...yesterday we found something else - a turtle, exhausted and barely able to stay afloat any longer, supporting a frog on its back while a spider clung to the frog’s head to avoid drowning....

Sisters are doing it for themselves in this big-hearted anthem to freedom and heritage. The tropes and trials of the Old West are given fresh currency when seen through the eyes of African-American women, fleeing racism and the wreckage of Reconstruction. They find big sky and bigger dreams on the prairie, but all they’ve won hangs in the balance as a scoundrel schemes and bullets fly.

Whenever we talked about pie, the phones rang off the hook in the WINA studios. People even brought us pies to eat. Everyone, it turns out, has an opinion about pie and other tasty baked goods. Callers shared a long list of candidates for the best pie in Charlottesville-Albemarle. But which was THE BEST? Did we have a country store selling authentic pies that deserved more attention?

Winners of Charlottesville's Reader Choice Awards for 2008

The phenomenon of pedestrians stepping in front of moving cars while texting furiously on a handheld device or cell phone may seem brand new. For Peter Norton, a University of Virginia professor who has studied the historic relationship between pedestrians and motorists, it represents only the latest chapter in an old story.

It sounds like some retail chains are taking notice of Cville and planning stores for our charming town.

Mas, the crazy good Tapas restaurant in cville wins c-ville weekly's Best of Charlottesville award for the restaurant category. I completely agree with this one.....and there is much to be said for eating at the elegant concrete bar. While you can't see the eye candy coming in, the view of the kitchen in action is more than worth it with a glass of Chimay.

Straight out of Hollywood, there is a court case about to begin in Staunton about a local adult video store owner and its employee. This is like our own bloody soap opera...but it's real!

Dragonflies take over!

So it appears we have a new Tapas joint headed our way...looking for a job? THINK YOU CAN COOK!?!!?!?! This could be for you.