Governor Tim Kaine included two UVA projects on his $1.65 billion bond proposal for higher education capital improvements across the state. The University would get $77.6 million to renovate New Cabell Hall, originally slated to be demolished as part of the South Lawn project, and $37.9 million for a new information technology engineering building, to […]
Due to a reporting error, in last week’s Restaurantarama column ["Family affair"], we identified Dick and Linda Oliva as owners of Richard A. Oliva & Sons ceramic tile company. In fact, they are owners of Ceramico Tile Co. We apologize to the Olivas for this mistake.
They do things a certain way at D’Ambola’s—and that’s the charm. Take, for instance, the outstanding Steak Pizzaiola. Served on penne with diavolo sauce, the dish features beef fillet tossed with peppers, onions and mushrooms. At the same time gigantic and delicate, this classic cannot be argued with, especially when it comes to the meat, […]
Fifty-six-year-old cyclist Fred Wittwer dealt with more than the usual troubles that ail local bicyclists on Saturday as he competed in the 2007 Cyclocross National Championships in Kansas City.
Today The New York Times Book Review takes a look at Charlottesville author Jennifer Ackerman's new book…
Locals woke this morning and cast a wary eye on downed trees and damaged roofs—the results of the previous night's blustery winds, with gusts up to 50 mph.
Customers of Reid's Market on Preston Avenue won't have any more room in the crowded aisles to make their purchases…
More than 83,000 acres in southern Albemarle County are now officially on the National Register of Historic Places. The Southern Albemarle Rural Historic District is the largest such area east of the Mississippi River. Unlike most designations, which are usually requested and funded by local government, this was entirely resident driven—they even paid for the […]
Tuesday, December 11Squirrel shuts down Charlottesville Charlottesville, we have a squirrel problem. In addition to absconding with all our nuts and generally chattering loudly, squirrels have now attacked our power grid, depriving 1,400 buildings in the Downtown area of electricity from early Monday morning into mid-afternoon, reports The Daily Progress. Apparently, a squirrel got wedged […]
New Jersey has become the first state in more than four decades to abolish the death penalty, reports today’s Baltimore Sun. Thirty six states still allow executions, however, while 35 of them, including Virginia, use lethal injection. "Jerry Givens could be your next door neighbor. A gentle man from Richmond," an ABC News segment began […]