Tuesday, August 28Hutto to Roanoke: No thanks The Roanoke Times chides the city’s government in an editorial today because of mixed signals city councilors apparently sent to Kirby Hutto, who runs the Charlottesville Pavilion for Red Light Management. Some Star City councilors approached Hutto and Red Light about managing a new amphitheater to be built […]
Due to a reporting error in the August 21 Restaurantarama ("The Corner of the market"), Make Sense Dining was misidentified as Mason’s Dining. Our apologies go out to the company, as well as to its regional manager, Rebecca Lehnert, who was quoted in the column.
The headline of an article in the August 28 UVA News section, "State cuts $11.4 from UVA budget," put an unintentionally positive spin on the story. While the powers that be at UVA would love to be faced with a $11 and 40 cents cut, the harsh reality, as those who read beyond the headline […]
If dollars are any indication, two of three races for the Board of Supervisors look to be tight ones, according to figures from the latest filing deadline, covering donations up to June 30.* But war chests are filling up for both donkey and elephant in the Rivanna and White Hall districts, where incumbent Republicans Ken […]
Feeling your way New book advocates an emotional approach to interiors Some interior designers publish books that bombard readers with exhausting lists of dos and don’ts and overly specific how-to guides. World-renowned designer Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz turns this method around with his open-ended guide to home decorating, Emotional Rooms. Instead, Noriega-Ortiz encourages readers to concentrate on […]
Planet nowTea and conversation It’s only natural when considering the phrase "green drinks" to conjure up cocktails with weird names that only weird people order, or some sort of juice that sun-dazed tourists buy at roadside stands in Hawaii. But, in fact, "Green Drinks" is the term for informal get-togethers of folks who work in […]
More out of curiosity about atmosphere than a specific craving, we decided to lunch at The Pointe, which is the Omni Hotel’s oft-overlooked—and very acute—eatery. From inside the angular, formal dining area, through acres of shaded glass that define the seven-story atrium, the Downtown Mall was visible but seemed a world away. And the meal—a […]
Tuesday, August 21Bunch of turkeys descend on Blacksburg The nine UVA students who battered (but did not deep fry) a Hokie statue were back in Blacksburg on Monday near the scene of their crime, The Roanoke Times reports. Awaiting a court date on charges of felony destruction of property for the March incident in which […]
Due to a reporting error, an article in last week’s Courts & Crime News [“Local ‘Jailed’ Artists Given Cash, Sent to Prisons”] incorrectly stated that BAMA Works, the charity organization founded by the Dave Matthews Band, is currently a private funder of the inmate art program developed by Lindsay Michie Eades and Rose Hill. Eades […]
November 25, 2002 Charlottesville police confirm genetics links in five rape cases since 1997 and warn the public about a "serial rapist."April 30, 2003 An official sketch of the suspect, compiled from previous drawings and descriptions, is released. April 14, 2004 Charlottesville police temporarily suspend "DNA dragnet" following a lawsuit filled by a black male […]