Legend of Taste of China chef Peter Chang grows with Oxford American article
Following his appearance in the pages of The New Yorker, Chang appears again in the pages of Oxford American’s annual Southern Food issue
No price for dredging yet, but South Fork Reservoir could hold 1,247 million gallons
The estimated dredging volume totals 1.54 million cubic yards of sediment
Male home fertility tests: Inconceivable?
The great Virginia motivational author Napoleon Hill famously said, “What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
Calls for school funding dominate Albemarle budget hearing [with video!]
As Albemarle resident Ellen Climo told the county’s Board of Supervisors last week during the first public hearing on the county’s proposed budget: “I don’t think there’s anyone here tonight that’s going to tell you something you don’t already know.” Maybe so, but the story is in how you tell it. In fact, the marathon […]
Legal Aid helps inmates take on Virginia Parole Board
Currently, the Roanoke Times points out, the Parole Board turns down applications "94 percent of the time…one of the nation’s lowest parole rates"
Albemarle County supervisors hear overwhelming public call to fully fund school budget request
Also, many requests for increases to real estate tax, preservation of Scottsville and Crozet libraries from more than 130 speakers
Former Governor Douglas Wilder talks handgun control with Sabato’s UVA class
"One handgun a month?" Wilder asked the class on more than one occasion. "Isn’t that 12 a year? How many do you need, for God’s sake?
Still no contract for Martha Jefferson redevelopment
During a 2008 meeting with neighborhood residents, Martha Jefferson Hospital spokesperson Steve Bowers said that a rough credit economy could potentially make for a smoother redevelopment of the hospital’s current home. Martha Jefferson Hospital’s current 14-acre site, the subject of exclusive negotiations between the hospital and developers Crosland LLC, could make its way back onto […]
County budget: $10 million less?
After Albemarle County executive Bob Tucker finished his hour-long budget presentation for Fiscal Year 2010-2011—the proposed grand total is $293.85 million, for you eager readers—he asked members of the Board of Supervisors if they had any “general questions.” Board chairman Ann Mallek responded first: “Sobering news.” Likely, plenty of tax payers will pore over Tucker’s […]
Charlottesville City Market to accept debit, SNAP cards as of April 3 reopening
Swipe your card, get your tokens, pay up! Also, JABA takes gig as intermediary between market and USDA