Squirrel shuts down Charlottesville [December 11]
Charlottesville, we have a squirrel problem. In addition to absconding with all our nuts and generally chattering loudly…
Disaster songs and Fluvanna rocker up for Grammys [December 7]
Amid the Justin Timberlakes, Amy Winehouses and John Mayers, there were a couple a local names in this year’s…
Can't wait for warm weather [December 6]
Central Virginia is becoming quite the sports town in the eyes of national magazines lately—recreational sports, that is.
Goode: Happy B-day General Lee! [December 5]
Northern Virginia has been a fairly liberal enclave in what was once a solidly conservative state, so it may seem strange that Congressman Virgil Goode is going there today for some R&R. But he'll be in familiar company.
How stupid it is [December 5]
While today saw the first snowfall of the year in Charlottesville, this accident wasn't weather-related—more like idiot-related.
Super-size that
Your article "PAC-men pump coins into local races" [November 13, 2007] on campaign funding in the recent election contained a very large factual error with regard to the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s race. Reporter Scott Weaver writes that "Camblos racked up a little over $26,400." In fact, he raised more than two times that amount—$58,940, as of […]
Correction from November 27 issue
Due to a reporting error, in the story "State to pay for six new profs" [UVA News, November 27, 2007], it was stated that the company Rolls-Royce still makes Rolls-Royce cars. In fact, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars was sold in 1998 to Volkswagen, and now the rights to the Rolls-Royce car name belong to BMW.
Correction from November 20 issue
Due to a reporting error, in the story "Faith group strives for real action" [Government News, November 20, 2007], Father Dennis McAuliffe, co-president and pastor of Holy Comforter Catholic Church, was misidentified as Father Dennis McCullough. We apologize to Father McAuliffe and sincerely regret the mistake.
We Ate Here
We walked into Baggby’s at high noon on a Wednesday—the exact middle of the week—and were reminded in a pleasant way of elementary school. It’s hard to explain, but something about this experience just took us back. Maybe it was having our name written on a brown bag that would later hold our lunch (the […]
Other News We Heard Last Week
Tuesday, November 27Kucinich is coming Diminutive Democrat presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich will make an appearance in Charlottesville on December 7. OpEdNews.com reports that an intimate "face-to-face" meeting will first be held in Room 235 of the County Office Building at 7:15pm for those able to cough up a minimum of $500. Thirty minutes later, the […]