Run for the history book In the article by John Borgmeyer titled “Run for your life” [May 4] about ultramarathoning, he says that, “ultrarunning evolved in the 1970s as a response to mainstream marathoning.” This makes it appear that the idea of running ultramarathons was born in the 1970s. That’s far from the truth! According […]
CORRECTIONS In last week’s story on improv comedy we incorrectly identified Improfessional member Bob Taibbi in a skit. Ron Heller was the actor in question. In last week’s Get Out Now calendar we mistakenly referred to “ex-Allman Brothers bassist Dickey Betts.” Betts plays guitar. Also, we mistakenly directed skaters to the Freestyle “half pike” when […]
Shop talk The article concerning the proposed North Pointe Community [“Talking Pointe,” The Week, May 18] and the opportunity for people to discuss the project with developers offered a ray of hope. Could it be possible that developers are actually going to listen to the people who will be most impacted by a new project? […]
no letters published this week CORRECTION James Hopkins’ May 25 piece “Overnight indie rocker” mistakenly referred to Junior Kimbrough as a “very-much-alive growler.” Kimbrough died in 1998.
Recent studies suggest that, in accordance with customary local belief, the world does indeed revolve around Charlottesville. We’re not too big, not too small; not too wholesome, not too seedy; not too hot, not too cold. In the words of Outside magazine, Charlottesville is one of those “dream towns that have it all.” Only one […]
County concerns I read with great interest about the latest in out-of-control growth in this County, specifically North Pointe [“Round three on 29N,” The Week, May 11]. I understand some of what the “proffers” are intended for but I didn’t see anything mentioned about infrastructure. With a development of this magnitude, why is there no […]
On the right track Thanks for shedding light on an obscure, but wonderful sport [“Run for your life,” May 4]. What sets ultrarunning apart from marathons and triathlons is that it is a sport where your finishing time and mile splits don’t really matter. The ultimate challenge is to finish what you started, whether it’s […]
Village people Yes, Jennifer Pullinger, it does take a village, and Johnson Village has done an excellent job [“It takes a Village,” Neighborhood, ABODE, April 6]. The young people we know from Johnson Village are now out of college a couple of years and are getting advanced degrees, working for our government all over Europe, […]
Give us our daily Ted What will it take to restore Ted Rall to the pages of C-VILLE? Must one stand on 29N, holding a sign proclaiming “Will Bake Bread For Ted”? Or “In Thrall With Rall”? Now that we are approaching the nadir (not Nader) in our battle to win the hearts and minds—to […]
Nobody’s a critic Thanks for a very enlightening article respecting the state of formal and credentialed art criticism in America as it impacts Central Virginia [“Do the arts mean anything to anybody anymore?” March 30]. One might better ask “Why do today’s critics in the arts have less impact on public tastes and community public […]