How many soldiers are dead in the Culpeper National Cemetery? Answer: All of them! As of 2006, the number of interments at the Culpeper veterans cemetery totaled more than 10,000 across roughly 30 acres and, with a total of nearly 737,000 veterans in the state, more than a few will buy the farm within a […]
Undocumented workers aren’t likely to speak up in public places where their legal status can be readily questioned, so they’re not likely to speak out against the plethora of bills in the state General Assembly that would make their lives more miserable. That’s where Tim Freilich, director for the Legal Aid Justice Center’s Immigrant Advocacy […]
The Associated Press reported today that Virginia corn, soybean and cotton crops suffered a decline in production in 2007.
C-VILLE thought that rural area protections would be a high priority for the new Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, and we were right: Amended versions of ordinances to restrict family subdivisions, driveways on steep slopes and building near streams will be the subject of a work session Wednesday, January 23. Now that he has Biscuit […]
Due to production and proofreading errors, the grid in last week’s crossword puzzle didn’t correspond to the questions below it, making the puzzle impossible to solve, even for all the crossword puzzle experts out there. To make amends, in this issue we’re running last week’s corrected puzzle (page 44 of print issue), as well as […]
Last week, new bike racks were installed in Washington Park, the result of a design contest sponsored by the Alliance for Community Choice in Transportation and ArtInPlace. Afton-based artist, Bill Hess, designed this one. Tuesday 1/15 MySpace agrees to greater policing In a move advertised to improve youth Internet safety, state Attorney General Bob McDonnell […]
Pitching in a high school baseball game last year, junior George Miller was struck in the knee by a ball that was hit so hard he was rushed to the emergency room.
True freshman quarterback Peter Lalich had better mature quickly.
Anticipating the first significant winter storm of the season today, the City of Charlottesville held a press conference yesterday to unveil two new strategies to cope with such situations.
Could it be that we were heavily inclined to like the pan-roasted breast of Polyface Farms naturally raised chicken served with sweet potato risotto and kale because we are so enamored of Joel Salatin’s approach to sustainable, happy farming over in the Valley? Maybe. After all, he’s the outspoken, charismatic hero of Michael Pollan’s “natural […]