Grape & Grain Exchange owner Dhruman Patel will bring international wines to Crozet. Submitted photo. Grape & Grain Exchange, a Charlottesville wine and beer shop known for its small-producer focus, ...

Nuts inside their burr. Photos courtesy Lynn Coffey. A variety of trees were extremely useful to the early mountain people. White oak was easy to split and thus was used in weaving all types of ...

The Windy Knoll development is located between Cory Farms and Liberty Hall. Crozet’s proposed Windy Knoll development project finally reached the Board of Supervisors in September, where it was ...

Ryan Williamson examined the bees in one of his many hives at Sourwood Farms. Submitted photos. As the invasive spotted lanternfly has spread across Virginia in recent years, headlines have mostly ...

Claudius Crozet Park will host its fall Arts and Crafts Festival on Saturday, October 10, and Sunday, October 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival features over 130 professional artists and makers, ...

If you are looking for something fun to do the morning of Halloween, October 31, consider participating in the Shenandoah Zombie Run: Not Dead Yet 5K at 9 a.m. at Camp Shenandoah, 222 Boy Scout Lane, ...

Earl Swift near his home on Afton Mountain. Photo: Malcolm Andrews. After spending 10 years covering several beats for the Crozet Gazette, I’ve cut back on deadlines as a gift to myself on my 80th ...

My dear friend Champe Ransom, a language lover like myself, has called my attention to a widely used phrase that can have two opposite meanings—sometimes depending on the context, and other times ...

In April of this year, then-Superintendent Matt Haas submitted a plan to the School Board for a new Achievement Gap Advisory Committee. The proposed committee would gather data and help focus the ...

A 2024 Lotus Emira took one of the Top 5 prizes this year. Photo: Ron Wade. Pollack Vineyards hosted another successful Crozet Car Show September 19. This year’s beneficiary was the Crozet Trails Crew ...

David Storm was selected for the at-large seat vacated by Allison Spillman’s resignation on the Albemarle County School Board at its September 24 meeting. The Albemarle County School Board has ...

Winegrass band members (from left to right; Dave Pinto (pedal steel guitar), John Eggleston (guitar and vocals), Justin Cason (guitar, keys, and vocals), Brenning Greenfield (drums), and Bradley White ...