Checking in with Matthew Burtner
I’m working on a large-scale multimedia project about climate change, what’s taking place in the Arctic Ocean underneath the ice.
Some Mall businesses are irked by panhandling. Is the new Downtown shelter to blame?
It’s not yet 1pm, but Steve is closing in on his $30 panhandling goal. His feet bracket a black duffel bag and a blue Maxwell House coffee container with a few bills inside. He doesn’t ask for money aloud, so a potential donor must get close enough to read his sign: “Due to the economy, […]
Checking in with Boomie Pederson
Tell us about your day job. The Hamner Theater is my job. My paycheck comes from the Rockfish Valley Community Center, because at this point the Hamner Theater is a project of the Center. So my co-artistic director [Peter Coy] and I are on staff there. Unfortunately, my salary doesn’t reflect the hours I put […]
Charlottesville resident charged with meddling with gaming machines
William Zampini charged with grand larceny, trespassing and two counts of destruction of property
Checking in with Cynthia Burke
What are you working on right now? I’m working on a large oil painting of foxes in an early Flemish style. And I’m working on small copper paintings of small birds. The big one’s probably going to take all summer. The little ones only take me a couple of hours. Locally, who would you […]
Bridge over troubled parkway
“Roads?” a famous, fictional scientist once asked. “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” When it comes to the Meadowcreek Parkway, however, Albemarle County disagrees. During a recent 10-hour traffic transplant, cars on East Rio Road were directed to a new two-lane bridge that crosses above the Norfolk Southern Railroad. The Virginia Department of […]
Checking in with Russ Warren
What are you working on right now? Russ Warren, whose painting can be seen on the cover of this week’s paper, works at the farm he shares with wife Lyn Bolen Warren. Right now I’m working like mad on a series of paintings that started about a year or so ago. I kind of picked […]
Albemarle Sheriff Chip Harding proposes inmate workforce plan
Could putting inmates to work could save Albemarle County money?
Checking in with Mary Motley Kalergis
Documentary photographer Mary Motley Kalergis’ work is on view at McGuffey Art Center through June 27, alongside photos of prominent local women in the arts. What are you working on right now? I recently hung a group show at McGuffey that’s a fundraiser for the Piedmont Council of the Arts. The exhibit is called “Women […]
Jaws star Richard Dreyfuss to appear at UVA tomorrow
Don’t be surprised if you see Jaws‘ Matt Hooper strolling around the UVA grounds tomorrow