Other News We Heard Last Week

A 90-82 defeat at the hands of North Carolina last Friday was one of the few ACC disappointments this year for Aisha Mohammed and the rest of the UVA women’s basketball team. Tuesday 2/12 Obama gets posthumous endorsement Former Del. Mitch Van Yahres has endorsed Barack Obama from the dead, reports Bob Gibson of The […]

Light ‘em up [February 15]

Proposals to ban smoking in public places such as restaurants, stores and offices came to a dead end once again in the Virginia House of Delegates, reports The Washington Post today.

We Ate Here

Wednesday is our new favorite day of the week at Eppie’s—a doughy, meaty thrill of a day that falls directly between turkey chili Tuesday and turkey meatloaf Thursday. The special? Not turkey, but chicken tamales, served in a traditional corn husk with a darkly spicy meat filling, along with a side of brown rice bathed […]

Red Dirt Alert

Construction began last week on the first of 340 townhomes on the 58-acre tract that will become the Pavilions at Pantops. Owned by North Pantops Townhouses LLC, the development has two builders, Ryan Homes and Southern Development Homes. Townhomes will range from 1,600 to 2,200 square feet. No telling when they will be done, though. […]