“Most American writers seem to have forgotten how to write about big issues,” Virginia Quarterly Review Editor Ted Genoways wrote in the February issue of Mother Jones. “As if giving two shits about the world has gotten crushed under the boot sole of postmodernism.” Genoways’ concerns are as artistic as they are practical: Not giving […]
For those of you who want another brutal, no-holds-barred political cage match à la Allen vs. Webb 2006, George Allen has one word for you
Consignment House on the Mall uses Caribbean art to benefit a Caribbean cause
The smoke goes on in some area restaurants that have separately ventilated smoking areas. That is, if the section meets the three conditions. First, a smoking area can’t represent a portion of the restaurant that is so large as to eclipse “reasonable” nonsmoking areas. Second, smoking rooms are to be separate “to the extent reasonably […]
Turns out that membership fees to a private club earn you more than a secret handshake or a t-shirt with your nickname on it. Under the new smoking ban, private clubs are exempted, which makes them some of the last unfiltered puffing posts. Want to turn your living room into a cigar bar? Know your […]
It may look like the budget office’s $40 million projection for capital improvements in 2011—about twice as much as most other years—means Charlottesville has cash to burn. But don’t loosen those belts just yet. Take away the roughly $18.5 million of state and federal funds from the proposed $20 million bypass for 250 Interchange, and […]
Like building a tolerable “best of” list, finding the perfect holiday gift can be confusing. That’s why C-VILLE asked UVA faculty to tell us about their favorite book that came out in 2009. Read on, and happy holidays. Marianne Baernholdt, Nursing Little Bee, by Chris Cleave (Simon & Schuster) “In Britain where it was first […]
It may look like the budget office’s $40 million projection for capital improvements in 2011
You might not have heard the UVA Chapel bells ringing at 3:07pm last Wednesday, but within minutes, you might have seen on the UVA Fine Arts Library’s Twitter account (UvaArtsLib)
Construction crews broke ground on eastbound sections of Hydraulic Road to provide access to the site of a planned Whole Foods supermarket. Nighttime construction is expected to continue on westbound portions of the road through December 21. The Whole Foods on 29N will abandon its current location to occupy the new 40,000 square foot […]