This gorgeous facility at 1 Boar’s Head Pointe, assessed at $5.2 million, is the headquarters of Amvest Corporation, an energy empire primarily focused on West Virginia coal. Amvest, a private company, will be acquired for $335 million by Pennslyvania-based CONSOL Energy Inc, which had $3.7 billion in revenues in 2006. Amvest had no comment about […]
Due to an editing error in the May 29, 2007 cover story, “Piercing the darkness,” we incorrectly identified Piedmont Virginia Community College as Piedmont Valley Community College. We hope our error isn’t construed as a lack of respect for that institution. Due to a reporting error in the June 12, 2007 cover story, “Before the […]
Old habits die easy. In past years, our C-VILLE 20 annual issue was all about local people who had already stepped into the limelight. Our task was to celebrate the celebrated. This year we wanted a new challenge:
Tuesday, June 12Elisa Kelly locked up After serving beer at her son Ryan’s 16th birthday party five years ago, Elisa Kelly began serving something completely different this week: her 27-month jail sentence. Kelly was charged with nine misdemeanor counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Originally sentenced to eight years (eight years!), the […]
Due to an unfortunate case of journalistic hyperbole, the legal case at the heart of the most recent “The Odd Dominion” (“Felony cat hoarding,” May 29) was incorrectly identified. Although animal cruelty is a Class 6 felony in Virginia (VA ST 3.1-796.122), the charge in the reported case was actually felony destruction of property. We […]
Tuesday, June 5UVA baseball loses in regional, again Make it four straight years the Cavaliers have been bounced out of the NCAA tournament regional before making it to Omaha. But, man, this one might have hurt a little more. Defending national champion Oregon State ended the Cavs’ season today on Davenport Field, beating them 7-3. […]
Orphaned in the midst of UVA Health System construction is a small, 0.7-acre strip of land owned by VAParc LLC. It would seem that the University would want that strip, a parking lot with 63 spaces valued at $1.3 million, to join the construction orgy all around it. Couldn’t UVA use that acreage for, say, […]
The most interesting thing about faux simplicity is that it’s anything but simple, actually requiring more trouble and expense than most decorating styles. The aesthetic isn’t based on giving up possessions but on having lots of custom closets and cabinets that conceal them from view.—Winifred Gallagher, House Thinking: A Room-by-Room Look at How We Live […]
Tuesday, May 29Transit proposal gets props Let’s face it: Charlottesville has a rockin’ national rep. We might not be No. 1 any longer (enter sigh of relief here), but we still lead among American cities. Today’s USA Today lauds the city’s proposal to cut out bus fares as a way of upping ridership on public […]