Worked for the city for: 2 years Resides in: Charlottesville Job title: Spanish teacher and wrestling coach for Charlottesville High School Best of times: Working with the wrestling team. “They come out after a long day of classes and schoolwork, and still want to work at improving themselves. It’s cool because though we don’t […]
Babylon A.D. (PG-13, 90 minutes) It’s the dystopian future. Michelle Yeoh is a nun looking after a young woman who might have a deadly virus, and Vin Diesel is a mercenary looking after himself. Many explosions may change that. Playing at Carmike Cinema 6 Bangkok Dangerous (R, 110 minutes) Danny and Oxide Pang remake their […]
Year: Junior Major: Biology Hometown: Northern Virginia What’s in your backpack? The Christians as the Romans Saw Them by Robert Lewis Wilkin, The Shape of a Pocket by John Berger, umbrella, two notebooks, Post-it notes, wallet, planner, five pens, three pencils, iClicker for her Econ 201 class, ruler, Chapstick (plain flavor), cell phone, a sorority […]
Resides in: Albemarle County Job title: Senior tax clerk. Flowers collects tax payments, sells decals and dog tags. Best of times: Helping those who come to the office with questions. “I really like helping people understand the county’s procedures.” Worst of times: Tax deadlines. “Twice a year, they have to come in here and pay […]
Nothing like a sportswriter to rile the student body into protest. Last week, ESPN.com’s Rick Reilly trashed the UVA athletic department for banning signs at sporting events (“This is un-American. This isn’t Havana.”) and counseled UVA students to bring blank signs to the September 6 football game against Richmond. During the second quarter of the […]
Meg Barry Age: 20 Year: Junior Major: Politics Meg Barry Hometown: Shrewsbury, MassachusettsWhat’s in your backpack? Wallet, notebook, water bottle, mail, pens, makeup bag, sunglasses, staff name tag, cell phone, hair brush, keys, gum. C-VILLE welcomes news tips from readers. Send them to news@c-ville.com.
American Teen (PG-13, 101 minutes) What it is, folks: A filmmaker follows a few high school seniors through their final year and various social groups. Take a break from “The Hills.” Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6 Babylon A.D. (PG-13, 90 minutes) It’s the dystopian future. Michelle Yeoh is a nun looking after a young […]
Well, my goodness—a little takeout lunch from Downtown Thai turns out to be a feast and a half! A basic red curry, sure—long julienned strips of something crunchy, maybe bok choy, with carrots, green beans and tofu, and enough steamed rice to soak up a copious portion of light but fiery sauce. Maybe it was […]
Sherri Burke Age: 26 Year: Graduate student Sherri Burke Concentration: French literature Hometown: Richmond, Virginia What’s in your backpack? Umbrella, water bottle, light sweater, folder, Nana by Émile Zola, cell, keychain, reading glasses, dental floss, hand lotion.
The Salvation Army plans to lease this property to Mike Brown, not sell it. Due to a reporting error, we inaccurately stated in the August 19, 2008, issue that the Salvation Army is selling a former KFC [“Salvation Army sells fast food property,” Development News]. In fact, the Salvation Army has a letter of intent […]