Correction from September 25 issue
Due to a reporting error, an incorrect date was included in the story about Virginia wine published last week [“From the ground up”]. Oakencroft Winery was established in 1983, not 1990, as stated.
Is it hot in here?
With little fanfare and almost no attention paid, state climatologist Patrick Michaels quit his post at UVA this past June, Bob Gibson of The Daily Progress reported last week. Michaels is perhaps best known for his very vocal skepticism of global warming, arguing that humans had no effect on climate change. “We know how much […]
Board of Supervisors Race: Focus on White Hall District: The issues
Big development: Approvals of Biscuit Run and Old Trail have caused some grumblings, as well as the Crozet Master Plan, which many are afraid means a dramatic increase in town population. Just about everyone wants developers to pay their fair share. Wyant supporters would say he’s working toward it, while Mallek supporters would say he’s […]
Other News We Heard Last Week
Tuesday, September 25Come on down The clinical services company PRA International is moving headquarters from Northern Virginia to Raleigh, North Carolina and is giving 37 of its employees a choice: move to Raleigh or Charlottesville. The company, which was bought by a San Francisco-based private equity firm for $790 million, maintains a trials management center […]
Design, living and trends for home and garden
Mum’s the wordHow to grow the official flower of fall Seeing mums everywhere you look? Eltzroth & Thompson’s Corann Ley tells us that if you want to add chrysanthemums to your yard, you should look for the garden mum variety—they’re hardy and will reappear next year. At the nursery, pick out the plants with barely-visible […]
News and ideas for sustainable living
Stored, not boughtPut some food by for the marketless months If you’re like us, you’re eyeing the end of the gardening and farmers’ market season with a vague feeling of dread. No more fresh local veggies? No more goodies growing out in the yard? What the heck are we gonna eat all winter, canned soup? […]
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Odd advicewww.curbly.com Friendly and spunky, the design blog and catch-all curbly.com shows us what’s cool in the design world without the Martha Stewart sweetness or the more-mod-than-thou tone of other design sites. Recently spotted on curbly: a roundup of the best furniture currently for sale on craigslist, real estate advice based on the errors of […]
On fire
In a city neighborhood minutes from Downtown, photographer Billy Hunt occupies a spacious, woodsy oasis: trees surround the 175-year-old house he shares with his wife Jocelyn and their 16-month-year-old son, William—so many trees that if you squint, you could almost think you were deep in Nelson County. “Every room is an addition,” Hunt says of […]
Correction from September 19 issue
Due to a reporting error, in the story “Web could shift real estate market” [Development News, September 19, 2007], Zillow.com was identified as a site that charged to market homes for sale. In fact, Zillow.com offers this service for free.
Hey, small spenders
Ordering within a $20 budget at an upscale restaurant is like using two limited wishes granted by a frog whose soul bears no trace of a handsome young prince. One glass of one of the cheapest wines.