For weekly newspaper writers, commenting on the news is generally limited to an occasional jab or quip. And even in subjective columns and reviews, sweeping ideas that come more from the heart than the mind are left by the wayside. That's all well and good. But for the first issue of 2008, we wanted to do something different: a year in review with a completely personal touch.
With the ball set to drop on 2007, the Richmond Times-Dispatch is busy speculating on what Tim Kaine will be up to after the ball drops on his term as governor.
The assassination of former Pakastani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has evoked strong reactions across the world, including on a couple of local websites.
Details are emerging about a murder/suicide at the Westhaven housing complex last night.
Even though UVA recently went out touring with Harvard and Princeton in an effort to open its doors to more low-income high school students…
Laura Sprudz Occupation: Second year Russian and Eastern European studies major at UVA Where we spotted her: Walking down University Avenue Style sense: Laura, in addition to finding staples at places like NY&Co. (where she got her pants), Old Navy (where she found her top) and Target (where she bought her plaid ballet flats), enjoys […]
You can’t argue with certain foods; they just have charisma. Porterhouse steaks have it; house salads don’t. We went into Casella’s thinking we’d get a slice of pizza, but the charisma of the eggplant parmigiana sub drew us in like a magnet, then justified a spartan presentation. Why would you need a sprig of parsley […]
Due to a reporting error, in "Locals up for Grammys" [7 Days, December 11, 2007] one big name was missing: Batesville resident Mary Chapin Carpenter, who was nominated for "Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album" for The Calling.
Tuesday, December 18 One vote for solid waste Only one member of a five-person board was able to vote to fund solid waste services in the city and county, reports today’s Daily Progress. Because of conflict of interest concerns, four of the five members abstained, allowing local builder Michael Gaffney to offer his own motion, […]
Ten years after being fired as UVA’s men’s basketball coach, Jeff Jones is celebrated in a John Feinstein column in today’s Washington Post. On December 22, Jones’ current team—American University—traveled the short distance from their home in Northwest Washington, D.C. to Maryland’s Comcast Center where they beat the Gary Williams coached Terrapins by the score […]