Aqui es Maxico 221 Carlton Rd # 12 Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 295-4748 aquiesmexicorestaurant.com Bang 213 Second Street SW, Charlottesville Va 22902 434-984-BANG Bangrestaurant.net MENU [PDF] C&O 515 E Water St Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 971-7044 www.candorestaurant.com Eppie’s 412 E. Main Street, Charlottesville VA 22902 434-963-9900 eppiesrestaurant.com MENU [PDF] Escafé West End, Downtown […]
Taking its name from a term for North Irish railway workers who helped build Claudius Crozet’s Blue Ridge Tunnel in the 19th century, Crozet’s Fardowners Restaurant combines a classy bistro feel with cozy small town charm. Our bistro fillet, stuffed with roasted garlic and served over mashed potatoes and asparagus, couldn’t have been better, and […]
Serena Weaver Occupation: Fourth year urban and environmental planning and Italian major at UVAWhere we spotted her: Fayerweather Hall Style sense: Serena is influenced by European and West Coast styles, as she’s originally from California and her family is Venetian. She’s into simple, modern styles, wearing pants from Rock and Republic, her grandfather’s sweater, a […]
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has added a second public hearing and extended its public comment period for Dominion Power’s controversial proposed coal-fired power plant in Wise County. In January C-VILLE reported on the State Corporation Commission’s public hearing on the Wise County plant, a hearing that lasted more than 11 hours and […]
The patron saint of Charlottesville is taking several more blows to his reputation thanks to a new book, Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson, reviewed in today’s Washington Post. The book portrays the post-presidential Jefferson as “an irresponsible, impractical, self-serving and self-deluded man who rarely lived up to his ideals.” In one […]
Lindsay Parra Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Hometown: Burke, Virginia What’s in your backpack? Red Blackberry, third generation iPod nano, five pencils, four pens, two highlighters, wallet, keys, legal pad, pepper spray, planner, umbrella, purple Bic lighter, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max and Virginia’s Environments.
A story we ran two weeks ago on a General Assembly bill that would require state universities to report annually on “academic freedom” won’t go away. Last week, we left off a crucial modifier to a group that’s behind that bill: “Faculty Senate” should have specified “of Virginia,” as to avoid confusion with the Faculty […]
Worked for Albemarle County for: 3.5 years Resides in: Albemarle CountyJob title: Organizational development specialist. She started in community development enforcing zoning laws, and now she teaches classes through the Human Resources department. She doesn’t “teach the firemen how to put out fires or the cops how to shoot,” but she does get a view […]
Due to a reporting error, last week’s Curtain Calls column incorrectly stated that Jack Fisk was nominated for an Academy Award for Art Direction for his work on No Country for Old Men. Fisk was actually nominated for There Will Be Blood. Curtain Calls loved both films and regrets the error.
Montalto “Scholar Housing” The skinny: The Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which owns and operates Monticello, bought neighboring “Montalto” (a.k.a. Brown’s Mountain) in 2004 for $15 million. It’s already torn down apartments formerly filled with mostly law dogs—now it wants to convert the house, barn and tower that remain on the property into eight to 10 apartments […]