State court hears Crawford appeal
The name Anthony Dale Crawford is one that many Central Virginians would like to think of as locked up with the key thrown away.
Woolen Mills man: City took private property without due process
On Thursday, April 29, Woolen Mills resident Louis Schultz was arrested and charged with attempted malicious wounding after rolling his car towards a group of city workers who were repairing a leaky sewage pipe on Steephill Street, near his home on E. Market Street. Schultz’s reasoning was simple: Steephill Street is private property, and the […]
Jefferson School prepares African-American cultural center
Five years after it was designated a historic site, the Jefferson School finally has a starting date for a long-planned redevelopment to preserve its character.
Rising pollution and private development threaten the Appalachian Trail
There is a point where you are so deep in the woods, with trees looming large and their leaves stitched across the skyline, that you feel the vastness of the landscape and can’t shake the sense that you are out of your element. Tree frogs yammer back and forth while birds chirp wildly. Something scurries […]
Scottsville town councilor takes on marijuana issue
When the first issue of Scottsville Weekly landed on April 16, it caused an immediate stir. Seven candidates for town council were asked where they stood on a number of issues, including whether they support legalizing marijuana. As one might imagine, the remainder of the questionnaire fell on deaf ears when five out of seven […]
Green thumbs for hire
Blue Ridge Backyard Harvest Matt Bierce, Guinevere Higgins, Mike Parisi 806-6157 info@blueridgebackyard.com Free initial site assessment and esti-mate. Installation, design, maintenance and consultation fees vary depending on project type and scale. C’Ville Foodscapes Angel Shockley, Kassia Arbabi, Patrick Costello, Sam Pierceall, Sky Blue and Wendy Roberman 806-6255 info@cvillefoodscapes.com Simple lawn transformation (sod re-moval, tilling […]
A new generation of local gardeners help you rediscover your roots
I have a theory about Charlottesville. I say it is a mirage. If you are not convinced, let me tell you about the time I watched a gal named Angel wearing knitted, arm-length gloves with the fingers cut off as she talked organic gardening with a woman decked out in a business suit. Or when […]
Answer at Once: Letters of Mountain Families in Shenandoah Park, 1934-1938; University of Virginia Press; 174 pages
Interest in a “simpler time” is nothing new. But revived awareness of the primitive Southern mountaineer has touched a new generation of musicians and fashionistas that look to their legacy as a poignant example in protest of modern consumer culture. Indeed, their voices echo out in the backporch verse of Carter Family yodels: “Carry me […]
Friends of the Wilderness battlefield are foes of Wal-Mart
On February 3, Judge Daniel Bouton of the Orange County circuit court heard arguments from attorneys concerning the proposed Wal-Mart to be built on Route 3 near Fredericksburg
Belmont seeks some sound advice as commercial and residential interests clash
On a recent weekend night in Belmont, a group of four people stroll along Hinton Avenue on the way back to their SUV. Two women sport Burberry trench coats and designer scarves, and carry Coach handbags, while their male counterparts wear wool blend peacoats, ranger dark wash jeans and designer loafers or Terra Plana shoes. […]