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 […]
Perspectives may be changing on how tourists best appreciate the sweeping, column-laden majesty of Jefferson’s architecture or recreate the social activities of his time. Today’s Lynchburg News & Advance revisited recently published tourism numbers from Monticello (441,739 guests in 2007, the spot’s lowest total in roughly 30 years) and then, presumably to add insult to […]
Democratic frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have already come prospecting in Charlottesville, as well as Dennis Kucinich, and now it looks like a Republican is going to try his luck. Charlottesville Newsplex reports today that John McCain will hold a fundraiser at the Paramount on February 10, two days before the Virginia primary. A […]
In October, we reported on motions to dismiss in the federal lawsuit accusing Wintergreen Partners, Inc. of violating antitrust laws. But the case can go forward, according to a recent ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Norman K. Moon. Nellysford-based Mountain Area Realty claims that an exclusive deal between Wintergreen Partners and the Charlottesville-based Roy […]
Tuesday 1/8 Kaine proposes smoking ban Governor Timothy M. Kaine will propose legislation with the start of tomorrow’s General Assembly for a statewide ban on smoking in restaurants. “The scientific evidence about the health risks associated with exposure to secondhand smoke is clear and convincing,” Kaine said, standing in a restaurant in Virginia Beach. The […]
In a move advertised to improve youth Internet safety, state Attorney General Bob McDonnell…