Kerry Goode Job title: Director of Information Technology. Goode manages the computers that manage our city. Worked for the city for: 1 year Resides in: Charlottesville The best of times: First day on the job. “When I first got here, I was immediately able to see many things that needed help. We were able […]
Matt Rannals Age: 27 Hometown: Richmond Year: Grad student Concentration: Neuroscience What’s in your backpack? Laptop, journal papers, one pen, one highlighter, two flash drives, 85 cents, cell phone charger, computer mouse, checkbook, empty water bottle, pear. C-VILLE welcomes news tips from readers. Send them to news@c-ville.com.
Complaining about new buildings is a great, if unsung, American pastime. New condos on the corner? “Ugly!” New strip mall where there used to be trees? “Atrocious!” Everybody does it. And if they don’t, they’re boors who wouldn’t know a Parthenon from a Panera. In the spirit of that noble tradition, we at C-VILLE have […]
You know, some dishes come and go and others really earn their stripes. Such is the bazaar salad served at the more-than-half-a-decade-old-by-now teahouse. This thing has been one of the most reliable healthy meals Downtown for quite a while, and so we salute it: From the sheer volume of its greenery and the distinctive notes […]
An American Carol (PG-13, 83 minutes) Director David Zucker of Airplane! fame and Scary Movie 3 infamy helms this tale of a Michael Moore-ish filmmaker (Kevin Farley) who crusades to abolish our July 4 holiday and is visited by spirits who try to persuade him that he’s an idiot. With Jon Voigt as George Washington […]
Worked for the county for: 2 years Resides in: Albemarle County Job title: County registrar, overseeing the election process. Best of times: The end result. “The best is having people registered and hopefully we’ve kept the process as smooth as possible.” Jake Washburne Worst of times: Election day. “Things get pretty hectic. The phone is […]
Tom Moriarty Age: 29 Hometown: Woodbridge, Virginia Year: Grad student Concentration: Political science Tom Moriarty What’s in your backpack? Umbrella, course reader for Intro to Comparative Politics, articles, three notebooks, wallet, Stride gum, red and yellow highlighters, mechanical pencil, two pens, Advil, almost empty 20 oz. bottle of Dr. Pepper, The Shadow of Power […]
In the September 16, 2008, issue of SUGAR, we misstated the phone number for the American Spirit Institute. The correct number is 531-1039. We regret the error.
This urban igloo was made from cardboard by a team of UVA students for a design competition held at the home of architecture prof John Quale on September 12. The rules: All structures had to be made from recycled, reclaimed or natural materials; materials had to be recycled after the project; and each […]
Brian Whitener Age: 20 Hometown: Sterling, Virginia Major: Commerce Year: Junior Brian Whitener What’s in your backpack? Empty water bottle, tupperware containing an apple core, folder, pens, pencil, highlighter, broken MP3 player, greenbooks, cough drops, PlayStation 2 memory card, course action forms, check for $108 for security deposit from last year’s roommate, contacts, Nutri-Grain […]