For this year’s The-Art-Director-is-on-Vacation photo contest, we asked local camera hounds to send us summer scenes in and around Charlottesville. And they obliged with images ranging from an impromptu, barefoot water dance to a biker’s shadow (and a biker’s footwear) to an utterly broken down school bus lying yellow in the sunshine. In the end, […]
Worked for the county for: 30 yearsResides in: Albemarle County Robert Crickenberger Job title: Deputy director, Albemarle County Parks and Recreation. Assists the director and takes his role in his absence. Albemarle County Parks and Recreation is responsible for parks, playing fields, and other recreational areas throughout the county.Best of times: Seeing projects go from […]
Earlier this month, the county issued Dr. Charles Hurt’s company a stop work order because potentially environmentally damaging fill was being dumped at this site off Barracks Road. The debris, which contained metals that could rust and contaminate the soil, came from a UVA parking garage demolished to make room for the Emily Couric Cancer […]
UVA announced last week that it will install a new 32′ by 57′ video screen at Scott Stadium in time for the 2009 season. The new screen, which will replace the existing 21′ by 28′ screen, costs $2.4 million. The tab, however, will go to CBS Collegiate Sports Properties, which handles the multimedia rights for […]
In last week's issue, we identified 19 locals who impress and intrigue with their body work (and their body of work), but there’s one profile missing.
Due to a reporting error, in “Changing the face of war” [“Bodies at work,” 2008 C-VILLE 20, June 17, 2008], it was stated that the United States Army Institute of Surgical Research is located in San Diego. It is, in fact, located in San Antonio.
Edwin Wright Age: 27 Year: Grad student Concentration: Architecture Hometown: McLean, Virginia What’s in your backpack? Wallet, notes on a napkin, multitool Swiss Army knife, keys, three pens, two pencils, chess board, laptop and cords, sketchbook, cell phone, loose change for coffee, e-mail address from a cute girl at Starbucks.
Connective tissue Readers name the final body worker We’ve identified 19 locals who impress and intrigue with their body work (and their body of work), but there’s one profile missing. That’s where you come in. We want to hear from you. Who’s working with or on the human form that you think we should know […]
This week’s treat: a meal prepared by Toliver House chef Jonathan Hayward and entirely built around local meats, produce, cheeses and wines—and whiskey! Yes, local single-malt whiskey, produced by the Copper Fox Distillery in Sperryville. Owner Rick Wasmund muddled mint (which grows behind the distillery) for summery cocktails and talked about how he gets all […]
Due to a production error, the caption in the June 10 Restaurantarama [“Foodie forum”] misidentified the person in the photograph as Jaison Burke. The photograph is of Tyler Teass. Our apologies to both Mr. Burke and Mr. Teass for the mix-up.