Fighting foreclosure [November 16]
Governor Tim Kaine announced on Thursday that he is forming a panel to help borrowers faced with subprime mortgage loans…
Above average [November 15]
It's the week before Thanksgiving, and time to start thinking not about the Pilgrims, but about how much money you're going to shell out for the big dinner.
UVA to middle schoolers: Get it on! [November 14]
You know that $200 million plus that we spend each year on "abstinence only" sex education? Well, it might be an even bigger waste of sex-ed money than first thought.
Correction from November 6 issue
Due to a production error, the photograph of the hens at Polyface Farm in last week’s cover story ["All you can’t eat"] was credited to Eric Kelley. It was taken by Jason Lappa.
We Ate Here
Maybe it’s because The Baker’s Palette is often nearly deserted when we visit that we feel like the portobello panini sandwich is a kind of hidden treasure. Or maybe it’s the luscious, plump roasted red peppers, warm cheese and generous smear of pesto, all backup singers to the deep-toned melody of the mushrooms. No wait: […]
Different drunks? [November 12]
On the eternal question of whether a tequila buzz is different in some essential way from a PBR buzz, the November issue of Esquire is noncommittal. All alcoholic drinks have the same psychoactive ingredient— ethanol—says the monthly’s Answer Fella. Still, other factors may intervene. Dr. Bankole Johnson, chair of UVA’s department of psychiatric medicine, is […]
Thom, meet Dave [November 12]
Well, it’s finally official. Radiohead have signed with Coran Capshaw and Dave Matthews’ ATO Records for the physical release of their seventh album…
Other News We Heard Last Week
Tuesday, November 6The latest chapter While William N. "Bill" Peterson may be retiring from his job, John Grisham (pictured) knows that Peterson isn’t retiring from his lawsuit against the Charlottesville-area author. William N. "Bill" Peterson, the man who added a twist to Charlottesville-area writer John Grisham’s first foray into nonfiction, The Innocent Man, will retire […]
Coloring in the constitutional races
More election features: One seat could make all the difference High turnout key to Mallek victory over Wyant PAC-men pump coins into local races Candidates get $48,900 from Monticello Business Alliance, $21,000 from Democratic Road Back Democrats retake the state Senate Shift looks to have most meaning for 2011 redistricting Challenging Dems for City Council: […]
Quoth the voter
More election features: One seat could make all the difference High turnout key to Mallek victory over Wyant PAC-men pump coins into local races Candidates get $48,900 from Monticello Business Alliance, $21,000 from Democratic Road Back Democrats retake the state Senate Shift looks to have most meaning for 2011 redistricting Challenging Dems for City Council: […]