Photo finish
One requirement. That’s all we had: “Be bold.” Otherwise, our instructions to photographers in this year’s the-art-director- is-on-vacation photo contest were fairly freewheeling.
Correction from July 10 issue
In the July 10 cover story ["Food fights"] The Farm at Red Hill was misidentified as Red Hill Farm. Also, it is located in North Garden, and not Free Union, as was stated in the article. Our sincere apologies to the fine folks at the farm for the reporting errors.
Corrections from July 17 issue
In last week’s story on the proposed government auction of bandwith ["City Fire Chief Enters Bandwidth Battle," Government News], the position and role of Charlottesville Fire Chief Charles Werner was misrepresented. Werner is not a public safety commentator with the Association of Public Safety Officials International. Moreover, while there are concepts in the Frontline proposal […]
We ate here
Ensconced in a wood-backed booth in The Virginian, we considered lighter fare—a crisp, creamy crabcake sandwich, maybe—but decided that big appetites are the sustaining force behind this social hub. We opted for pure Southern indulgence in the form of a full rack of sweetly smoky ribs in a dollop of homemade barbecue sauce. This is […]
Drought Watch 2007
With area streams running 25 percent below normal (as indicated by the glass above), the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) was expected to declare a drought watch, the first of three phases of drought conditions. It means that we all should "voluntarily conserve water at every opportunity." RSWA reports that as of July 18, […]
Red dirt alert!
Soil on Route 29N always seems to be in a state of upheaval, though not always with concrete plans in the works. When we reported last year on this 35-acre Albemarle County site, north of Airport Road, we were told the earth movements were simply to keep active a site plan for an 80,000-square-foot building, […]
Other News We Heard Last Week
Tuesday, July 17Business victory = consumer defeat? All hail the free market! Word today from the office of State Attorney General Bob McDonnell, a Republican, that Directorship magazine, "a prominent publication in the business community," has ranked Virginia No. 2 among these 50 United States for its "pro-business climate." The American Justice Partnership did the […]
Correction from July 3 issue
Due to a reporting error in a July 3 Government News story, “The soil-slinging begins,” we incorrectly said that incumbent Soil and Water Conservation District directors in Fluvanna County are running uncontested. In fact, only Robert G. Parrish, who is not an incumbent, is running in Fluvanna.
We ate here
Why has the Blue Moon Diner been beloved for so long? The Huevos Bluemooños must be part of the reason. Order these, any time of day or night, and behold a mountain of potatoes, eggs, cheese and salsa: a glorious mess of flavor and calories. When they ask you what kind of toast you want, […]
Other News We Heard Last Week
Tuesday, July 10TJ in the tabloids Clip this UVA headline: In the recent edition of Weekly World News—”the world’s only reliable newspaper”—tabloid reporters inform us, in a “July 4 Shocker,” that Thomas Jefferson fathered an alien love child! Apparently the greenish creature inherited Jefferson’s strong nose and a permanently attached white wig. Unfortunately, it also […]