Even though the woefully underfunded Virginia Department of Transportation has had to cut $2 billion from its budget since June and allocates zero dollars for new road projects over the next five years, local planners are finally returning their attention to the controversial Places29 master plan. Is this Places29 rendering of a renewed Albemarle Square […]
Lauren Perpetua Age: 25 Occupation: Marketing Manager at Panera Bread Between work and pleasure travel, “I’m constantly either in my car or staying in hotels,” says Lauren Perpetua. Her job has her shuttling back and forth to Memphis as well as a string of Virginia towns, and she and her husband travel for fun, too: […]
Indulge your weekend fantasies. Meredith Coe wears a black babydoll and thong set from Victoria’s Secret ($58); Vanessa thigh highs by Levante ($10), “Le petit secret” mono suspenders by Maison Close ($16), both from Derriere de Soie; 1950s rhinestone and pearl screwback earrings ($22) and a knotted pearl necklace used as a bracelet ($25) from […]
Morgan Rowe Occupation: Sales assistant at CBS 19 Where we spotted her: SUGAR New Year’s Eve party at Mas Style sense: Morgan prefers the simple, classic look with lots of black and white, and says Jennifer Aniston is a style inspiration. She usually shops J. Crew and Nordstroms, and got everything she’s wearing here at […]
Dr. Ho’s is its own little universe down there in North Garden. It’s packed, for example, on Tuesday nights, and one gets a sense of a close-knit world that embraces both sides of the counter. We stopped in after work for takeout—nothing fancy, just a large pizza with garlic, tomato and beef—and were comforted not […]
We’re now into the second month of our highly selective tour through the past two decades of local news and arts in C-VILLE. Already, we’ve touted our early jump on the Obama bandwagon (remember, this is the paper that projected DMB’s rise to the top), and this week we revisit some old Downtown construction blues […]
Trevor Piersol Age: 21 Year: Junior Hometown: Richmond Major: History What’s in your backpack? The World Without Us by Alan Weisman, Integrated Chinese textbook and workbook, notebooks for environmental science and Chinese classes, T1-83 graphic calculator, cycling headlamp, Fata Morgana DVD, pack of tissues, Sweet Mint flavor Orbit gum, highlighter, six pens, three pencils, paper […]
We’re now into the second month of our highly selective tour through the past two decades of local news and arts in C-VILLE. Already, we’ve touted our early jump on the Obama bandwagon (remember, this is the paper that projected DMB’s rise to the top), and revisited Market Street Wineshop’s Robert Harllee’s secret to staying […]
UVA made three notable hires last week, including naming (finally) Harry Harding the first dean of the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.
Angelo “Interrupted Visions, Small Wonders,” aqueous painting on panels by John Hancock, 5:30-7:30pm. Art Upstairs “Love Friday,” a multimedia exhibit with a love theme, 5-8pm. The Bridge/Progressive Arts Initiative Audio art works from around the world by Julie Shapiro as part of “Audio February,” 6-9pm. C’ville Arts “Beachcombing,” jewelry, sun catchers, bowls and plates by […]