Obama’s real world [February 17]
New York Times columnist Frank Rich writes of a racial sea change in Virginia politics that may make Senator John McCain’s campaign stink worse than low tide.
Testing the market [February 18]
Well, look what popped up in Sunday’s Daily Progress, page B7, just across from George Will himself.
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.
Two strikes and you’re out [February 14]
Sexshuns, a sneaker and apparel store on the Downtown Mall, was raided by federal agents yesterday.
Obama, McCain win big [February 13]
Barack Obama and John McCain swept the Potomac Primaries yesterday, winning Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia.
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. […]
Follow-up
Last May, staff from the state Department of Historic Resources (DHR) stood before a crowded community center in Tonsler Park to present their nomination of the surrounding neighborhood for a place on the National and State Register. Once a historic nomination is developed, law requires that a public meeting be held before it goes to […]
Two students arrested for gun at Walton
On Friday, February 1, one Walton Middle School student brought something more than books or bubble gum to school—he showed up with a pistol. The student then handed the gun off to another boy, who put it in a locker. That afternoon, after the busses had pulled away and the school was quiet, someone called […]
The hidden life of UVA
Mai El Gasim Year: SeniorMajor: Premed Home state: Arizona What’s in your backpack? Coat that she borrowed from a friend, Arabic 202 grammar and reading packet, agenda, class notebook, velcro wallet, key ring from first-year orientation, pink second-generation iPod nano, three pencils, two pens (one broken), one pink highlighter, cell phone, eraser, mints, spare change, […]