Reviews & Comments
Lynchburg, VA
Progress, but not quite Progressive... -
1/3/2011I'm pleased to report that many undesirable negatives identified in some of these posts have been resolved in Lynchburg within the past 2-3 years:
1. Nightlife. There is a beacon of it in Rivermont Pizza and City View. The former offers live music almost nightly in a relaxed, chill and young people-heavy environment. The microbrews are delicious and hipsters converse with lawyers. The latter offers a dance club scene that provides a remarkable view of downtown.
2. Dining & Coffee Shops: For the size of the city, both are abundant. Main Street Eatery, Robin Alexander, and the all-too-cool Dish are my faves. For coffee shops check out the Muse (a second location opened by Memorial Ave offering Friday music events)Drowsey Poet and the White Hart. You can knock out books in a few hours with these original anti-Starbucks. Love them.
4. Adventure: Should you be talented enough to spin a heli off a tabletop, then you can't beat the Snowflex. But if standard skiing is your thing, Wintergreen is only an hour away. And then the mountain biking. I have never seen so many well-kept trails in a city-owned park than I have at Peaks View. Challenging single track will keep you in shape and a smiling.
As a native Pittsburgher, the L-Burg is growing on me by the month.