Margaret Virginia Gibson fell after stepping into a “large depression” on Second Street. Plaintiff: Margaret Virginia GibsonDefendant: City of CharlottesvilleCourt: Charlottesville Circuit CourtWhat’s at issue: Whether the city is responsible for the “severe, painful, and permanent” injuries the defendant suffered when she stepped into a “large depression in the sidewalk” on the east side of […]
March melancholy overtakes Hooville today, after the UVA men’s basketball team didn’t make it
The New York Governor Eliot Spitzer prostitution-ring debacle is making waves even down here
Sure, we in the press love nakedness and heavy drinking. Especially when they come in the
We felt kinda odd ordering a grilled cheese sandwich with turkey, and even odder choosing the focaccia bread over wheat or rye. But in the offbeat menu at Feast! we trusted. Sure enough, this is the kind of grilled cheese sandwich that our grandmother should have offered us—or that Martha Stewart hungered to teach the […]
We asked a couple of local restaurants to share some of their hot (and cold) ideas for incorporating bacon into food—and, as it turned out, drink. The Blue Moon Diner, in addition to a highly creative sandwich, gave us the recipe for something called a BLTini. And Revolutionary Soup showed us how to get on […]
More bacon features: Hog wild!That intoxicating smell, the siren- call sizzle—looks like pop culture has gone crazy for bacon Home is where the meat isCharlottesville is a prime source for fabulous bacon recipes For anyone with a few extra dollars in their wallets or a hunger to spend beyond their means, there’s something called “artisan” […]
To pay for an expanded local transit network, local officials were banking on the ability of a new regional transit authority to levy local taxes and fees. The Board of Supervisors and City Council had planned to ask Richmond for enabling legislation in the 2009 session. But that concept took a serious hit February 29 […]
Worked for the county for: 10.5 years Resides in: Charlottesville Job title: As deputy court clerk, Minahan specializes in recording county real estate transactions, issuing marriage certificates and wills, and documenting court judgments. Her favorite duties include swearing in new policemen, sheriffs and preachers. Best of times: “One time while searching for someone else’s record, […]
Doris Knight Fultz blames Food Lion after tripping on the bars beside this ATM machine, but the grocery store won the first legal round. Plaintiff: Doris Knight Fultz Defendant: Food Lion and Nationwide Money Services Court: Albemarle County Circuit What’s at issue: Whether a Food Lion in Roanoke and the ATM company are responsible for […]