Recent C'ville Happenings

With all this celebrating and working lately, we haven't properly updated everyone on the quirky happenings about town.

1) A prime example of quirk was our trip on Saturday night to North Garden, VA, home of Dr. Ho's Humble Pie.

Local foodies claim this is the best pizza in the area and, while we'd agree that the decor is the best, we've spent too much time in NJ to agree about the 'za. Interesting, yes. Alternative, definitely. When was the last time you had a root beer float under a stealie? The feta, cheddar, and mozzarella mix on the pies? Well, it was a trip...

2) Later that night, parked in front of Talbot's, we saw this terrific vehicle/bumper sticker combo, which must have been made in J heaven. Cheap personalized plates are least one reason to appreciate time in Virginia.

3) Here's the sunset over Albermarle County on the longest day of the year, taken just before 9pm. We've passed the gateway to summer, and the weather is apparently cooperating -- our week's forecast, with highs over 90 for at least the next, has us panting and sweltering. I know most of our readership is in the Northeast, drowning under all that rain, but I'll gladly take some of it if it'll cool back down.

4) Our favorite local newscaster, Somdev Devvarman, is forgoing his Saturday morning local sports roundup to play at Wimbledon. Awesome!

5) Two employees at the local hospital have H1N1... I'll be pushing the Purrell and walking around with a mask from here on out. Remember, WHO declared it an epidemic!

6) My new work project got a nice NY Times plug last week.

7) And, finally, the C'villains have spoken. About the dissolution of Jon & Kate's marriage. Thanks, local news!

There's your round-up of quirk from centrally isolated Charlottesville, VA. Rest assured, we'll keep you posted on any breaking quirk news. ;-)