week for three gallons of raw milk from Augusta County’s Creambrook Farm, which milks butterfat-rich Jersey cows.
Kelly Cox launched Share the Drop, a virtual breast milk exchange, in 2022. Since then, more than 6,000 parents have downloaded the app.
NOW THROUGH – AUGUST 8, 2026
Escape to the Forest of Arden, where Rosalind takes charge, Orlando carves love into trees, and Shakespeare lets comedy run wild with moments that remind us sometimes you have to lose yourself to find yourself.
Life, love, marriage, loss—and the moments in between. In Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, the people of Grover’s Corners remind us that the smallest details often carry the deepest meaning. A timeless American classic that asks: Do we ever realize life while we live it?
SATURDAY 7/18
FIDDLE ME THIS
Touring off the back of the highly anticipated 2025 release Arcadia, Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas carry a well-earned legacy. Krauss’ transcendent voice has long been a fixture in the bluegrass and roots scene, and the Arcadia Tour sees her powerhouse vocals paired with celebrated tenor Russell Moore, a six-time International Bluegrass Music Association Male Vocalist of the Year award winner. Expect lamenting ballads alongside jauntier tunes tinged with country, rock ‘n’ roll, and pop inflections. With special guest Theo Lawrence. $61.70–118.65, 7:30pm. Ting Pavilion, 700 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. tingpavilion.com
CULTURE CRITICAL CONDITION
Charlottesville Opera Presents: The Barber of Seville
For all of the negative-energy detritus that Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) left smeared across popular culture, no one rioted upon its release—including the people camped out by movie theaters to see it first. But as the origin tale for a beloved sci-fi trilogy, there was no way it was going to meet such high expectations. Prequels can be tough.
Gioachino Rossini’s masterpiece, The Barber of Seville (1868), is a prequel, too.
The zany romantic opera—based on the first of Pierre Beaumarchais’ three French comic plays—provided a backstory to Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro (1786).
The problem was that it wasn’t the first prequel—it was (at least) the fourth. One early attempt had been out for 34 years and its composer, Giovanni Paisiello, a scene veteran and Rossini rival, decided to whip his supporters into a frenzy in order to ruin the debut of what he considered an insult to his work.
So like other seminal works that opened to audience violence (Stravinsky’s ballet Rite of Spring and Puccini’s Tosca come to mind), the Roman crowd at Barber were primed to tear the place apart before the show even started. And when it did, accounts told of all hell breaking loose on stage as well: a singer suffered a bloody face from a trapdoor, a guitar string snapped during a serenade, and a stray cat interrupted a scene.
All the performances that followed had no such issues.
And now with more than two centuries separating us from that mess, it’s safe to say the Charlottesville Opera’s production will offer a good-natured romp told through period costumes, hidden identities,
and romantic intrigue; a fun, lovelorn lunacy overseen by experienced director Kyle Lang.
THE PARAMOUNT THEATER Friday 7/17 and Sunday 7/19
Sung in Italian with English subtitles, the sunny Spanish-set piece has a solid number of big hits you’ll immediately recognize, particularly “Largo al factotum” (aka “Figaro, Figaro, Figaro!”). When conductor Djordje Nesic cues the orchestra for the first familiar strains of the twoact opera buffa’s overture, the Classical period’s best-known melodies will provide an invitation to a joyful escapade unencumbered by any dated CGI, precocious child actors, or Jar Jar Binks.—CM Gorey
CAUTION: The writer’s unrestrained cynicism and unresolved issues shape the writing of this opinion column. Results may vary.
Wednesday 7/15
music
Holly’s Open Mic Night. Mic check to all musicians, poets, and everyone in between. Free, 9pm. Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St.
The Wavelength. Vintage rock and more for your mid-week music boost. Free, 6:30pm. The Whiskey Jar, 227 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thewhiskey jarcville.com
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Disney’s Newsies. Tony Award-winning musical tells the tale of young Jack Kelly, who rallies his fellow turn-of-the-century New York paper hawkers to strike back against the leading media moguls of the day. $15–40, 7:30pm. Culbreth Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd. virginiatheatrefestival.org
Our Town Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play is one of the most cherished works in American theater, not because of spectacle, but because of its simplicity. $40–75, 7:30am. Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. american shakespearecenter.com
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Summer Reading: Declaration Book Club. A new in-person reading and discussion series exploring the enduring ideas, debates, and contradictions at the heart of the Declaration of Independence. $20–25, 5:30pm. Jefferson Vineyards, 1353 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. jeffersonvineyards.com etc.
Fund the Fight: Board Game Night. Hang out, play board games, and support the Blue Ridge Abortion Fund. Free, 6pm. Firefly, 1304 E. Market St. fireflycville.com
Rapture Karaoke Night. Hosted by Thunder Music. Free, 9pm. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapturerestaurant.com
Teen Writers Club. Teens ages 14–18 are invited to the Teen Space for an hour of writing, collaborative editing, and optional writing challenges in the company of other creative, writerly teens. Snacks provided. Free, 4pm. Central Library, 201 E. Market St. jmrl.org
Thursday
7/16
music
A Songwriter’s Journey Through American Music. A performance of original songs interspersed with classic folk, roots, and country tunes. Angela Easterling discusses the craft of songwriting, weaving in some of the history of roots music. Free, 7pm. Central Library, 201 E. Market St. jmrl.org
THURSDAY 7/16
Baby Jo’s. Boogie-woogie takes on classics, with a full horn section, groovy rhythm, shredding guitars, washboards, and the Queen of Boogie. Free, 9pm. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapturerestaurant.com
Berto and Vincent. Lively flamenco rumba duo. Free, 7pm. The Bebedero, 201 W. Main St., Downtown Mall. thebebedero.com
Jim Richardson. Folk, country, rock, and Americana stylings from a local singer-songwriter. Free, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com
Shawn Mullins. Singer-songwriter specializing in folk rock, instrumental rock, and adult alternative. With Cat Ridgeway. $43–55, 8pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com
Songwriter’s Open Mic. A space for all levels, styles, and ages. Sets limited to one original song per performer. Amps and mics provided. Free, 7pm.
LYRICISM AT THE LIBRARY
Greenville, South Carolina-based singer-songwriter Angela Easterling performs original songs and classic folk, roots, and country tunes in A Songwriter’s Journey Through American Music. Originally developed for the Smithsonian Institution, the program includes Easterling sharing thoughts on the craft of songwriting and talking about the stories behind her songs, while weaving in anecdotes about the history of Americana music. The other half of Easterling’s duo, Brandon Turner, demonstrates blues guitar styles and their applications within the blues genre. Free, 7pm. Central Library, 201 E. Market St. jmrl.org
Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potterscraftcider.com
Tucker Rogers & Friends. Guitarist gathers other local players for a night of exploratory jams and music for the soul. Free, 8pm. Dürty Nelly’s, 2200 Jefferson Park Ave. durtynellyscharlottesville.com stage
As You Like It. The noble Orlando wins a court wrestling match—and Rosalind’s heart—but before their love can take root, she’s banished from court. $40–75, 7:30pm. Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. americanshakespearecenter.com
Bent Theatre Improv. Off-the-cuff comedy. Free, 7pm. Patch Brewing Co., 10721 Gordon Ave., Gordonsville. patchbrewingco.com
Disney’s Newsies. See listing for Wednesday, July 17. $15–40, 7:30pm. Culbreth Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd. drama.virginia.edu
classes
Paint + Sip: Sunset Palms. Paint the supplied design in a step-by-step format. No experience necessary, all materials and first drink included. $44–49, 6pm. Pro Re Nata Farm Brewery, 6135 Rockfish Gap Tpk., Crozet. blueridgebrushes.com
Vineyard Puzzle Hunt. Like an escape room but at a winery. Crack codes and unravel riddles while sampling Charlottesville’s best wine, beer, and cider. Play when you want and go at your own pace. $15, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. puzzledbee.com
Friday 7/17
music
Acoustic Soul. Richelle Claiborne and Tucker Rogers bring warm acoustic grooves and soulful vocals. Free, 5pm. Bottle House, 608 W Main St. bottlehouse.net
Bob Bennetta Trio. Live jazz. Free, 6:30pm. Afghan Kabob House, 200 Market St. afghankabob-house.com
Chickenhead Blues Band. Charlottesville’s premier boogie-woogie, up beat, rhythm and blues dance band. Free, 6pm. Chisholm Vineyards at Adventure Farm, 1135 Clan Chisholm Ln., Earlysville. chisholmvineyards.com
Eli Cook Band. Music from the crossroads of blues, the highways of rock, and the backroads of country. Free, 9pm. Holly’s Diner, 1221 E. Market St. Fridays After Five: Drew Pace. Boot-stomping Southern fun. With Mary Moore. Free, 5:30pm. Ting Pavilion, 700 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. tingpavilion.com
Ethan Vincent stars as Figaro in Charlottesville Opera’s The Barber of Seville
EXTRA CULTURE
Josh Mayo & The House Sauce. Rock ‘n’ roll originals and covers. Free, 9:30pm. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapturerestaurant.com
Ken Farmer & The Authenticators. A priceless night of rockin’ good fun. Free, 6pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glass housewinery.com
Matthew O’Donnell. Bringing a modern energy to traditional drinking songs, sea shanties, Irish jigs and reels, timeless folk favorites, and original songs. Free, 5:30pm. Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potterscraftcider.com
Neon Angels. Local collective of songwriters and musicians disrupts the status quo again. Featuring Susan Munson, Holly Renee Allen, Jules Kresky, and Gina Sobel. $17–20, 8pm. The Front Porch, 221 E. Water St. frontporchcville.com
Pat Anderson. Roots rocker with a tough-minded country-rock sensibility. Free, 5pm. DuCard Vineyards, 40 Gibson Hollow Ln., Etlan. ducard vineyards.com
The Wavelength. Grooving it up with vintage tunes to move you. Free, 4:30am. Fallen Tree Vineyard and Farm, 4593 Clark Rd., Crozet. fallen treevineyard.com
Tre. Charles. Alternative/indie artist who dives into the depths of soul with powerful lyrics and emotive crooning. $19, 8pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com stage
Charlottesville Opera Presents: The Barber of Seville Get ready for scheming, singing, and romantic chaos in Rossini’s effervescent comedy. $12–98, 7pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net
Disney’s Newsies. See listing for Wednesday, July 15. $15–40, 7:30pm. Culbreth Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd. virginiatheatrefestival.org
Our Town. See listing for Wednesday, July 15. $40–75, 7:30am. Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. americanshakespearecenter.com
classes
Paint + Sip: Sunrise Silhouette. Paint the supplied design in a step-by-step format. No experience necessary, all materials included. $39–44, 6pm. Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. blueridgebrushes.com
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Fun Fridays. Teens ages 11–18 are invited to participate in fun new experiences. This week: prehistoric paint & sip. Registration required. Free, 2pm. Central Library, 201 E. Market St. jmrl.org Vineyard Puzzle Hunt. See listing for Thursday, July 16. $15, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. puzzledbee.com
Saturday 7/18
music
Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas. One of the most influential and widely celebrated acts in bluegrass and roots music. $61–118, 7:30pm. Ting Pavilion, 700 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. tingpavilion.com
Becky Pelton & Juan Sarmiento. A community celebration where Bottle House friends make music together. Free, 5pm. Bottle House, 608 W. Main St. bottlehouse.net
Brian Lindgren. Composer, technologist, and violist also know as Reality Star performs an hour-long solo set for the EV, a digital-acoustic string instrument of his own design. Free, 8pm. The Stage at WTJU, 2244 Ivy Rd. wtju.net
That’s right
Lyle Lovett talks Texan pride, and sittin’ in a teacup with Queen Bey
BY BILL FORMAN
You may or may not have been to Texas, but it’s easy to tell that Lyle Lovett is from there. And apart from a couple of detours, he’s never really left.
“There’s a tendency among Texas musicians to sing about where they’re from and exude a sense of confidence,” says Lovett in a baritone drawl that’s as dryly understated as his sense of humor. “And I think having a sense of the place where you belong gives any soul on this earth a confidence that allows them to speak up.
“Look at Archie Bell & The Drells in Houston doing the ‘Tighten Up,’ or Kenny Rogers to, you know, Bun B, Beyoncé, and Yolanda Adams. Even with that diversity, there’s a confidence among those performers that provides a tremendous foundation on which to build everything.”
As a case-in-point, Lovett describes an Alice in Wonderland-themed photo shoot for Disney that found him sitting in a tea cup with Beyoncé and Oliver Platt.
“Beyoncé was Alice, and Ollie was the Mad Hatter, and I was the March Hare,” the fourtime Grammy winner recalls. “So we’re all in this tea cup and between shots, all we did was talk about Houston. We all had that in common, and Beyoncé really seemed like a Houston girl as we sat there between shots. There is something about that national identity of Texas that all of us hang on to.”
Over the course of his career, Lovett has explored a range of influences, and through it all, his voice and songwriting have remained unmistakable. But the country music industry, which made a considerable amount of money off his early hits, became less supportive as his sound became less predictable.
Then came Americana, a genre that has variously been viewed as roots or country music that doesn’t get played on country radio. The less restrictive term is often used to describe Lovett’s music, and he’s just fine with that. In January 2025, Lovett flew to London to pick up his second award at the UK Americana Awards.
“It’s funny, because I think Americana is willing to embrace just about any American form of music,” he says. “And I’m grateful for the organization, because it’s able to shine a light on musicians and songwriters that may not be as mainstream as other categories.”
Lovett’s roots, meanwhile, are firmly planted in the rural Texas town of Klein, which was named after his great-grandfather. It’s there, on his grandfather’s ranch, that he was raised and still resides.
“Both sides of my family arrived in Texas around 1850,” he says, “so I guess
I’m, let’s see—one, two, three, four—I’m fourth generation, which means my children are fifth generation. It still feels like home and that’s not just because of my time spent here, or the time my ancestors spent here. It’s also because of all the people I still see, you know? I see people I went to first grade with.”
It wasn’t until second grade that the young Lyle Lovett made his debut as a performer when he and his classmate Rodney Fisher played The Beatles’ “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” as well as The Four Flickers’ “Long Tall Texan,” which Lovett went on to record for his much-acclaimed Road to Ensenada album.
Released in 1996, the album also includes “That’s Right (You’re Not From Texas),” one of his best-loved signature songs. Same goes for his song “12th of June,” which appears on the 2023 album of the same name. Its title refers to his 7-year-old twins’ birthday, while the lyrics also name-check the San Jacinto River, which runs along the family cemetery.
After 15 albums, it took Lovett a decade to write, record, and release 12th of June, an album that is among his most moving and musically compelling.
Lovett had just finished his decades-long contract with Curb Records and was trying to figure out the best way forward. He was also raising a family, something he’d never imagined would be so satisfying. And then there was the COVID-19 pandemic, during which Lovett put on a series of web shows, including one with Shawn Colvin.
“Shawn and I have been friends since the early ’90s,” Lovett says. “When my [twins] were little babies she would play peekaboo with them. She’d cover up her eyes and say ‘peeky,’ so they call her Aunt Peeky.”
This time out Lovett brings a slimmeddown version of his large band on his Small Large Band tour. While his original songs are the focal point, he’s been known to cover numerous artists, from Townes Van Zandt to Tammy Wynette.
Over the course of the tour, Lovett says he might even find the time to write a song or two. “I try to think of an idea worth imposing on someone’s ears,” he says with humility. “It’s not a small ask to say, ‘Hey, listen to this.’ I mean, there’s a responsibility in that, right? So I try to think of an idea that is worth demanding someone’s attention. And then I write to that idea the best I can.”
Lyle Lovett and his Small Large Band will perform at The Paramount Theater on July 21.
CULTURE TO-DO LIST
FRIDAY 7/17 THROUGH SATURDAY 8/1
ROMANTIC RUINS
Summer favorite Shakespeare at the Ruins returns as Four County Players presents Much Ado About Nothing. Central Virginia’s longestrunning community theater stages one of the Bard’s best comedies, where two pairs of lovers endure contrasting experiences. Friends conspire to unite the skeptical Beatrice and Benedick as others plot to part the devoted Hero and Claudio. As the title suggests, it all works out in the end. Picnicking is encouraged, and food trucks will be onsite throughout the run of the show. $25, 7:30pm. Historic Barboursville Ruins, Mansion Rd., Barboursville. fourcp.org
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Saturday 7/18
Carl De Troia. A unique blend of rock, blues, and jazz. Free, 2:30pm. Fallen Tree Vineyard and Farm, 4593 Clark Rd., Crozet. fallentreevineyard.com
FarAway. Sara Davenport and Brian Franke perform. Free, 12:30pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com
Jon Tyler Wiley. Rock ‘n’ roll and Americana from Virginia. Free, 8pm. Dürty Nelly’s, 2200 Jefferson Park Ave. durtynellyscharlottesville.com
Kat and the Travelers. An awesome blend of originals, swing, vintage jazz, blues, and boogie. Free, 2pm. DuCard Vineyards, 40 Gibson Hollow Ln., Etlan. ducardvineyards.com
Supervixen. High-energy alt-rock. With Butterfly Vendetta. Free, 9pm. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapturerestaurant.com
Tara Mills. Original mountain Americana in the orchard. Free, 2:30pm. Albemarle CiderWorks, 2545 Rural Ridge Ln., North Garden. albemarleciderworks.com
Disney’s Newsies See listing for Wednesday, July 15. $15–40, 2pm and 7:30pm. Culbreth Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd. virginiatheatrefestival.org
Hot Improv Summer. Monthly shows, made up on the spot. Featuring Goat Rodeo’s expert improv teams Big Head Fight and Billionaire Robot Dogs. $5–10, 7pm. Light House Studio: Vinegar Hill Theatre, 220 W. Market St. lighthousestudio.org
Our Town See listing for Wednesday, July 15. $40–75, 7:30am. Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. americanshakespearecenter.com words
New Dominion Storytime. Readings from recent storybooks and the classics kids know and love. Rain or shine. All ages welcome. Free, 11am. New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. newdominionbookshop.com classes
Gilded Watercolor Seashells: An Introduction to Masking Fluid. Explore the possibilities of using masking fluid with watercolor to create a painting of gilded seashells. Beginners welcome. Ages 15+. $40, 10am. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St. scrappyelephant.com
Making Miniatures 101: Techniques for Creating Walls and Floors. Learn the basics of making miniature builds out of everyday materials. Ages 16+. $30, 3pm. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St. scrappyelephant.com etc.
Charlottesville City Market. Explore fresh produce, local foods, and handmade goods from 100+ local vendors. Free, 9am. Charlottesville City Market, 100 Water St. E. charlottesville.gov
Vineyard Puzzle Hunt. See listing for Thursday, July 16. $15, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. puzzledbee.com
Y2Karaoke Summer Hits. All the early-2000s heat you can handle. Bonus points if you show up dressed like it’s 2003. Free, 6pm. Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potterscraftcider.com
Sunday 7/19 music
An Lár Traditional Irish Music. Fast-paced jigs and full throttle reels alternating with lyrical waltzes and melancholy airs. Free, 2pm. The Batesville Market, 6624 Plank Rd., Batesville. batesville market.com
Charlottesville Opera Presents: The Barber of Seville. See listing for Friday, July 17. $12–98, 2pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net
Disney’s Newsies See listing for Wednesday, July 15. $15–40, 2pm. Culbreth Theatre, 109 Culbreth Rd. virginiatheatrefestival.org
classes
Needle Felted Geodes. Make soft and colorful geodes using a specialized notched needle to sculpt dyed wool, adding layers gradually and then cutting the geodes in half to reveal patterns. Ages 12+. $35, 11:30am. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St. scrappyelephant.com
Needle Felted Sloth. Learn how to make a cute and fuzzy little sloth using a specialized notched needle to sculpt dyed wool. Ages 14+. $40, 1:30pm. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St. scrappy elephant.com
Slow Stitch: A Gentle, Meditative Approach to Hand Sewing. Beginner-friendly introduction to a relaxing stitching practice focused on process rather than perfection or a specific finished product. Ages 16+. $20, 11am. The Scrappy Elephant, 1745 Allied St. scrappyelephant.com
etc.
Vineyard Puzzle Hunt. See listing for Thursday, July 16. $15, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. puzzledbee.com
Monday 7/20
music
Ramona Martinez. Local favorite serenades with her signature mix of country western and mariachi. Free, 5:30pm. The Fitzroy, 120 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. thefitzroycville.com
words
VDM Storytime. A magical storytime adventure where the pages come alive and imagination knows no bounds. Free with museum admission, 10:30am. Virginia Discovery Museum, 524 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. vadm.org
etc.
Cretaceous Craft Crew. Calling all creative teens and tweens to make awesome dino-themed crafts and hang out with friends. Ages 10–15. Registration required. This week: paint pour dinos. Free, 4pm. Central Library, 201 E. Market St. jmrl.org
The Grateful Allman Band Experience. Celebrate the sounds of the Watkins Glen Summer Jam with a special anniversary show honoring the three iconic bands that made history: The Allman Brothers Band, The Band, and The Grateful Dead. Free, 8pm. The Southern Café & Music Hall, 103 S. First St. thesoutherncville.com
The Wavelength with Michael Elswick. A fullband performance with extra sax. Free, 5pm. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwoodfarmandwinery.com
Vincent Zorn. Live rumba guitar music. Free, 2pm. Hark Vineyards, 1465 Davis Shop Rd., Earlysville. harkvineyards.com
stage
American Songs and Scenes. The Charlottesville Opera takes a musical journey through the landscape of America as Ader Emerging Artists explore a program of U.S. composers. $10–25, 7pm. V. Earl Dickinson Theater, 501 College Dr. charlottesville opera.org
As You Like It See listing for Thursday, July 16. $40–75, 2pm. Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. americanshakespearecenter.com
Gina Sobel. A natural improviser brings together elements of funk, jazz, and American folk music into a fresh and compelling sound. Free, 2pm. DuCard Vineyards, 40 Gibson Hollow Ln., Etlan. ducard vineyards.com
Midnight Buzz Duo. Tracey and Barry Collins give an acoustic performance of fan-favorite classic rock tunes. Free, 2pm. Glass House Winery, 5898 Free Union Rd., Free Union. glasshousewinery.com
Suzie Brown from Nashville. Singer-songwriter shares the stories behind her 1970s-inspired folk-pop stylings. Free, 4pm. Bottle House, 608 W. Main St. bottlehouse.net
The Trio. Sunday session featuring jazz by Dan Barrale, Bill Edmonds, and Eric Franzen. Free, 1pm. Chisholm Vineyards at Adventure Farm, 1135 Clan Chisholm Ln., Earlysville. chisholmvineyards.com
Willie DE. A blend of folk, blues, and a dash of jazz. Free, 2pm. Potter’s Craft Cider, 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. potterscraftcider.com stage
As You Like It. See listing for Thursday, July 16. $40–75, 2pm. Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. americanshakespearecenter.com
Tuesday 7/21
music
Lyle Lovett and his Small Large Band. Lovett’s works, rich and eclectic, are some of the most beloved of any artist working today. $68–129, 7pm. The Paramount Theater, 215 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. theparamount.net
Tuesday Jazz with Jeff Massanari. A cast of great players joins the guitar virtuoso. Free, 6:30pm. Rapture, 303 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. rapture restaurant.com
etc.
Geeks Who Drink Trivia. Good trivia, good times. Teams of two to six people compete to win prizes like gift certificates and pint glasses, plus bragging rights. Free, 7pm. Firefly, 1304 E. Market St. firefly cville.com
Teen Space Tuesdays. Teens ages 11–18 are invited to drop into the Teen Space to discover a new craft or activity. This week: DIY shrinky dinks. Free, 1pm. Central Library, 201 E. Market St. jmrl.com
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SMALL BITES CULTURE
Butter believe it
New bakery piles up Southern comforts
BY SARAH GOLIBART GORMAN
Fresh biscuits are on the rise at Pour Baker, a new bakery from owner Cammy Lu that’s serving scratchmade Southern comfort alongside her signature “shake-and-pour” baking mixes. Stop in for buttermilk biscuits piled high with fried chicken, country ham, or bacon, egg, and cheese, then save room for pie. Choose from a classic apple slice, Grandma Shelley’s sweet potato pie, or a four-slice pie flight if decisionmaking is an issue. Round it out with a freshbaked cookie, or grab one of Lu’s just-add-milk mixes (also sold at Walmart) to bring the bakery home with you. pourbaker.shop
Golden pour
The Monticello American Viticultural Area brought home 26 medals across 10 wineries at the prestigious Decanter World Wine Awards, including four coveted gold medals. Top honors went to Chestnut Oak Vineyard, King Family Vineyards, Pollak Vineyards, and Veritas Vineyard & Winery. Cabernet franc stole the spotlight with seven medalwinning wines, further cementing its status as the region’s signature grape.
And here at home, Hark Vineyards followed its 2026 Governor’s Cup best in show with the 2026 Monticello Cup, the region’s highest wine honor, awarded to its 2023 cabernet franc. monticellowinetrail.com
Grist twist
Just one month after announcing it would close, Murphy & Rude Malting Co. has found a path forward through a consolidation with Carolina Malt House. Founder Jeff Bloem will remain at the helm of the brand, with production moving to North Carolina. The malthouse will maintain the same commitment to regional grains, including its beloved Virginia Pils, made with 100 percent Virginia-grown barley. Even better? Brewers and distillers across the mid-Atlantic can expect more variety, better pricing, and a success story to cheer. murphyrudemalting.com
A new chef at the Mansion
Fresh off its debut to the area’s culinary scene, The Dining Room at Birdwood Mansion has welcomed a new executive chef with an impressive passport. Emanuel “Ema” Zarlenga brings more than 20 years of experience spanning Paris, Lyon, Buenos Aires, Miami, and luxury resorts throughout the world, including the Ritz Paris, threeMichelin-starred L’Arpège, and the Four
Seasons Buenos Aires. A graduate of the École Ritz Escoffier, he’s known for woodfired cooking, sustainable sourcing, and expertly aged meats. birdwoodmansion.com
Raiding the spirits vault
Eleven years after becoming Charlottesville’s first legal distillery, Spirit Lab Distilling is celebrating with a trip down memory lane and into the cellar. To mark its anniversary (and America’s 250th), SLD is releasing a rare collection of library bottles, including aged single malt whiskies, brandies, and long-forgotten one-offs pulled from the archives.
Some were never widely released, others haven’t seen daylight in years, and many are one-bottle-only finds. spiritlabdistilling.com
A door closes, a window stays open
MORE TO CHEW ON
THROUGH JULY
Pie in July. The Pie Chest is back with crab and sweet corn, and ratatouille pies all month. Free entry, times vary. Ethos Wine & Tea, 817 W. Main St. ethoswineandtea.com
WEDNESDAY 7/15
The Clifton x King Family Wine Dinner. Beautiful food paired with top-tier wine at one of Charlottesville’s most historic venues. $175, 5pm. The Clifton, 1296 Clifton Inn Dr. the-clifton.com
FRIDAY 7/17
Sweet Jane’s Kitchen. Serving Marylandstyle crab cakes alongside music from The Wavelength and handcrafted jewelry from the Joyful Bauble Pop-Up. Free entry, 4pm. Fallen Tree Vineyard and Farm, 4593 Clark Rd., Crozet. fallentreevineyard.com
SATURDAY 7/18
Tea, Please! Tea Party Lunch. Enjoy a sparkling wine toast upon arrival, followed by a tea lesson and a personal tea tray filled with finger sandwiches, pastries, sweet treats, and savory bites, plus opportunities to mingle. $70, 11am. Café Frank, 317 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. cafefrankcville.com
SUNDAY 7/19
Blueberry Food & Wine Celebration & Summer Market. Taste blueberry wheat beer, cider, wine slushies, and more, plus a local makers’ market. Live music by Ty Burkhardt. Free entry, noon. Eastwood Farm and Winery, 2531 Scottsville Rd. eastwood farmandwinery.com
SATURDAY 7/25 & SUNDAY 7/26
Peach Jam-Boree. Orchard fun with games, activities, live music, and peachinspired menus. Free entry, 9am. Carter Mountain Orchard, 1435 Carters Mountain Trl. chilesfamilyorchards.com
TUESDAY 7/28
Tomato Tomato Fest. Celebrate Charlottesville’s tomato harvest with themed menus and items from local vendors and farms, a home gardener’s contest, a tomato art competition, and more. Free entry, 4pm. The Little Market at Lampo, 205 Monticello Rd. tomatotomatofest.com
SATURDAY 8/1 & SUNDAY 8/2
Homemade Peach Ice Cream Days. The 41st annual Lions Club ice cream-making event returns during the peak of peach season. With live music. Free entry, 8am. Chiles Peach Orchard, 1351 Greenwood Rd., Crozet. chilesfamilyorchards.com
SATURDAY 8/8
Summer Tomato Vegetarian Wine Dinner. A vegetarian dinner where each of the four courses features fresh summer tomatoes paired with a Mount Ida Reserve wine. $80, 6pm. Tasting Room & Taphouse at Mount Ida Reserve, 5931 Blenheim Rd. mountidareserve.com
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Fans of El Tako Nako don’t have to say goodbye, just follow the food truck. The beloved taco spot closed its Emmet Street restaurant on July 1, but its truck on Hydraulic Road is still rolling seven days a week, serving up the affordable tacos, quesadillas, and tortas that built its loyal following.
TRISTAN WILLIAMS
At Pour Baker, owner Cammy Lu serves pie flights, fresh-baked cookies and biscuits, plus easy baking mixes.
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The very first C-VILLE Restaurant Week had foodies buzzing and tables filling up faster than a top chef can slice a ripe tomato. Ditto for this one in summer 2026. Getting in on the fun is easy–but it requires a little planning. Here’s how.
STEP 1: Mark your calendar for Monday, July 20 - Sunday, July 26
STEP 2:
Peruse the menus from the participating restaurants to decide which ones suit your fancy. With so many a participating, you can’t visit one every night!
STEP 3:
Call each restaurant directly to make your reservation, and mention that you’re coming in specifically for Restaurant Week. Reservations are first-come, first-served and chefs report that interest has been running high, so don’t tarry.
STEP 4:
Show up on time, and make sure you’re dressed to make your mama proud, since some of the participating establishments have dress codes.
STEP 5:
Make sure you order off the special “Restaurant Week” menu, as some of the participating restaurants will also offer their regular—i.e. more expensive— menu. (Everyone will be dismayed, and you might end up washing dishes, if you order the $65 flaming surf and turf that’s not part of the special prix fixe menu.)
STEP 6: Savor your meal, and when paying your bill, please remember that drinks, tax and tips are not included. MAKE
July 20 - 26, 2026
Three Course Dinner $25 per person
First Course
Choice of
Arancini Bolognese - marinara, parmesan ranch
G reek Life - roasted red peppers, feta, thyme, cucumber, pita chips
TOASTED SWISS MERINGUE & LEMON BAR V lemon curd, graham cracker crumb, drunken blueberry compote, coconut
v vegetarian | gf gluten-free | df dairy-free
*contains (or may contain) raw or undercooked ingredients. consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
STARTERS-
Jumbo Smoked Chicken Wings - dry rubbed, served with Ranch or Blue Cheese GF
Catfish Bites - cornmeal breaded served with house Remoulade GF
Breads - Biscuit and Corn Bread, served with Pimento Cheese GF
MAINS-
Two Meat Plate- your choice of two of our smoked meats, Pork, Smoked Chicken, or Ribs, your choice of two sides GF
S TIR-FRIED RED CURRY SAUCE WITH FISH, RHIZOME, RED PEPPER, ONION, BAMBOO, YOUNG PEPPER CORN, BASIL LEAVES. SERVED WITHE RICE
SWEET&SOUR FISH
TILAPIA STIR-FRIED SWEET&SOUR SAUCE WITH PINEAPPLE, CUCUMBER, RED PEPPER, SCALLION. SERVED WITHE RICE
CHINESE STYLE ROASTED DUCK(LESS BONE)
ROASTED DUCK TOP WITH CHINESE STYLE GRAVY SAUCE, CUCUMBER, RADISH, SCALLION, SPINACH, SERVED WITH SPICY SOY SAUCE AND JASMINE RI CE . WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO TAKEOUT ALL THE BONE, BUT PLEASE STILL BE CAREFUL!!
Served with a variety of sweet treats and fresh fruits. Choose one chocolate fondue per cooktop.
Candy Bar
The creamy flavor of milk chocolate, caramel and crunchy peanut butter are swirled with butterscotch schnapps and Baileys® Irish Cream.
Choose one chocolate fondue to complete your meal.
See our dessert menu for all the decadent details.
Cream Puffs, Macarons, Cheesecake
$3.50 Each | $9.50 For All Three
$35 per person Tax and gratuity not included.
Dark & Dulce
The rich flavor of dark chocolate is melted with dulce de leche and finished with sea salt
$8 Specialty Cocktails
20% off Bottles of Wine
$35
Before placing your order, please inform a Melting Pot team member if a person in your party has a food allergy.
*Our fondue-style service may result in the undercooking of certain ingredients. Consuming raw or undercooked MEATS, POULTRY, seafood, shellfish, or EGGS, may increase your RISK of foodborne illness.
Halva Semifreddo, Toasted Hazelnuts , Date Molasses
Mango Sorbet, Berries
$35.00 per person plus drinks, tax, and service
20% service charge will be added to parties of five or more.
Restaurant week Menu
Mon, July 20 - Sun, July 26, 2026
722 Preston Ave. Ste.103, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Step 1 Choose a Starter Step 1 Choose a Starter
Fried spring roll
Thai samosa
Coconut Shrimp
Avocado Fresh Roll
434-202-2366, 434-202-1682
Step 2 Choose a Main Dish
Step 2 Choose a Main Dish
Double Salmon XO Sauce : Fried Salmon fillets tossed in our savory sauce with onions, Red bell pepper, fresh garlic and Thai basil.Lightly spicy and packed with bold, romatic favor.
KEE MOW : Thai drunken spaghetti, Choice of Seafood, Chicken, Beef, Tofu or Veggie with red bell peppers, green bean, bamboo shoot, tomatoes,basil leaves
THE CURRY : Salmon in Red curry with red bell peppers, butter squash and basil leaves.
THE CURRY : Southern Thai Style
Garee curry (yellow curry), Braised Beef Rib Bone-in, Served with Roti Flatbread..
Step 3 Choose a Dessert
Step 3 Choose a Dessert
Sticky Rice with Mango
Bake Taro Custard
Sticky Rice with Egg Custard Japanese crape-cake with Vanilla Ice cream
3 COURSE DINNER
$35 PER PERSON
APPETIZER
choice of:
SKILLET CORNBREAD v honey, cracked black pepper, chives, whipped butter
CRISPY BRUSSELS SPROUTS GF V
fresno chili hot honey, ginger, mint, cilantro, roasted peanuts
sweet peas, prosciutto, little gem lettuce, lemon beurre blanc
CALIFLOWER STEAK
cannellini bean puree, salsa matcha, pickled golden raisins
BERRY COBBLER & VANILLA GELATO
TIRAMISU
$45/ PERSON | RESTAURANT WEEK JULY 2026
1: JUN SIK
Salada (Gf)
S oy Garlic or Spicy
Portabella and king oyster mushroom, sesame oil @BULPANKOREANBBQ_CVILLE
Lightly battered fried chicken bites
*available vegan upon request
2ND: KOREAN BBQ
Chadolbaki (GF)
Thinly sliced beef brisket
Yangnyum Galbi
Marinated Beef short Rib
Moksal Galbi
Marinated pork collar
Yang Jeyuk (spicy)
Spicy Sliced Lamb shoulders
Mushroom Steak (v,GF)
Soy-Marinated Raw Salmon, P ickled Onions, Korean Pepper rings, Lemon
Imitation crab meat salad, b ell peppers, cucumbers, s picy mayo dressing, Seaweed, Rice puff crackers
All BBQ is accompanied with a set of banchan, salad, white rice, and a beef soy bean paste soupConsuming Raw or Undercooked Meats, Poultry, Seafood, Shellfish, or Eggs May Increase Your Risk of Foodborne Illness, Especially If You have Certain Medical ConditionsAutomatic 20% Gratuity applied to all parties | Payments are limited to three per partyKimchi contains Shellfish and Fish Sauce (V) Vegan | (GF) Gluten Free | * Raw or Undercooked
3: HOO SIK
Baesook (gf)
Rice syrup poached pear, c inammon poweder, Vanilla Ice Cream
Gluten-friendly bread available upon request. *Consuming raw or undercooked meats / poultry / seafood / shellfish oreggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. Please notify us of any food allergy. 20% gratuity will be automatically added for parties of 6 or more. GLUTEN-FRIENDLY VEGETARIAN VEGAN DAIRY-FREE
Bruschetta
Toasted crostini with roasted tomato fondue, fresh basil, roasted garlic, EVOO, provolone, balsamic reduction, basil pesto, and shaved parmesan
First Course
Calamari
Tossed with pepperoncini, roma tomatoes, Greek olives, roasted red peppers, basil, spicy San Marzano sauce, toasted crostini
Chicken breast cooked in butter and tomato sauce garnished with almonds and cilantro. With basmati rice and naan bread
Lamb Curry
Lamb prepared with fresh ginger, garlic, onions, coriander, served over basmati rice
Samosa
Deep-fried filo samosas, potatoes, onions, peas jalapenos, chives, chutney
Ribeye
Topped with an onion crisp, served with baby creamer potatoes
Paneer Jalfrezi
Fresh red & yellow peppers, zucchini & yellow squash cooked in tomato and dutch cheese seasoned with fresh ginger, garlic, masala, chili, and coriander. Served over basmati rice with naan bread
Gnocci
Potato dumplings, red onions, mushrooms, red peppers, asparagus, yellow squash, sun dried tomatoes, vodka sauce
Items marked with an asterisk (*) may be served raw, undercooked or contain undercooked ingredients. Consuming raw or undercooked meat, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. A 20% charge will be added to parties of 6 or more. All service charges are retained by the team member.
Summer Restaurant Week ~ 3 courses for $45 ~
STARTERS
Little Gem Salad feta, peaches, toasted sunflower seeds
28. TV composer Kalehoff (known for “The Price is Right” and “Double Dare”)
29. Was in charge of irons, perhaps
31. It may precede Caps or Cat
32. “Black Mirror” creator Charlie
33. “You, Me & Tuscany” actress Vardalos
36. Optimal, to an old-school rapper
37. Like nine
40. “It’s ___ ever wanted”
42. Sixth note in an F minor scale
43. San Francisco feature
44. Owen of “Sin City”
46. “El Pibe de ___” (“The Golden Boy”), Diego Maradona’s nickname
47. Dakota’s younger sister
48. Personal enforcer in “The Godfather”
51. Throws (off)
52. Ticklish spots, perhaps
54. Gets set, in a way
55. Victorian-era waterproof leggings (so-called from Greek because they protect against wet mud)
DOWN
1. Adjective for some carnivorous plants that snap shut
2. Not on the payroll yet
3. Did some smishing perhaps
4. “Ecce Homo” painter (1543)
5. Suit par t
6. Wayside building
7. Stayed over briefly
8. Post-slump comment
9. Wealthy “Soap” family surname
10. 1980s Camaro
11. TV’s younger Dr. Crane
12. Garden guardians
14. Turns inside-out
15. Subject of the video for Genesis’s “Land of Confusion”
19. Brand with a Carlsbad, Calif theme park
21. Showed leniency
25. Line repeated in a 2016 Bishop Briggs song
26. Follows through on
29. Hemp ingredient infused into some beers
30. “___ & the Women” (2000 Altman film)
33. Salt, but more specific
34. Abbr. near an artist’s name, in print
35. Former MLB infielder and coach Luis (it’s a woman’s name if you drop the last letter)
37. Engine leak-preventing device
38. West Coast Mexican chain with a sun in its logo
39. Shifts, e.g
41. “How Do You Solve a Problem Like ___?” (2017 Politico article about the First Daughter)
43. ___ Vision (eye care chain)
45. Buddy who played TV’s Barnaby Jones
played
50. “Bonne fÍte ___” (Canadian birthday song) 51. Car toonist Al 53. “___ Beso (That Kiss!)” (1962 Paul Anka hit)
ANSWERS 7/8/26
You’re too wise
49. Robbie who
TV’s Cousin Oliver
July 17August 1
at the historic barboursville ruins
By Rob Brezsny Leo
(July 23-Aug. 22): According to neuroscientists, the “default mode network” is the area of your brain that lights up when you’re daydreaming, drifting through thoughts and feelings, and letting your imagination roam around. This is when your deep self does crucial work: weaving memories into stories, making creative connections, rehearsing possible futures, and forging your sense of identity. I mention this, Leo, because the coming days will be prime time for you to indulge lavishly in this healing and restorative activity. Don’t let a task-obsessed world shame you out of your reveries. Your genius will bloom from their slowly swirling flow.
Virgo
(Aug. 22-Sept. 22): Here are three gentle nudges: 1. One of your trusty tools or assets still seems to be working fine, but I suggest you look into the possibility that it will soon need repair. 2. Unless you act proactively to ease the strain on your system, a mini-breakdown could be on the horizon. 3. The monster hiding in your closet is hibernating, which makes this the perfect time to summon an exorcist before it rouses. Here’s the very good news, dear Virgo: Because you are reading this oracle, you are now armed with all you need to stave off turmoil and head in the direction of an exciting renaissance.
Libra
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Researchers who study improvisational jazz have found that master musicians often anticipate each other’s ideas milliseconds before anyone actually plays the notes. Their brains become exquisitely synchronized through deep listening rather than rigid planning. Maybe more than any other sign, you Libras possess a similar aptitude in managing your intimate alliances and social connections. In the coming weeks, this superpower will be even more necessary and available than usual. I’ll provide a reminder: Pay less attention to what people claim to mean and more attention to the rhythms beneath their words. Let your intuition guide you. The subtly shared timing will generate elegant cooperation.
Scorpio
(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “It’s bad luck to be superstitious!” is a delightful paradox that I enjoy playing with. It makes fun of our tendency to believe that invisible forces are constantly keeping score on our behavior. On one level, the phrase pokes at the way superstition multiplies anxiety instead of easing it. If you really believed it’s bad luck to be superstitious, then your belief about bad luck would itself be a superstition. So you’d have to avoid the very thinking pattern you’re using to feel safer. It exposes how easily the mind can tie itself in knots trying to control the uncontrollable. On another level, “it’s bad luck to be supersti-
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY FOR FUN
(June 21-July 22): Make a list of your five greatest pleasures. These are experiences that stir your senses, steady your pulse, and remind you why love being alive. Write them down as if they were sacred prayers. Sing a spontaneous song of praise of them. Then set out on a quest to discover pleasure number six. This is a delight you have never tasted, touched, or imagined before. Maybe it will come from saying yes to a possibility you usually decline. Treat this experiment as a form of worship and a way to boost your devotion to your healing life force.
tious” is an invitation to examine which of your little rituals are entertaining and nourishing and which are cages. Keeping a lucky stone in your pocket is fine if it amuses you, but believing you’re doomed if you don’t carry the stone isn’t so fine. My advice: Notice when your charm or taboo is no longer a quirky companion, but starts being a tyrant that shrinks your freedom.
Sagittarius
(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Are you the type of Sagittarius who pushes open doors with “pull” signs on them? Do you get a secret kick out of opening boxes from the end that says “open other side”? Maybe you even yack on your phone in designated quiet zones. If so, I’d like to suggest channeling your rebellious spark into grander acts. In the weeks ahead, you will be carrying some potent renegade energy. Used wisely, your radiant defiance could topple a stagnant situation that’s overdue for change.
Capricorn
(Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Many healers favor the slow-and-steady path. They often meet with people once a week, trusting that even stubborn issues must be unwoven with patience and gentleness. But there are also bold experimenters who work differently. I know an acupuncturist who invites clients to live at her clinic for six days straight, offering a new treatment every two hours during the waking hours. She creates a healing immersion chamber. That’s the spirit I recommend for you in the coming weeks, Capricorn. You’re at the threshold of resolving a longstanding imbalance. What will serve you best isn’t dabbling at it but offering it focused, sustained, wholehearted attention until the shift activates.
Aquarius
(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You can refresh and boost your ambition if you give it a firm, precise adjustment sometime soon. Your raw vitality will surge back if you refrain from indulging in a careless habit that has been draining it. Your willpower and determination have been weakened by the fallout from an old misstep, but you now have the clarity needed to repair that error. Your libidinous energy is not as clear and potent as it could be, but it will become so once you get more honest about what truly excites you.
Pisces
(Feb. 19-March 20): You’re like an arrow that has been shot from a bow and is threequarters of the way to the target. You’re a delicious meal still simmering on the stove, or a pregnancy at seven months, or the last two weeks before a major election. When I tuned my inner vision to you, I glimpsed a honeybee wriggling a dance to show its co-workers where a stand of blooming lilac awaits. Have you ever been on the verge of speaking a new language with ease? That’s where you are now, Pisces: just before true fluency clicks.
Aries
(March 21-April 19): In honor of the intensive homecoming phase of your astrological cycle, I have homework for you. 1. Make a prediction about how old you will be when you know precisely who you are. 2. Forecast the day when you will look in the mirror and recognize your face as an intricate portrait of every experience you have ever loved. 3. Imagine the dawn when the boundary between your own longing and life’s
longing will dissolve, revealing they’ve always been the same current. 4. Predict when your heart will be as wild and free and brave as you have always wanted it to be.
Taurus
(April 20-May 20): Ornithologists studying migration know that some birds don’t fly directly to their destination. They follow “leading lines.” These are geographical features like coastlines and mountain ranges that provide orientation. Even when this means taking a longer route, the certainty of having a guiding landmark outweighs the efficiency of a straight line across nondescript terrain. I recommend the birds’ approach to you in the coming weeks, Taurus. Follow your own leading lines: practices and intuitions that provide lucid orientation even when they don’t offer shortcuts. The indirect path offers the surety you need.
Gemini
(May 21-June 21): What’s an important truth you keep forgetting about? Maybe it’s a promise you once made to yourself, or an understanding that your younger self knew, or a wisdom your body keeps trying to communicate while your mind ignores it. What truth returns again and again in different guises: through synchronicities, seemingly random comments from friends, recurring dreams, or the same lesson repeating in new situations? What crucial insights about life do you remember during crisis or ecstasy, only to abandon them once normalcy returns? Now is a favorable time to fully recover this lesson and install it firmly at the heart of your life.
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55 High Meadows Lane, Scottsville, VA 22950
Albemarle County Tax Map No. 130A1-00-00-00400
SALE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2026, AT 12:00 P.M. AT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 55 HIGH MEADOWS LANE, SCOTTSVILLE, VA
In execution of a Deed of Trust, being dated April 15, 2020, and recorded on April 16, 2020, in the Clerk’s Office of Albemarle County Circuit Court, Virginia (the “Clerk’s Office”), as Instrument No. 202000004232 (the “Deed of Trust”). The undersigned as Trustee under said Deed of Trust will offer for sale at public auction the parcel listed below:
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ALL that certain tract or parcel of land, with improvements thereon and appurtenances thereto, situated in Albemarle County, Virginia, on the east side of State Route 20 in the Town of Scottsville, containing 13.09 acres, more or less, shown as TM 130A(l)-4, on a plat by Lum’s Land Surveys, Inc., dated April 24, 2007, and recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Albemarle County, Virginia in Deed Book 3415, page 168; TOGETHER WITH a 25’ nonexclusive easement for ingress and egress to and from State Route 20 as shown on plat recorded in Deed Book 826, page 359.
Property Address: 55 High Meadows Lane, Scottsville, VA 24590
Tax Map No. 130A1-00-00-00400 (the “Property”).
TERMS OF SALE: A bidder’s deposit of the greater of $30,000 or 10% of the winning bid, shall be paid at the sale by cashier’s check made payable to Bidder (to be assigned to Trustee if Bidder is successful), with the balance of the winning bid plus a 10% buyer’s premium to be paid upon delivery of a trustee’s deed within 30 days of sale. If the initial deposit is less than 10% of the winning bid, then the successful bidder’s deposit MUST be increased to 10% of the winning bid by cashier’s check or wired funds within three (3) business days. Settlement shall be held within 30 days after the date of sale unless otherwise postponed at the sole discretion of the Trustee. Sale is subject to the covenants, conditions, restrictions, rights of way, and easements, if any, contained in the deeds and other documents forming the chain of title to the property. Property is sold “AS IS, WHERE IS,” “WITH ALL FAULTS” and “WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTIES.”
Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the Lender shall have any obligation to obtain possession of the Property. It shall be the purchaser’s obligation, at the purchaser’s sole cost, to obtain possession of the Property.
The purchaser waives and releases the Substitute Trustee and Lender and each of their respective agents, successors and assigns from any and all claims the purchaser and/or its successors and assigns may now have or may have in the future relating to: (1) any condition, problem or violation affecting the Property; (2) any existing or future building or zoning code problems or violations, and (3) the accuracy or validity of any information described herein. Purchaser has not relied on anything in the foreclosure advertisement but rather has relied solely on such investigations, examinations or inspections of the Property as the purchaser has made.
TIME SHALL BE OF THE ESSENCE WITH RESPECT TO SETTLEMENT. The deposit shall be applied to the credit of successful bidder at settlement; or, in the event of failure to complete settlement within the time set forth after the date of sale, in accordance with the terms of sale, the deposit shall be forfeited and applied to the costs of sale, including Trustee’s fee, and the Property shall be resold at the cost and expense of the defaulting Purchaser. Risk of loss or damage to the Property shall be borne by successful bidder from the time of auctioneer’s strike down at the sale. Purchaser shall pay all settlement fees, title examination charges, title insurance premiums, and recording costs. Current real estate property taxes will be prorated at closing as of date of sale. Rollback taxes, if any, will be the responsibility of the Purchaser.
THE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT: (i) to waive the deposit requirements; (ii) to extend the period of time within which the Purchaser is to make full settlement; (iii) to withdraw the Property from sale at any time prior to the termination of the bidding; (iv) to keep the bidding open for any length of time; (v) to reject all bids; and (vi) to postpone or continue this sale from time to time, such notices of postponement or setting over shall be in a manner deemed reasonable by the Trustee. Announcements made on day of sale take precedence over all other advertised terms and conditions.
FOR INFORMATION SEE: www.fplegal.com/foreclosures
Flora Pettit PC, Trustee
Nancy R. Schlichting
530 E. Main Street
P. O. Box 2057 Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 220-6113
lmg@fplegal.com
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All Shacked up
Nearly a month after its June 23 opening, Shake Shack at The Shops at Stonefield still has lines stretching out the door—and, on some days, down the block. The burger chain, which got its start in 2004 as a humble hot dog cart in New York City’s Madison Square Park, has built a cult following around its smash burgers and signature $6 milkshakes. Those shakes are made with a secret frozen custard recipe, while the burgers feature a proprietary beef blend developed specifically for their flavor and texture. Is your mouth watering yet? Get in line.
Good as gold
An evening celebrating the Best of C-VILLE winners and runners-up.
Good company, great food, flowing drinks, and just enough gilt to make the trophies feel at home.
