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THE ELECTION ISSUE

NEWS 9 10 Cameron Webb on flipping the 5th—and treating COVID patients.

13 Joe, we never saw ye!

13 Winners and losers in the election’s money race.

15 Big local turnout for early voting.

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Cameron Webb insists that we all agree more than we disagree (p. 10).

I don’t know if I believe him. It seems to me that Americans currently disagree on a whole lot of crucial questions, from whether or not climate change is a hoax to whether or not you should be able to confirm a Supreme Court justice in an election year. With November 3 just days away, I’m feeling as cynical as I’ve ever felt.

But it’s Cameron Webb, not me, who has pulled a solid Republican district into a tossup over the last few months. Webb, with his idealistic, kind-hearted approach, has inched a district Trump won by 11 into contention. And as I learned when I spoke with him last week, this optimism isn’t an act designed to attract swing voters—Webb’s a true believer. We’ll find out soon whether his consensus building is enough to pull off the upset, but either way, it’s taken him much farther than cynicism ever could have.

No matter the outcome of the election, those of us who hope to build a better home for ourselves and our families and our neighbors will still have a tremendous amount of work to do. But for now, go to the polls and hold your loved ones close— hopefully, soon, we’ll at least be moving in the right direction.—Ben Hitchcock

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from January 20 to February 1. The semester will still end at the beginning of May. And to discourage students from traveling in and out of Charlottesville, the typically weeklong spring break—originally scheduled for March 6 through 14—will be replaced with multiple shorter breaks.

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THE ELECTION

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FLIP THE SCRIPT In conversation with Cameron Webb

By Ben Hitchcock

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n 2016, Donald Trump won Virginia’s 5th Congressional District by 11 percentage points. Two years later, as a blue wave saw Democrats pick up 41 House seats nationwide, Republican Denver Riggleman beat Democrat Leslie Cockburn by 7 percent.

Virginia’s 5th District runs from Fauquier County to the North Carolina border. The huge district encompasses the blue enclave of Charlottesville, but also hundreds of miles filled with more conservative rural communities. Democrats have no business competing here, and for the last decade, they haven’t.

Enter Cameron Webb.

Webb is a practicing doctor, teacher, and Director of Health Policy and Equity at the UVA School of Medicine. He worked in the White House under former President Barack Obama and decided to stay on after the 2016 election, working on drug pricing during the Trump administration. If he wins, he’ll be the first Black representative in the history of the 5th District, and the first Black doctor to serve in U.S. Congress.

Meanwhile, Webb’s opponent, Bob Good, is a self-proclaimed “biblical conservative.

He’s been a member of the Campbell County Board of Supervisors, a Liberty University athletics fundraiser, and a wrestling coach. Good challenged the incumbent Riggleman after some district Republicans were upset that Riggleman officiated a gay wedding. Good then won the nomination in a bizarre, COVID-altered drive-through convention of Republican delegates.

Webb’s red-hot campaign has turned the district into a tossup. A late October poll from Public Policy Polling showed Webb leading 46-43, and FiveThirtyEight now gives each candidate an exactly 50 percent chance to win the district.

C-VILLE spoke with Webb last week, in hopes of figuring out what it is about the young doctor that’s got everyone talking.

The following interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Cameron Webb speaks to voters in Madison County on October 17.

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11 C-VILLE: As if this final stretch of the campaign wasn’t busy enough, I hear you have some shifts in the COVID unit coming up this week. What’s that like these days?

CW: You never really know until you get

there. The way this virus is, everything changes quickly. But all over the commonwealth, all over the country we’re seeing an uptick in cases. Everybody who’s there can get pretty sick pretty fast—especially working overnight, as the only doctor on the COVID unit, you want to make sure you’re ready to respond at a moment’s notice.

Well, Congress will be a breeze after that.

It’ll be a different kind of exercise. I’m looking forward to the challenge, though. There are some similarities—it’s a similar skill set, especially when you’re out and about talking to folks. It’s asking folks where it hurts and listening for an answer.

People don’t realize this all the time, but a lot of medicine is a negotiation. Many times, with treatment recommendations, folks may say, ‘I hear you, but I don’t like X, Y, or Z.’ So, okay, how do we find out way forward? That idea of finding consensus is something I expect to lean in to. You meet people where they are—that’s what medicine is about.

You’re running a very close race in a solidly Republican district. On a basic level, flipping a district means convincing people who don’t agree with you on very much that you’re the person for the job. How have you been doing that?

Do you think those strategies will work at the next level? I mean, time and trust have been in short supply in the federal government recently.

What are some of your positions that you feel have been misrepresented by the Good campaign?

Oh, shall I count the ways. Top of mind of course is this conversation around policing.

I think they’ve definitely tried to label me as a radical of some sort, which couldn’t be farther from the truth.

Part of why we have the momentum that we have is that people across the district actually see me, and they hear what I say. All of that disinformation—it’s not sticking.

What is sticking with folks is how it reflects on him, and less about how it reflects on me.

You’re a doctor. Does that mean that health care will be one of your top legislative priorities if you win?

You can’t be a legislator heading in to the 117th Congress and not prioritize COVID recovery. And certainly there’s a public health component to that, but there’s also an economic component.

I really prioritize the economy in all of my conversations, because I can build a lot of conversations around that. Our health care conversation is an economic conversation—[health care] is one-fifth of our economy, it’s the largest sector in our economy. Our climate crisis conversation is an economic conversation, it’s about creating jobs, it’s about recognizing that renewable energies are cheaper than fossil fuels—even the free market is telling us that’s the direction we should be going. The frame here in the district does tend to have more of an economic focus, and we’re able to rise to that conversation.

What are your election night plans?

Believe it or not, I haven’t spent a tremendous amount of time thinking about that, because I’m so busy doing the work. It’s going to be something that honors the work that our team has put in, that my family has put in, but at the same time acknowledges that even though we want to celebrate we’re still in the midst of a global pandemic.

It’s good you’re calm—I’m a nervous wreck.

Well, it’s hard to shake me at this point—I was [in Washington] in November of 2016, I was up until 3 o’clock, finding out who my future boss was going to be. One thing I tell people often: President Obama’s calm the next day in the White House—I will remember that forever. I remember going to the Rose Garden the next day, and him walking out and saying, “Hey, America’s going to be okay. We just need to keep fighting, and making our argument.”

And that’s what we’ll do.

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Listen, I’ve seen these strategies work in the Trump White House. I led a drug pricing task force, and I saw this strategy work right there in the executive office of President Donald J. Trump.

I also think there’s strength in numbers. Any member of Congress who’s willing to work with folks who see the world differently from them— they’re part of our path forward as Americans.

Luckily, we’ve got someone in the adjacent congressional district, Congresswoman Spanberger, who talks about that same thing.

I talked to [her] before I decided to run, because one of my questions was, “What’s it like trying to be in that space, in Congress, advocating for building consensus?”

[She] reassured me that this is possible, you can be that kind of legislator…The more people we have who think like that, the better off we’ll be.

I still have yet to sit down in a room with Mr. Good. Even though we’re on opposite sides of the ticket, I don’t have the mindset that there’s nothing Bob Good and I would agree on.

But I think he’s taken an approach in this race where he’s tried to misrepresent some of my positions on key issues. It’s important for me to set the record straight. We’re very different—my whole focus since the beginning has been trying to unify people, and bridge divides, and bring folks together. And his approach has been to stand in his position, saying this is a bright red district and everyone should get on board.

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I would start off by saying we actually agree with each other on far more things than we don’t. On education, for instance, we all want kids to have a great education. On health care, we all want folks to have access to the care they need.

Now, the manner of execution is different, but the agreement is on the outcome. In this race, with folks across the political spectrum, we’re able to have common conversations about what we want to see. Then I’m able to show people what I think is the course forward. I haven’t really felt that tension of folks disagreeing with me.

[Finding] those points of commonality takes a lot of work, it takes a lot of time, and it takes a lot of trust. But [we’ve been] spending the time to build that trust…I think that’s why this race is where it is.

Speaking of people on the other side of the aisle—what do you make of your opponent, Bob Good?

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CAMPAIGN PAIN Joe Biden talks about Charlottesville a lot.

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Area activists wonder why Joe Biden, who’s made Charlottesville a central part of his campaign, hasn’t visited the city.

“The fact that hundreds of people thought...that they could have a Klan rally in 2017, and the president of the United States did not 100 percent disavow and say how horrendous that was...We have to use that to change,” says Sena Magill.

If not for the death of his son Beau and the pandemic, Magill believes Biden would have paid a visit to Charlottesville before the election. “We need to give the man a little more grace for that, for not coming here in 2017 and 2018,” says the city councilor.

UVA alumna Alexis Gravely doesn’t think there is a reason for any political candidates to use Charlottesville as a part of their campaign, unless they personally experienced it. As a reporter for The Cavalier Daily, Gravely trailed the neoNazis and white supremacists during the

“For me, anytime Charlottesville comes up in politics, it’s very disingenuous.”

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Across the state, Democrats have thumped Republicans in fundraising. U.S. Senator Mark Warner has raised $16.6 million, compared to opponent Daniel Gade’s $3.9 million, according to OpenSecrets. Warner’s senate seat was a tossup six years ago, but now the Dem, seeking a third term, is a comfortable favorite.

Warner’s 2014 opponent, Ed Gillespie, raised $7.9 mil, but Gade hasn’t been able to come anywhere near that amount this year.

Virginia Republicans haven’t won a statewide race since 2009.

In this cycle, Virginians have given $23.2 million to Joe Biden and $11.1 million to Donald Trump, according to the Federal Election Commission. Nationally, Biden has far outraised what Hillary Clinton did in 2016, and Trump has almost doubled his totals from last time around. That dynamic is visible on the state level too—in 2016, Virginians gave $16 million to Hillary Clinton and just $3.7 million to Trump.—Ben Hitchcock

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In elections for the House of Representatives, the candidate who spends more money wins 90 percent of the time, according to FiveThirtyEight. There are multiple reasons for that correlation: Large war chests help candidates put together effective campaigns, and candidates with winning pedigrees attract more donations. In any case, it bodes well for Cameron Webb, who has run rings around Bob Good in the money race. As of October 25, Webb has raised $4.6 million; Good, a former fundraiser for Liberty University athletics, has raised just $1.1 million. The difference in small-dollar donations is even starker: Webb has earned $1.3 million to Good’s $180,000 from donations of $200 or less.

torch-lit rally on the Lawn, and witnessed their violent clashes with counterprotesters on the Downtown Mall.

“There were very few public figures, if any, who came to Charlottesville, and offered support to those who’ve been affected and the community,” says Gravely, speaking solely for herself. “So for me, anytime Charlottesville comes up in politics, it’s very disingenuous...They had nothing to do with that day, [or] picking up the pieces in the months and years afterwards.”

“Three years later, August 11 and 12, that whole week is a very difficult week for me,” she says. “To have to constantly relive it, just because I am tuned into politics, it’s not that great of a feeling.”

“Regardless of your party, Charlottesville isn’t a talking point,” she adds. “It’s a real event that happened.”

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THE ELECTION ISSUE

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hen Joe Biden announced last year that he was running for president, the first words he uttered were “Charlottesville, Virginia.” The campaign video that followed featured footage of the Unite the Right rally overlaid with a voiceover from Biden, responding to President Trump’s infamous comment: “[You] had people that were very fine people, on both sides.”

Throughout his campaign, Biden has continued to bring up the events of August 11 and 12, 2017, most notably during his first debate with President Trump— yet he has not visited Charlottesville, or reached out to city residents since announcing his presidential bid. Those who were closest to the violence have noticed.

“Don’t use us as a prop,” says activist and deacon Don Gathers. “[The rally] is a very sore spot for many of us. It’s painful reliving that weekend.”

After neo-Nazi James Fields rammed his car into a crowd of counterprotesters, “I stood there on the corner and watched the [EMTs] feverishly working on Heather...I

literally saw life leave her body,” he says.

“You just can’t get that sort of thing out of your head.”

Though Gathers will be voting for Biden, he believes the former VP still owes Charlottesville a visit, even if it’s after Election Day. “He needs to have a public forum with some of the activists here,” Gathers says.

“He needs to hear how we feel...We have got to make people [know] that we are more than a hashtag, more than just a blip on the troubled racial history of this country. We deserve better than that.”

UVA library employee Tyler Magill was also frustrated with Biden for using the rally as a talking point, but now tries to not let it bother him too much.

“When he first mentioned Charlottesville, I was originally very angry...but it’s going to happen,” says Magill. “The powerful will use my trauma...It is another thing that is taken from me, that is taken from us.”

Magill attended the August 11 torch-lit rally on the UVA Lawn just to observe.

But after seeing the crowd of white supremacists and neo-Nazis surround and attack a group of student counterprotesters, he stepped in to support them. Magill was threatened, doused in gasoline, and hit on the neck with a torch, which damaged his carotid artery. A few days later he suffered a stroke.

Though Magill has largely recovered from his injuries, he still has a small blind spot, and a “difficult time having new memories stick,” explains his wife, Charlottesville Vice Mayor Sena Magill. “We’re still dealing with PTSD. He gets triggered all of the time.”

“I wouldn’t not do what I did,” says Tyler Magill, “but there are days I feel it has ruined my life.”

Like Gathers, Tyler Magill will be voting for Biden, but wishes the former VP had reached out to rally victims, as well as Black Charlottesville activists and residents.

“It would be nice if people would come to us,” he says. “Don’t say you fucking care...if you’re not asking people.”

While Sena Magill does not like seeing Charlottesville continuously brought up as a symbol of hate, she believes it’s important to note why Biden talks about Unite the Right so much. The rally is a crystal-clear example of Trump’s repeated failure to condemn white supremacy.

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Washburne speculates that this decline, which has been especially notable in the precincts near the university, is the result of pandemic-hampered voter registration efforts and students re-registering to vote in their hometowns if they are taking online classes from home.

Nonetheless, voter registration and getout-the-vote activism has continued on Grounds, says Kiera Goddu, a UVA fourth-year and president of the University Democrats.

“I’ve been taking one first-year [student] at a time—masked and windows down—to the Albemarle registrar’s office, and there have been other drivers who’ve been doing the Charlottesville registrar’s office so that students can vote early in-person and just kind of have it checked off,” says Goddu.

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VID-19] cases were at their worst at UVA, and students were most panicked that they wouldn’t be able to stay in their [onGrounds] housing situation.”

Goddu says the University Democrats have also hosted limited in-person voter registration events twice a week since September. Setting up camp outside the Observatory Hill dining hall, the group registered almost 100 new voters in a single day just before the registration deadline earlier this month.

It’s hard to be sure what all this early voting will mean for election outcomes.

Although preliminary estimates show that the surge in early voting across the country may favor Democrats, Coleman says he’d “be cautious [about] reading too much into the early vote.”

“It’s sort of the same way on election night—you don’t want to project a result when there’s only a small fraction of the vote that’s in,” he says.

“The Democrats, of course, have been telling their voters to vote earlier. Contrast that to Trump, who’s very, shall we say, skeptical of the early vote,” says Coleman. “What if it’s a rainy day? What if the virus gets much worse this next week before Election Day? So the Republicans, specifically Trump in encouraging his voters to wait, it could pay off, but it’s also a very risky strategy.”

In Virginia, early voting will continue through Saturday, October 31. On Election Day, polls open at 6am and close at 7pm.

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ballots cast. The Venable and Buford precincts, where many off-Grounds UVA students reside, have seen the lowest turnout totals so far with 732 and 879 ballots cast, respectively. This trend generally mirrors the early voter pattern of 2016, although significantly more early votes have been cast across all precincts in Charlottesville this year.

Meanwhile, in Albemarle County, General Registrar of Voters Jake Washburne says early voting turnout so far has represented “a paradigm shift in voting behavior” for the County. Six-hundred to 850 voters have turned out each day to vote in-person at the 5th Street County Office Building. Washburne adds that most people have so far only had to wait five or 10 minutes to cast their ballots in-person.

“Even if the pandemic had not struck, I think we would’ve seen a significant increase in the number of people who would early vote [this year],” says Washburne. “But come COVID, that was like the one-two punch—I think a whole lot of people are concerned about going to a crowded polling place on Election Day with the virus still about.”

One caveat to the voting explosion is that new-voter registrations have declined sharply in Albemarle County compared to previous cycles. Washburne says that in 2016, 3,500 voters registered in the county between August and the registration deadline. That same time frame this year has seen just 1,800 new registrants.

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here’s a line outside the City Hall Annex. Volunteers wearing cardboard posters of ballots circle cheerfully. This year, election season started early.

In Charlottesville, as of October 26, about 14,500 people have voted—a huge increase from the 3,394 total absentee ballots cast in 2016. Roughly 33,000 ballots have been cast this year in Albemarle County, where just 7,317 absentee ballots were cast in 2016. Two million Virginians, and more than 60 million Americans, have already pulled the polling lever.

“In Virginia, this was always going to be a very high-turnout election year,” says Miles Coleman, associate editor for Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA’s Center for Politics. “I think we saw some evidence of that even if you look at some of the off years—when Governor [Ralph] Northam was first elected in 2017—the turnout in northern Virginia really was much more than we were used to seeing.”

Virginia is among several states across the country that have sought to make early voting easier during the COVID-19 pandemic. The commonwealth has removed the requirement that mail-in ballots be signed by a witness, and allowed all voters to take advantage of curbside voting, for example. Other initiatives to make voting easier originated in the Democrat-controlled General Assembly this year. The legislature extended the deadline for when absentee ballots can be accepted and lifted long-standing restrictions on absentee voting, which required voters to claim one of several listed excuses to be eligible to vote early.

In Charlottesville, an average of 325 to 400 voters per day have cast their ballots in-person at the City Hall Annex since early voting began, according to Melissa Morton, Charlottesville’s director of elections and general registrar.

Morton says the average wait time to vote in-person has been between 15 and 30 minutes, but adds that Fridays have been especially busy, with wait times as long as 45 to 75 minutes.

“We only had two voters who refused to wear masks,” says Morton. “Other voters, and our staff, offered the person a mask but he refused. After the voter voted, our staff disinfected the voting room.”

As of October 24, the City’s Walker Precinct, which makes up the northernmost portion of Charlottesville, was leading in early voter turnout with 2,222

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ON THE LIST You cannot be an arts lover in Charlottesville without running across the work of Darryl Smith. The always-smiling actor, singer, dancer, and box office manager with the patience of a saint, is a longtime fixture at Live Arts—and he’s missing! Where’s Darryl?: A Mystery on Water Street is a Halloween week challenge that plays out through an interactive online investigation around Smith’s disappearance. Conduct interviews with a cast of zany local characters, trace the clues, and see if you can out-sleuth the competition before the big, in-person reveal on October 30. $30, virtual access. livearts.org.

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Bloody fun Crime photographer turns to zombies for monster shoots

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she runs alongside her work at the University of Virginia, where she is a lab technician in the biology department.

“Everything (at crime scenes) is photographed, pretty much mostly just so it can be presented at court as a record,” Crook says.

“For the body, you’re going to take photos of wounds on people. So hopefully that skill’s going to come in handy for zombie photography. Good close-ups of some gross things.”

This time, the gross things are made of latex and paint rather than flesh and blood.

And it’s a happier, more creative reason to get out her camera.

“With crime scene photography, there’s not so much of an artistic side,” Crook says.

“I like the freedom that this gives me with families to explore that more artistic side of photography, rather than just document things.”

Clients who have signed up for the zombie attack photo shoot range from couples getting creative with anniversary images to families looking for a bloody Christmas card.

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Brielle DuFlon: “This piece, a jacket made completely of plastic produce mesh packaging, is one of three ‘legacy’ pieces in ‘huddle’ that speak to what we leave behind, as individuals and as a species. The concept of an heirloom garment is widely known, but in this case the piece is handed down to the next generation because it cannot biodegrade. ‘Legacy:Heirloom’ is a coming together of my passion for environmentalism and my flirtation with garment making (and yes—it actually fits me!).”

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Mixed-media artist Brielle DuFlon’s work speaks of comfort in bold ways. Imagine putting on your favorite sweater, wrapping up in a fuzzy blanket, or donning a lacy garment. DuFlon takes those emotional aesthetics to a textile reality in her show, “huddle,” at New City Arts.

Using repurposed and reclaimed materials, DuFlon’s dramatic pieces are a playful tug of war between exciting and calming that confronts the viewer with vulnerability and honesty. She describes them as “physically deep works, that the audience looks into, rather than at.”

DuFlon has been showing her work publicly since 2011, and “huddle” is her first solo exhibition in four years.

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hen Maisie Ellen Crook was studying forensic science at Teesside University in England, she never thought she’d one day use her skills to photograph the undead.

But that’s exactly what she found herself doing on October 24, when she took clients out to an Earlysville farm to take pictures of them fending off a zombie attack.

This is a sharp departure from Crook’s work photographing weddings, engagements, and families, but it’s also a return to her roots.

Crook learned she loved being behind the camera while being trained in crime scene photography as part of her degree.

Shooting crime scenes involves capturing everything from smashed windows at a break-in to shattered locks in a stolen car to injuries on a murder victim. It all has to be left exactly as it was, and work calls often come in the middle of the night, meaning photographers have to contend with strange angles and lighting.

Crook learned everything, from capturing depth of field to focusing on tiny details, as she crouched in dark rooms at two in the morning, maneuvering to photograph bodies without disturbing the scene. She brought her unique skills across the ocean to Charlottesville, where taking pictures of friends and family turned into a second business

Years of doing Halloween makeup for friends means Crook is armed with everything from fake blood to colored contacts in order to make her assistant into a realistic-looking zombie attacker.

“I’m going to make sure that (the kids) meet the zombie first, so that they’re not too scared when he comes out of the woods,” Crook says. “He’s a nice, friendly zombie.”

Having raided Spirit Halloween for prop weapons, Crook supplies clients with everything from a baseball bat to a shovel to an ax to fend off their undead attacker. She even has a Styrofoam wrench small enough for the littlest zombie fighters.

“I’m really excited to get pictures of a little toddler just sitting...holding a blood-covered wrench with a zombie in the background,” Crook laughs.

The initial shoot sold out as demand for socially-distant fall activities has spiked, so Crook added an additional date on November 14. For those concerned about a bigger virus, the monster wears a mask and the prop weapons are disinfected between appointments. Crook wants the only virus her clients worry about to be the kind that makes you crave human brains.

“I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited to do a shoot, because instead of having everyone looking at me smiling, I’m going to have everyone screaming and running,” Crook says with a smile. “This is going to be fun.”

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f pigeon peas, plantains, and pikliz jumpstart a craving for you, you’re probably a fan of Pearl Island Foods.

The Caribbean-centric food business launched with a booth at Charlottesville City Market in 2014, before moving into the Jefferson School City Center two years later.

Sober Pierre, owner and operator of Pearl Island Foods, and Executive Chef Javier Figueroa-Ray operate a small café and catering company, and before the pandemic hit, things were going well.

“The pandemic significantly reduced our catering business, which was the majority of our business,” says Pierre. This meant they had to redirect their efforts toward the café. “The operating constraints required to safely operate amidst COVID-19 has unintentionally forced our café to become a more integral part of our revenue stream.”

The reframing of Pearl Island’s business also required some construction that seemed likely to debilitate the restaurant’s financials. But when the folks at Building Goodness Foundation’s C’ville Builds heard about Pearl Island’s plight, they stepped in.

“We work a lot in the Caribbean in Haiti, and this is the type of food culture we promote, so this circles back because this is the type of project we do internationally,” says Sophie Parson, Building Goodness Foundation’s development and communications manager. “We’re focusing on small

businesses and Pearl Island has nine employees. ...This is the type of food Pierre and his team are trying to raise cultural awareness of in the community, so it was easy for us to jump on.”

The project will come in two phases, Parson says. The first, which should be completed by the end of the year, will organize the kitchen and storage unit to make it more efficient, since delivery involves storing a large volume of packaging supplies, which take up considerable space.

Pierre says phase two will help to allow food service in the outdoor space at the Jefferson School, with a goal of using this new area to cope with COVID in the present, while keeping the future of the entire building in mind.

“The redesigned outdoor patio is geared more towards post-COVID dining activity,” says Pierre. “However, we are looking forward to creating an outdoor space that is inviting for our customers and for people who haven’t been to Jefferson School City Center, the ‘soul of the city.’ This historically black segregated school is a national landmark that serves as a community center with several nonprofits housed within it. We are happy to serve the community alongside them.”

In addition, Parson says the new area will help extend the outdoor Downtown Mall a bit further. “It makes the Jefferson School that much more attractive, and brings people to the space, so you can, say, drop your kid at the YMCA daycare and have a drink and eat at Pearl Island.”

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On the day the anatomy class was scheduled to pith and dissect frogs, the class stared in shock and horror at the teacher. The teacher, perched on his stool in front of the class, stared blankly at nothing while blood dripped from the scalpel he used to demonstrate how to pith...on himself .

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“Goddamned rats!” he shouted again as, for the third night in a row, he heard the scratching and scurrying from within the walls of the old house.

Behind the ancient plaster, in a dark, cramped, unseen space between the rooms, she smiled and again scraped her cold , withered fingers across the inner wall.

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She’d walked by that painting on the staircase landing thousands of times over the course of her lifetime. Never once had his eyes blinked back at her, until tonight, they did .

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I had always heard that you swallow spiders in your sleep. What no one prepared me for was the horrifying feeling of the arachnids trying to crawl back up after I awoke.

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Day 76, still floating on the raft, no sign of rescue, maybe I should just let myself sink. You know, it is not nearly as dark inside a stomach as I thought it would be.

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The beast leered at me from the attic, dark eyes boring into my flesh. Scariest of all, it wasn ’ t wearing a mask .

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As the last piece of plexiglass clicked into place, I asked, “So, when do I get out of quarantine?” “Well,” the doctor said, removing his mask , “that’s not how this works.”

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Four more years. Four more years.

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The man had loved his wife to death.

She even had his fingerprints on her heart.

“It’s December 31, 11:58pm and I thank God this horrific year is almost over with its deadly virus causing over a million deaths worldwide, quarantine and shutdowns, lost jobs, murderous riots, damaging hurricanes and forest fires, divisive politics and an ugly presidential race. At midnight, I shiver inexplicably, confused why the lights suddenly flicker but then go pale as I hear Ryan Seacrest on the TV say, “Happy 2020 e veryone !”

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On a day in October, the village children gathered around to have some corn.

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Pandemic masks, strewn about the street, inevitably ending up in the waterways. Young sea life washed up on the shores, bellies full of masks .

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I wake up. Nothing has changed.

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While I’ve had my differences with the old woman next door, there was something admittedly comforting about having her back at home after her recent vacation. Hopefully the rest of her will be arriving shortly , as it was much too costly to have the rest of her shipped overnight; as they say, patience is a virtue.

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Charlotte was exhausted after trying to stuff the decapitated , maimed , mutilated , and still bleeding body into the closet. For the millionth time, she cursed Charlie for not allowing her to enlarge the closet when they were building; “not necessary,” he said.

They say that when you move into an old house, the creaking and moaning you hear is just the house’s way of telling you its past stories. These horrid walls have not stopped screaming at me for months.

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18. Spa treatment that 3. It’s often brown or amber involves getting 4. Wide-eyed in wonder your fingernails done 5. Foot-long item? by a jokester?

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“Kinda sorta” 23. Kimono sashes 8. Math set with an 26. Draw ____ in the sand unspecified number 27. Sorrowful cries of elements 28. Moniker one might 9. Looks down on give to Anna Wintour 10. Wilber who founded a or Tim Gunn? fast-food chain 33. One who’s passed the 11. Rifle filler bar: Abbr.

12. Tropical vine 34. Movie in which Brad 13. Sportswriter whose Pitt plays Achilles Twitter handle is @ 35. Drops on the ground?

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25. Childish comeback 54. Gloomy rock genre 57. Ancient region ruled by 26. “... so long ____ both shall live?”

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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The United States has suffered terribly from COVID-19. Of all the world’s countries, it has had more cases and more deaths. Why? One major reason is President Donald Trump. He has consistently downplayed the seriousness of the disease, has advocated many unscientific cures, and has been lax and erratic in supporting the therapeutic measures that virtually all epidemiological experts have recommended. It’s no exaggeration to assert that Americans will reduce their coronavirus misery by electing Joe Biden as president. In this spirit, and in accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to meditate on how you could reduce any and all of your own personal suffering. The time is right. Be ingenious! Be proactive!

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “By my love and hope I beseech you,” pleaded philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. “Do not cast away the hero in your soul! Hold holy your highest hope!”

That’s always good advice, but it’s extra crucial for you now. You will generate good fortune for yourself by being in close connection with the part of you that is bravest and wisest. The people whose lives you touch will have a special need for you to express the vitalizing power of intelligent hopefulness. More than maybe ever before, you will be inspired to cultivate your heroic qualities.

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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I’ve been writing my horoscope column for a long time, and it has evolved dramatically. One aspect that hasn’t changed is that every four years, I’ve endorsed a candidate for the president of my home country, the United States. Another unchanging aspect is that I regularly reveal my progressive views about political matters. Some people who have only recently discovered my writing express dismay about this. “I don’t want politics with my horoscopes!” they complain. But the fact is, politics have permeated my horoscopes since the beginning. Now I urge you to do what I just did, Aquarius, but in your own sphere: If there are people who are not clear about who you really are, educate them.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): “The worse the state of the world grows, the more intensely I try for

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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22): Scorpio politician Joe Biden wasn’t my first choice for president. During the selection process, I championed his opponents Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. But now I support Biden wholeheartedly. He has several policies I don’t agree with, but on the other hand I know it’s critical that we Americans ensure he replaces the appalling, corrupt, incompetent Trump. In the coming days, I advise you Scorpios to also consider the value of wise and pragmatic compromise in your own sphere.

Don’t allow a longing for impossible perfection to derail your commitment to doing what’s right.

inner perfection and power,” wrote Piscean author Anais Nin during World War II. “I fight for a small world of humanity and tenderness.” I encourage you to adopt that perspective for the rest of 2020. It’s an excellent time to respond boldly to the outer chaos by building up your inner beauty. I also suggest this addition to Nin’s formula: Call on your resourceful compassion to bolster the resilience of your closest allies.

Aries (March 21-April 19): Reed Galen is an American political consultant who has worked long and hard for conservative causes. But he opposes conservative Donald Trump, whom he regards as an authoritarian tyrant.

He writes, “Democracy is on the ballot. It’s a binary choice between good/bad, honorable/dishonorable, healthy/sick, forward/ backward. There has been nothing like this in our lifetimes.” If you’ve read my words for a while, you know I’m a connoisseur of ambiguity and uncertainty. I try to see all sides of every story. But now I’m departing from my tradition: I agree with Reed Galen’s assessment. The American electorate really does face a binary choice between good and bad. I also suspect, Aries, that you may be dealing with a binary choice in your personal life. Don’t underestimate how important it is that you side with the forces of good.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): Taurus politician Dan Coats has belonged to the conservative Republican Party all his adult life. He served in the U.S. Congress for 24 years, and later as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence. Since leaving that office, Coats has criticized his former boss. He has said, “Trump doesn’t know the difference between the truth and a lie.” In accordance with astrological omens, I urge you to be

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Gemini (May 21-June 20): Many stories that were popular long ago are still studied today. One example is the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, originally told during the first century BC. Another is Homer’s epic tale the Odyssey, which harkens back to the sixth century BC. I have no problem with learning from old tales like these. It’s important to know how people of previous eras experienced life. But for you in the coming months, I think it will be crucial to find and tell new stories—tales that illuminate the unique circumstances that you are living through right now.

Cancer (June 21-July 22): I’m surprised when I hear that fans of Donald Trump enjoy my horoscopes. My political views, which are deeply aligned with my spiritual philosophy, have always been very progressive. And I’ve never hidden that fact. How can someone who appreciates my ideas also like Trump, a vile bully who has unleashed enormous cruelty and chaos? If you yourself are a Trump fan, I understand that after reading the preceding words, you may never read my words again.

But I need to follow my own astrological advice for us Cancerians, which is: Be bold and clear in expressing your devotion to the ideals you hold precious. For me that means supporting Joe Biden, an imperfect candidate who will nevertheless be a far more compassionate and intelligent and fair-minded leader than Trump.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Dionysus was the ancient Greek god of drunkenness and ecstasy and madness. His followers were inclined to im-

merse themselves in those states. Yet as historian Robert Parker points out, Dionysus himself “was seldom drunk, seldom mad.”

His relationship with his consort Ariadne was “dignified and restrained,” and “smiling tranquility” was his common mood. I recommend that in the coming weeks you act more like Dionysus than his followers—no matter how unruly the world around you may become. The rest of us need you to be a bastion of calmness and strength.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo military expert Jim Mattis enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps when he was 19 years old. Forty-three years later, having been a Marine all his adult life and a general for six years, he retired. Later, he served under President Donald Trump as the U.S. defense secretary. After leaving that position, Mattis testified that Trump was “dangerous” and “unfit,” adding that Trump “has no moral compass.” Be inspired by Mattis, Virgo. Do your part to resist the harmful and unethical actions of powerful people who affect you. Be extra strong and clear in standing up for integrity.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct.22): “Feeling too much is a hell of a lot better than feeling nothing,” declares Libran author Nora Roberts. I trust you will see the wisdom of that perspective in the coming weeks. On the downside, there might be some prickly, disorienting feelings arriving along with the rich flood of splendor. But I’m convinced that most of the surge will be interesting, invigorating, and restorative—although it may take a while for the full effects to ripen. And even the prickly, disorienting stuff may ultimately turn out to be unexpectedly nurturing for your soul.

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What are your plans for election night?

Having our traditional election night pizza.

It’s either celebratory if the Dems do well, or we eat our feelings.

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Popping some sleeping pills and turning my phone off.

I have a Trump piñata that I bought before the 2016 election that I have been waiting for the best time to beat, trash, and burn, and I have a feeling that time will be when the 2020 results are in!

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A buncha wait and see because we are East Coast and I dunno when they count early votes.

Rocking in a corner anxiously.

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Beer.

Champagne and caviar...although the asteroid comment is an interesting alternative.

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Watching from Europe I hope I won’t get up to another morning of bad news coming out of the White House.

Four years ago, Europe woke up in shock!

4 More Beers!

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Drinking brown liquor straight from a bottle under the stars in Barboursville.

Watching TV to see if an incoming asteroid hits Washington, D.C., and causes any improvement in our government.

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Going to bed early and hoping my dream of a blue wave comes true.

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A combination of drinking, stress-eating, yelling at the TV every time the media calls a state for Trump, and blocking phone numbers of my conservative family members so I don’t have to see any of their nonsense.

Watching liberals lose their minds. Again.

I can’t look. Netflix all night.

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NEWS & VIEWS Local Real Estate News Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS® Signs Data Share Agreement with Bright MLS The Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS® (CAAR) and Bright MLS announced the signing of a data share agreement between the two organizations.

This agreement will allow CAAR MLS subscribers to gain current and historical property information from five neighboring areas: Culpeper, Madison, Orange, Page, and Spotsylvania. In exchange, Bright MLS subscribers will access the same information from the CAAR footprint: Albemarle, City of Charlottesville, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson.

“As a result of this new development, REALTORS® in the Greater Charlottesville area will gain additional data analysis to better assist clients in making the best real estate decision possible,” said CAAR President Tom Woolfolk.

“Bright MLS is thrilled to partner with our CAAR neighbors and the real estate professionals of the Greater Charlottesville Area,” said Brian Donnellan, President and CEO of Bright MLS. “This data share relationship provides a custom solution that will boost the productivity of CAAR members and Bright Subscribers as they serve consumers in the Commonwealth of Virginia.”

While details of the data share agreement are in planning, the tentative implementation date is late Q1-2021.

About CAAR: The Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS® serves more than 1,300 real estate professionals and affiliate members throughout the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson. Widely recognized as the leading voice for real estate in Central Virginia since 1925, CAAR members bring professionalism and high ethical standards to every business transaction. The Association advocates for the protection of private property rights and provides tools and technology for members to achieve expertise in serving the needs of customers and clients. The CAAR membership is committed to enriching the region’s neighborhoods by engaging in a variety of educational programs as well as community service events each year.

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Goodman Allen Donnelly Announces Free Veterans Benefits Legal Clinic on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11 Pre-Registration for Virtual Clinic Now Open Goodman Allen Donnelly honors the nation’s Veterans with a Free Veterans Benefits Legal Clinic to take place on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, 2020.

The annual Clinic is a collaborative service of the Goodman Allen Donnelly Veterans Benefit Group, the University of Virginia School of Law, and the Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center at the University of Virginia.

The free Clinic, to be held virtually this year, is open to all veterans, retired military, and families of veterans now deceased. “The claims process can be daunting,” explains Kimberly Emery, Assistant Dean for Pro Bono and Public Service at the University of Virginia School of Law. “We are delighted that our student volunteers, working with attorneys from Goodman Allen Donnelly, can help veterans understand the full range of available benefits and the options that they have before them.”

Participating Goodman Allen Donnelly attorneys are Dan Krasnegor, Nancy

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“Our Veterans have given a great deal to ensure our safety and security,” says Ralston. “Regardless of how, when, or where they served, our Veterans and their families deserve the full range of benefits for which they are eligible.” Ralston also noted that because this event will be held virtually, the clinic will be open to veterans living throughout Virginia.

The Veterans Benefit Group attorneys serve clients at all stages of the claims process, from the Regional Office to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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SOPHISTICATED SPIRITS: Central Virginia Distilleries in 2020

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t’s late 2020 and could anybody use a drink? Alright then. Thought so.

How about an Apple Cider Smash, with Virginia Distillery Co.’s Port Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky, apple cider, lemon juice, and cinnamon-brown sugar syrup? Or maybe you’d prefer something pure and simple like a single malt whiskey, say Spirit Distilling Lab’s Batch No. 7, “Jackalope / Rabbit Reaper,” with just a splash of water to bring out the notes of toffee, dried orange, candied citrus peel, and... too many more to mention.

Complex, subtle, and oh so lovely to look at—this isn’t your great grandpa’s homemade whiskey. Hard liquor in these parts used to come in stoneware jugs—if you have one that’s a family heirloom, have you wondered about its provenance?—and go by the name of moonshine, a pretty term that surely referred to hours in which it was made, not its notorious bite, powerful kick, and occasionally lethal effect.

Nowadays they still make it up in the hills, but instead of trying to hide it from the “revenuer man,” they advertise it on the internet. What’s lost in romance is gained in an ever-growing variety of delicious and sophisticated spirits. Today the native product is sold in elegant bottles and advertised online, where you can read vivid descriptions of its nose, taste and finish, and even its raw ingredients and how it was aged.

Tours are suspended until further notice because of COVID, but the Ragged Branch Tasting Room, located on a knoll overlooking the distillery and rick house and featuring a fireplace, covered porch, outdoor patio, and panoramic mountain views, is open Friday through Sunday, from 12 noon to 6 p.m. Reservations are not required. Ragged Branch also ships bottles inside the state of Virginia.

Virginia Distillery Company The late Dr. George G. Moore had a passion for single malt whisky. Emigrating from Ireland to the U.S. in the 1970s, George built successful businesses both here and in his native country. In 2011 he married his business acumen with his love of single malt and founded Virginia Distillery Company in Lovingston.

Today, George’s wife, Angela, their son, Gareth, and his wife Maggie are living George’s dream.

Using malted barley and fresh spring water, Virginia Distillery distills its whiskies in hand-hammered copper pot stills crafted in Scotland and makes good use of Virginia’s climate, allowing its broad temperature shifts to add depth to its whisky.

“Have the courage of your convictions,” was one of George’s favorite sayings. His credo became Virginia Distillery Company’s core principle and the name of its newest American single malt line, Courage & Conviction. Distilled from 100 percent malted barley, Courage & Conviction is aged for a minimum of three years in three barrel types—bourbon, sherry, and Cuvée (from European red wine casks).

Virginia Distillery’s Cider Cask Finished Whisky is finished for an additional eight to twenty months in casks sourced primarily from Virginia cideries. Its Port Cask Finished Whisky is finished in Port casks for a minimum of 12 months.

Virginia Distillery Company is currently closed to the public. Check its website for curbside pick-up and shipping options.

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Ragged Branch Distillery Over at Ragged Branch on Taylors Gap Road in southern Albemarle County, Alex Toomy and his two distillery partners “do it old school,” growing their own corn, rye and wheat, distilling them and patiently aging each bottle for more than four years.

Toomey was enjoying a successful career as a builder and developer when he turned on the History Channel one night in 2009 and saw a Modern Marvels episode about American whiskey. He cold-called David Pickerrell, the bourbon artisan at Maker’s Mark, the very next day. Pickerrell “was real enthusiastic about helping us,” Toomy recalls. “We put our first barrel up July 14, 2010.”

Ten years later, Ragged Branch offers seven different bourbons, both wheat and rye based. Its Signature Bourbon tastes of spicy rye with a hint of vanilla,

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and a touch of caramel on the finish. Its Wheated Bourbon is warmer and sweeter than Signature, tasting of vanilla, caramel, and honey with a hint of cinnamon and a smooth and sweet finish. Both are aged in hand-picked Louisiana bar-

rels to honor the hometown of partner Chris Sarpy, whose family roots in New Orleans date back 300 years. Ragged’s Virginia Straight Bourbon is finished in barrels from Veritas Vineyards and Winery in Afton.

Do you ever come home ready for a nice drink but are too bushed to make one? The folks at Charlottesville’s Waterbird Spirits went to Richmond and testified before both House and Senate committees so you wouldn’t have to.

After persuading the Commonwealth to allow the manufacture and sale of canned cocktails, the Waterbird team went into the vodka business in September, 2019.

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Today Waterbird, which distills (but does not sell) its spirits on Water Street, starts with American grown potatoes and ends up with “Canned Cocktails Made with Premium Distilled Spirits”—six varieties, including Handmade Potato Vodka, Vodka Cucumber Mint, Vodka Citrus Squeeze, and Vodka Watermelon & Basil. Moscow Mule is crafted with ginger beer and natural flavors. Vodka Soda Lime marries vodka with carbonated soda water and natural lime flavor.

Waterbird only uses cane sugar—no high-fructose corn syrup—and its drinks are gluten-free. All are available in local grocery stores.

his “early graying hair, overprotective demeanor and generally grumpy attitude” leavened with “unbridled exuberance.”

What Christine and Lauren call themselves is “the only mother-daughter distilling duo in the country.” Together they produce vodka, gin, rye and bourbon and sour mash corn whiskey at Silverback Distillery, which Christine opened in Afton in 2014.

In fact, Christine and Lauren are just the latest in a family of “proud, independent women” to make “top-line hooch,” a line that started with her great-grandmother, who made bathtub gin.

It was on a family trip to Europe, after a visit to Ben Nevis Distillery in the highlands of Glencoe, Scotland, that Christine looked at Denver and said, “I am going to make whiskey.” An apprenticeship at a distillery in Washington State followed.

The three Rigglemans buy Virginiagrown grain and Nelson County honey, distill it and donate the leftover mash to nearby farmers for use as fertilizer and livestock feed. “We’re also the first distillery in the country to use geothermal technology for our distilling process,” Christine notes.”

Eco-consciousness and good whiskey— the Rigglemans have won numerous international awards, “and we didn’t enter Billy Bob’s Whisky Contest,” Christine boasts. “We entered the hardest spirits competitions in the world, and we have won 14 times; we’re not afraid to play with the big boys.”

Silverback’s tasting room is currently open.

Vitae Spirits Distillery He started out brewing beer at his mother’s place, and now he makes whiskey in a school for troubled adolescents.

Wait, it’s a former school. Ian Glomski is a fine, upstanding citizen—one of the creative bright lights who make Charlottesville such an exciting place to live. A budding scientist’s love for “the fruit of the barley” led him to a two-decade career in microbiology, and then led him full circle. “Making alcohol in some shape or form had been my life ever since I was 18,” he says. “It brought me back to becoming a distiller.”

Thank goodness. Today Glomski’s Vitae Spirits produces 14 spirits in all: six rums, three gins, orange, coffee, and paw paw liqueurs, anisette, and a “Collab” with Champion Brewery. Much of what it uses to flavor its spirits—hardy orange, ginger, lemongrass, mint and cilantro, for example—is grown in the area, sometimes in Glomski’s own backyard.

He doesn’t have to look much farther for inspired collaborators. Vitae’s Coffee Liqueur is cold-brewed with Mudhouse’s Intention Blend and blended with its own house-made sugar cane spirits under a blanket of argon gas that minimizes exposure to air and preserves freshness.

Its Barreled Champion Collab is a socalled “beer whiskey” (what the Germans refer to as “bierschnaps”) produced with Champion Brewery beer and available in a series of one-time, get-it-now-or-missout releases.

Vitae’s tasting room on Water Street is currently open.

Copper Fox Distillery

was inspired by the film Watership Down.

It is made entirely by hand from mash to bottling using Virginia-grown-andmalted barley, and “obsessively inspected during each step of the process.”

Lab products may now be tasted at the distillery by appointment only.

“When our founder Rick Wasmund was growing up, he loved the smell of different kinds of fruitwood when he would have fires, and he wanted to bring that into his whiskey,” says Peter Morganer, one of Copper Fox’s five distillers.

In the spring of 2000 Wasmund made a journey to Scotland, home of more than 130 distilleries. He came away with an increased appreciation for the skill of whiskey makers, and a determination to make his own. He also accepted an offer to intern at Bowmore Distillery on Islay, one of the few distilleries in the world that still malts their own barley.

Three years later in Sperryville he launched Copper Fox Whiskey and began making the world’s first applewood-aged whiskey, with the first malt floor and kiln in the U.S. since the repeal of Prohibition.

Today the company’s flagship spirit is its single malt. “In Scotland they smoke their barley with peat,” Morganer says.

“We were the very first distillery in the world to smoke barley with fruitwood— we smoke it with apple and cherry wood.”

The company’s innovative methods now produce 13 different spirits in all, including single malt, gin, bourbon and rye.

Copper Fox tours are on hold till further notice, but whiskey flights and cocktails are being served in its outdoor seating space.

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“Silverback,” says Christine Riggleman and her daughter Lauren, is the nickname Christine’s “three wonderful, wise-ass daughters” gave her husband Denver for

Thanks to a bevy of dedicated and creative distillers, the stinging shock of Virginia whiskey is now a warm and welcome burn. Happy sipping!

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Spirit Lab Distilling On a tiny stovetop in his New York City apartment is where Ivar Aass began “tinkering around” with making spirits.

“Scotch, whiskey and spirits are life-long passions for me,” he says, “and I’d always wanted to learn how to make them.”

From that earliest experiment, he was “instantly hooked. Even back then, I was sharing what I’d made with friends in blind tastings, and they were impressed, so I knew I was onto something.”

Aass had lived in Norway, Indonesia and France before New York, but Charlottesville is where he moved in 2012, and where he opened Spirit Lab Distilling on 6th Street, SE. In December of 2016 the Lab released its tiny first batch of single malt: a 100 percent barley malt fermented from a wild yeast strain dating back seven years to that same NYC kitchen where it all began.

The family’s old Norwegian moonshiner recipe was the inspiration for

the Lab’s Barrel-Rested Old Tom Gin. A sweeter and less juniper-forward alternative to typical gins, with notes of spruce, French lavender, fresh citrus zest, lemon verbena, baking spices of cardamom, star anise and clove, it’s distilled with 14 secret and proprietary botanicals.

Old Tom was the base for the winning Crowd Favorite Cocktail, “Tom’s Envy,” in a recent Charlottesville’s Tom Tom Founders Festival Cocktail Competition.

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Oak Hill | Howardsville

9611 Critzers Shop Rd | Afton

A private mountain top property on 14 + acres with views in every direction! Offers 4 bedrooms and three baths.

25 minsutes from Charlottesville, Waynesboro & Wintergreen. Firefly (fiber-optic) high speed internet available.

Surrounded by massive oak and walnut trees, and set peacefully on a hill overlooking the James River, this well built, impeccably maintained home encompasses 40 acres of landscaped grounds and mature forest. $495,000 | montaguemiller.com/600002

3153 Sagebrush Ct | Charlottesville

6091 Rockfish Valley Hwy | Afton With entry on Route 151, the Brew Trail, this extraordinary property presents versatile usage, featuring two large “bonus” or studio rooms with a separate entrance perfect for a home business. Marvelous mountain views.

$325,000 | montaguemiller.com/608217 Yates Nobles | 434. 996.0888

Great opportunity in Belmont for owner occupant or investors! R-2 zoned over/under duplex with the two units fully separately metered. Each unit includes 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, kitchen, and living room. Off-street parking.

$269,000 | montaguemiller.com/609907 New Leaf Team | 434.260.8980

$411,950 | montaguemiller.com/598376 Doug Burke | 434.951.7122

$595,000 | montaguemiller.com/599638 Anita Dunbar | 434.981.1421

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1519 Rosa Terrace | Charlottesville

2401 Southside Dr | North Garden

South Fork Farms 15 minutes south on Rt 29. Large Colonial on 4.32 acres. 4 BR, 2.5 BA. Hardwood floors throughout the first floor, large kitchen, family room with fireplace. New paint and carpets. Ready for new owners.

Move in ready home with privacy and convenience in Forest Lakes! This freshly painted home has 4 bedrooms including spacious master suite, updated full baths, open living room & den on main level, and basement rec room.

$379,000 | montaguemiller.com/606816 New Leaf Team | 434.260.8980

4001 Saddlewood Dr | Charlottesville

Level Brick Rancher on 12.95 acres in east Albemarle.

This 3 BR, 2 BA home has large kitchen that opens up to dining area. Large family room with brick-hearth wood burning fireplace. Large basement with finished office.

$309,900 | montaguemiller.com/607624 Kyle Olson | 540.649.4131

5220 Green Creek Rd | Schuyler

3997 Old Mountain Rd | Faber

Set on a 2 acre lot on a quiet road in southern Albemarle County, this like-new 3 BR home was completed in 2016.

Open concept, one level living with great room and vaulted ceiling, stone fireplace, spacious kitchen & 1st floor master.

128 Acre parcel -Nelson County, Faber, VA. Wooded, open and some bottomland with several sites for a home location that would have mountain or pasture views.

Potential agro-tourism site, suitable for various uses.

$339,900 | montaguemiller.com/600207 Carter Montague | 434.962.3419

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SUGAR HOLLOW ROAD

West of Charlottesville with glorious views and direct access to 47 miles of hiking trails and fishing.

Well-constructed and maintained log cabin on 4.70 acres provides year round comfortable living with new whole-home generator. MLS#604938 $875,000 Mark Mascotte, 434.825.8610

KESWICK COUNTRY CLUB

Bordering (Full Cry)Pete Dye golf course and lake, within grounds of Keswick Hall, 5-star luxury resort, is this magnificent 5-bedroom residence constructed of the finest materials with attention to every detail. MLS#603398 $4,200,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

RAGGED MOUNTAIN FARM

UNBELIEVABLE VALUE IN IVY! Stately Federal-style residence on 3+ acres, 1st and 2nd floor master suites, chef ’s kitchen, superb finishes. Blue Ridge and Ragged Mountain views. 10 minutes west of Charlottesville. MLS#605950 $1,465,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

Exquisite brick residence, over 9,000 finished square feet, privately situated on almost 100 acres within 15-20 minutes of Charlottesville. Built circa 2001 of best quality materials with expert craftsmanship and meticulously maintained by current owners. Rolling land invites many agricultural and recreational opportunities. Other improvements include a pond, swimming pool with extensive terraces and pool pavilion, detached garage/shop. MLS#600284 $2,700,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 www.TotierHillsFarm.com

BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN VIEWS

248-acre Albemarle County property convenient to Charlottesville. Gently rolling land with streams, pasture, woods, and immense privacy. Numerous building sites with charming, circa 1860, 3-bedroom 2-bath farmhouse. MLS#584740 $1,850,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

AVENTADOR

Magnificent Georgian home with over 10,000 finished square feet, 6 bedrooms, 6 full and 2 half baths, main-level master, eat-in kitchen. Guest home, and 296+ acres with panoramic pastoral and mountain views. MLS#602894 $4,750,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

THE ROCKS

Designed by local architect Richard Funk and built on a lot that provides privacy and gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountain views. 6 bedrooms, including first floor master, 5.5 baths. Many unique features and ample storage. MLS#601178 $1,245,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

EDNAM

Sophisticated living just seconds from amenities and conveniences of Charlottesville and UVA. Brick residence has gracious main level with inviting entrance hall, large LR with FP, DR, gourmet kitchen with sitting/breakfast area. MLS#606719 $975,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

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FARMINGTON

Exceptional 1954 Milton Grigg 8-BR residence carefully sited on over 2.5 manicured acres. Beautifully maintained the original brick home has been enlarged creating an elegant yet livable floor plan with open living and entertaining spaces, kitchen, and master suite on the main level. Pool, 2-story pool house, and 3-bay garage with fully equipped 1-BR apartment above. Fronting the 17th fairway in Farmington, offering a quality-built home, gorgeous setting, and prime location only minutes to UVA and Downtown. MLS#606911 $4,950,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

RIVANDALE FARM

An oasis of tranquility and fine country living within 20 miles of Charlottesville, 14 miles to CHO Airport. 177 private acres with circa 1901 classic Virginia farm house, completely remodeled and updated. MLS#609244 $3,795,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076 www.RivandaleVa.com

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WIND RIVER

5-BR, 5-BA, 2-story brick home on 4.06 acres in Meriwether Lewis school district. Light-filled interior, open living spaces, and 1st-floor BR/office. Finished terrace level includes kitchen, BR, BA, and office/ study ideal for in-law or guest suite. MLS#606929 $894,500 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

BELLAIR

Beautifully constructed, circa 1953 brick home on private 1-acre lot in desirable Bellair and Liberty Hills. Beautiful mature landscaping surrounds the home. Convenient, close-in location minutes west of the city limits. More acreage available. MLS#601140 $685,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

MILTON VILLAGE

21-acre lot minutes east of Charlottesville. Level building site has well already drilled & soils tested for drain field. Fenced with 4-board along road frontage. Creek, small pond, and automatic waterers.

Close to public Rivanna River access. MLS#586469 $375,000 Mark Mascotte, 434.825.8610

EXCEPTIONAL LARGE ACREAGE

2 wonderful estate parcels in coveted Ragged Mtn. Farm. Excellent building sites, complete privacy, beautiful Blue Ridge Mtn. views. Murray/Henley/ Western Albemarle school districts. 84.79 acres: MLS#563174 $995,000; 100.22 acres: MLS#563171 $1,100,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

RIVER LAWN

Delightful combination of wood and pasture land with a spectacular bluff for a building site overlooking the James River in southern Albemarle County. Property is under easement with the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. MLS#569753 $745,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN TRAIL

378-acre sanctuary perched on top of Walnut Mountain in the heart of Keswick. Protected by a conservation easement with mature forest and Blue Ridge Mountain views. Well located & ideal for hunting, hiking, or a private retreat. MLS#608351 $1,400,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

CLASSIC ARCHITECTURE

Built and designed in 1978 by Henry Browne, this superb home features lovely architectural detail and fine craftsmanship. 3 large en-suite bedrooms, fourth bedroom, bath, large rooms, and heart pine floors.

Recently renovated on 2 private acres. MLS#602854 $779,000 Jim Faulconer, 434.981.0076

GLENMORE

0.75-acre lot on a quiet cut-de-sac near Lake Lochen.

Extensive wrap around frontage, shape and topography allow for the utmost flexibility in design, size and siting. One of the few exceptional lots left with the location, size, and diversity of this lot. MLS#599250 $249,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

TILMAN ROAD

Lovely mature 2-acre parcel of land in the Meriwether Lewis Elementary School District.

Wonderful views with privacy in beautiful rural setting. Great location just minutes west of Charlottesville and UVA. MLS#585959 $249,000 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

LONESOME MOUNTAIN ROAD

5-acre lot that has not been available for many years. This country but close-to-town location is conveniently located with quick access to Historic Downtown Mall, UVA, NGIC, airport, and North Fork Business Park. MLS#593160 $250,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

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EDNAM FOREST

Wonderfully large 1.5+ acre building lot in Ednam Forest. Build your dream home on this elevated, wooded lot located in a single family community, minutes from UVA and within walking distance to Boar’s Head Resort. MLS#598537 $289,500 Steve McLean, 434.981.1863

BLANDEMAR FARM ESTATES

25.4 acres with varying topography and amazing rock outcroppings. Unique design opportunities to create a stunning residence with magnificent views. Convenient to Charlottesville & UVA. Fiber optic available. MLS#593358 $554,000 Charlotte Dammann, 434.981.1250

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ENDING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 25, 2020 THERE WERE 83 SALES IN THE 11 COUNTY AND CITY AREAS

n 31 were in Albemarle with an average price of $485,069 n 10 were in Charlottesville with an average price of $312,000 n 10 were in Fluvanna with an average price of $270,173 n 3 were in Greene with an average price of $334,217 n 6 were in Louisa with an average price of $359,762 n 3 were in Madison with an average price of $366,633 n 9 were in Nelson with an average price of $322,444 n 1 was in Orange with a price of $200,000 n 7 were in Staunton with an average price of $237,700 n 3 were in Waynesboro with an average price of $236,300

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Privately located historic antebellum 47-acre homestead, overlooking a peaceful meandering section of the James River. Largely preserved interior retains original details such as hardwood flooring, fireplaces, original woodwork and hardware. Numerous outbuildings scattered amongst majestic hardwoods—including a lovely 19th c. one-room cottage and smokehouse. New 2 story, 40x60 on-slab barn with electricity, water, septic, with ample equipment storage; excellent space for apartment or guest quarters above.

Exceptional home built by one of Charlottesville’s top builders, and located the gated community of Keswick Estates. The 4 bed, and 5.5 bath Arts and Crafts style home has all the modern conveniences inlucding a large family room off of the gourmet kitchen, office/library, formal living room, large master, his and hers baths, stunning wood work throughout, coffered ceilings, and elevator. Privately situated on 3 acres, within walking distance to club, and the Pete Dye designed golf course, Full Cry.

Private, level lot with Ragged Mountain views.

Only 12 minutes from town in Blandemar. Well sited for custom home. Magnificent hardwoods at back lead down to year-round stream (North Fork of the Hardware River). Direct access on Red Hill Road allows for quick commute to Charlottesville. High-speed DSL service available.

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Custom home with wonderful proportions and open floorplan. Single story 3 bed and 3.5 bath home boasts 10’ ceilings, oak flooring, coffered ceilings, 8’ doors, gourmet kitchen, and great room with wood-burning fireplace. ADA compliant throughout. Convenient to Charlottesville.

Charming, historic 208-acre property. Mountain views, long Rapidan River frontage in desireable southern Madison County. Mostly open fields, rolling topography. Private 3 bed, 2.5 bath main house with river views. Parcel also includes one other home, guest cottage and two barns. Single division right under conservation easement.

Level, 21-acre lot located in sought after, well-established Burruss Branch neighborhood. Long eastward views of Southwest Mountains and the potential for dramatic mountain views to the west with some clearing. Excellent building site that takes in views while also providing privacy.

Western Albemarle schools.

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