It’s official: Perriello versus Goode [March 5]
What every one has known for awhile is now official: Democrat Tom Perriello will challenge Republican incumbant Virgil Goode for his fifth-district congressional seat.
We Ate Here
A rainy winter’s day: perfect for lunch at The Nook. We felt a little sheepish ordering the quiche of the day, what with the burgers being served up all around us, but oh well—we’re snooty like that. The quiche had a great homemade crust. And there was goat cheese in there, and real fresh mushrooms, […]
We caught you looking sweet!
Nance Stamper Occupation: UVA graduate student mentorWhere we spotted her: Heading into Panera at Barracks Road Shopping Center Style sense: An artist at heart, Nance believes she gets her fashion sense from her art—paintings and poetry—and gives a little credit to her mother for her style. She got her top from Old Navy, her boots […]
Biscuit Run
Previous coverage: Enough staff for Biscuit Run proffers?County official hopes for gentle wind in dealing with complex promises Biscuit Run: This too has passedCraig says he, not large corporation, will see project through Supes candidates address Biscuit RunIs the development good for the community? Developers wrangle over proffersHollymead, Biscuit Run push for less, county pulls […]
Follow-up
With the two-year controversy over the second vehicular crossing at the east end of the Downtown Mall having finally ended in December, it took comparatively no time for the city Planning Commission to affirm February 26 that the crossing should remain at Fourth Street rather than move to Fifth Street. Commissioners did complain that too […]
Crash landing
Plaintiff: Norma Carrubba Defendant: United Airlines What’s at issue: Whether the airline was negligent for a fall Carrubba suffered while exiting an airplane. Carrubba’s complaint in U.S. District Court claims that on December 1, 2006, the Greene County resident boarded a plane in Charlottesville headed for Cleveland. In Cleveland, winds were at 45mph and it […]
The hidden life of UVA
Kathy Tejano Year: Senior Age: 21 Hometown: Fairfax, Virginia Major: Systems engineering, with economics minor What’s in your backpack? Snowboard magazine, notebook, schedule, Personal Finance, green iPod mini, flash drive, chocolate chip granola bar, UVA sweatshirt, water bottle, pens, pencils, eraser, cell phone, wallet, contact lens solution, contact lens case, Portuguese/English mini dictionary, a couple […]
Other News We Heard Last Week
Dispense with the Old: A new season has begun for Phil Gosselin and the rest of the UVA baseball team, who racked up a 7-3 victory last Wednesday against Old Dominion. Tuesday 2/26 NFL backs down from churches Last year, the NFL told an Indianapolis church to cancel a Super Bowl party because it planned […]
UVA punt returner tackled by the law [March 4]
Just two-and-a-half years ago, Michael Antwain Brown, Jr. came to UVA to cover receivers and evade would be tacklers as the punt returner for the football team.
Car business ain’t booming [March 1]
Auto sales are down, but not at Colonial Auto Center. That’s according to an AP story that quotes Colonial’s president Kip Rowe, who says that sales of foreign brands will save his company from lower February numbers than it posted in the same month last year. (Ford and GM models are selling much worse for […]