I had an amazing morning this past Saturday at the Charlottesville City Market. There was something for everyone:

• Vegetarians: from fresh young bamboo shoots to local strawberries and purple spring onions, the potential for a ridiculous vegetarian meal was easily within one’s reach
• Jewelry: from conservative to on-the-edge, designed young and old were out strutting their stuff
• Meats: there was some serious sausage grilling giving the market a nice smoky aroma
• Politics: Obama 08′, Amnesty International, and a group petitioning against the proposed dam made sure you knew what their deal was
• Eggs: probably every farm except Polyface (why?) sold farm fresh eggs

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Spudnuts has been around for a long time. And by long time, I mean when velociraptors used to hunt small wild pigs and T-Rex’s ruled the United States. In other words, Spudnuts has been open since 1969 at 309 Avon Street. It has kicked so much ass in the last 40 years or so, in fact, that both Krispy Kreme and Dunkin’ Doughnuts left town.

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