Due to reporting errors, in “Searching for Harvey Wallbanger” [The Working Pour, July 22, 2008], two misstatements were made regarding Cirrus Vodka founder and CEO Paul McCann’s background. He has a master’s degree in environmental health and industrial hygiene, and not industrial health and environmental hygiene. Also, he worked for the Virginia Department of Mines, […]
Though the dirt has been red on the Whole Foods site for weeks, the Planning Commission at its July 23 meeting finally recommended approval of a 66,000-square-foot store on Hydraulic Road, which company reps say will be the grocery store chain’s greenest building this side of the Mississippi. No matter how “sustainable” the structure, planning […]
Patrick Costello Age: 22 Year: Fourth Major: Art Hometown: Charlottesville What’s in your backpack? X-acto knife, Diana camera, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling, a ball of yarn. C-VILLE welcomes news tips from readers. Send them to news@c-ville.com.
Worked for the city for: 14 years Resides in: Charlottesville Job title: Commonwealth’s Attorney Best of times: The courtroom experience. “If you are interested in doing trial work, you have access to the most serious and most challenging, most important criminal cases that take place, and that has its own set of rewards in terms […]
The Dark Knight (PG-13, 140 minutes) Just as Batman (Christian Bale) makes real headway cleaning up Gotham’s streets, with help from a top cop (Gary Oldman) and an aggressive D.A. (Aaron Eckhart), some joker calling himself the Joker (Heath Ledger) decides to mastermind a terrifying criminal rampage. Out comes the heavy artillery—and the moviegoers who […]
Age: 35 Year: Grad student Concentration: Italian Hometown: Milan, Italy What’s in your backpack?: Agenda, CD with recordings of students, cell phone, sunglasses, pencils, Avanti Italian book, international papers, class grade book, visa, passport. Marco Prina
We hesitate to call the fare at The Flat slow food (as opposed to fast food), but we don’t mind a bit waiting on one of the benches outside the diminutive crêperie, sucking in the exhaust fumes from Water Street, because we know that whatever we’ve ordered is lovingly prepared and fresh. Take the spinach, […]
The Dark Knight (PG-13, 140 minutes) Reviewed here. Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4Get Smart (PG-13, 110 minutes) The old TV show remakes just keep coming. Here, Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway take over as Maxwell Smart and Agent 99, one bumbling, one sexy secret agent who must join forces to stop the evil organization […]
Due to an editorial error, the website for Anita Gupta’s wedding cake business was misidentified in last week’s issue of UNIONS. The correct website is maliha creations.com.Also in UNIONS, due to a production error, the designer of a piece of jewelry was misidentified. This necklace was made by Nicole Noelle Sherman, nicole@nicolenoelle.com.We regret these errors. […]
Worked for the county for: 30 years Resides in: Albemarle CountyJob title: Copy Center supervisor. The Copy Center handles copy and printing equipment and holds a small office supply area. The Center also makes booklets and forms for county schools, the HR department and other local government offices. Best of times: “Every day is different. […]