Due to a reporting error in “Where the money isn’t,” May 22, 2007, we incorrectly stated that The Paramount Theater’s auditorium was sponsored by Hunter J. Smith. It is the Paramount’s ballroom that is named after Hunter J. Smith. The auditorium itself is not named.
Tuesday, May 22Grisham on “Dateline NBC” John Grisham, famous local author and recent UVA commencement speaker, appeared on “Dateline NBC” tonight to discuss his recent book, The Innocent Man. Grisham’s first nonfiction book tells the tale of Ronald Keith Williamson, former minor league baseball hopeful and resident of Ada, Oklahoma, who was wrongfully accused of […]
There is a cacophony of music in Charlottesville: At any given moment during any given day,
a DJ is setting a needle into the vinyl grooves of a scratched Marvin Gaye record or a band is
Tuesday, May 15TEC hittin’ the beach Need more proof that defense contracting is big local business? The Naval Facilities Engineering Command at Pearl Harbor has awarded a $30 million defense contract to TEC Inc. Joint Venture, based in Charlottesville, MSN Money reports. The contract is for “environmental planning to support strategic initiatives” in Guam, Hawaii, […]
Friday, June 1 Andy Waldeck and the C-villians. The celebrated instrumentalist and singer is backed by an equally talented band. $8, 9pm. Gravity Lounge, 103 S. First St., off the Downtown Mall. 977-5590. Caroline Spence. This fresh-faced teenager sings songs that pierce the heart with their poignancy and honesty. $5-7, 6pm. Gravity Lounge, 103 S. […]
Tuesday, May 8Martha Jefferson overachieves Martha Jefferson Hospital is issuing $51.1 million in new bonds from Albemarle County’s Industrial Development Authority, and the folks at Fitch Ratings have given those bonds an A+. Proceeds from the bonds will be used to advance MJH’s 2002 bonds as well as fund a debt service reserve fund. The […]
Though Charlottesville City School Board member Louis Bograd had already said he would not run for election in November, he made it official last week, putting in his letter of resignation effective July 11. Bograd’s wife is taking a job at the University of Kentucky. Four of seven city School Board members are up for […]
Due to a reporting error in “Westhaven residents air complaints,” Government News, April 24, 2007, we incorrectly stated that “a generous donation from IMPACT, a group of local faith congregations, paid off $17,000 in overdue rent for nearly 80 residents of city public housing.” In fact, the money was given directly by several local congregations, […]
Tuesday, May 1The ranks of the ultra-rich Sure, there’s a lot of money in town, and Charlottesville-based Silvercrest, started five years ago by G. Moffett Cochran, is one of the companies that’s drawing it in. Called “one of the most highly regarded wealth management firms focused on ultra-high net worth clients,” Silvercrest manages more than […]
It’s hard out here for a protestor. But a drizzly afternoon didn’t deter a handful of locals who came out to the First Amendment Monument on May 2, following President George Bush’s veto of the war spending bill. They were organized by MoveOn.org, which staged similar protests around the country.