Due to a production error, the below image of Helen Horal did not appear with the caption on page 37 of our last issue. [It was, however, posted correctly on c-ville.com, Plugged In, Issue 19.17, April 24-30, 2007]. Helen Horal Due to an editorial error, the schedule for walking tours of historic downtown Charlottesville, hosted […]
Tuesday, April 24So long Singletary? Cavalier men’s basketball standout Sean Singletary has announced he’ll declare for the NBA Draft but is keeping his options open and may return for a senior year at Virginia. UVA junior guard Sean Singletary announced he will declare for the NBA Draft, but has not hired an agent, the Associated […]
On Sunday, April 29, a slew of good sports of the male persuasion donned stilettos for a fundraising walk through the Downtown Mall to benefit the Sexual Assault Resource Agency. We’re not really sure what walking in high heels has to do with sexual assault (it is harder to run away in those things, of […]
President John T. Casteen, III announced April 27 that medical school dean Dr. Arthur “Tim” Garson will take over as provost when Gene D. Block becomes chancellor at UCLA this summer. Garson is already serving with Executive Vice President Leonard Sandridge as co-chair of the mysterious-sounding Commission on the Future of the University. Garson headed […]
Custom prefab?It’s coming to a factory near you Listen to Per Sjolinder describe his company’s method of homebuilding, and—even aside from the enormous mountain views that frame the conversation—you’ll likely be impressed. Sjolinder says he can build all the walls that make up an average house in just a couple of hours. What’s more, he […]
Batman, meet RobinNature Neutral teams up with the Habitat Store Gorgeous weather brings out the construction worker in us all, and there’s excellent news on that front: The Habitat Store, on Harris Street, now carries products from Nature Neutral, Charlottesville’s eco-friendly building supply company. This merge creates something like a Lowe’s for the environmentally conscious, […]
Abundant Life Gallery “Interdisciplinary,” paintings by Dave Moore, with collages by Michele White, 6-9pm. Angelo “Amsterdam: A Personal View,” collage by Marijk Wilcke and Loes Van Riel, 5:30-7:30pm. Art Upstairs “Mostly Piedmont: Recent Landscapes,” oil paintings by Anne Warren Holland, 6-9pm. Batteau Custom Framing “Color Harmonies: Landscapes in Pastel” by Diane Velasco; oil paintings by […]
Rent eats up our paychecks on the first of the month. The price of gas is still through the roof. Insurance costs an arm and a leg, and, let’s be honest— work sucks.
The UVA men’s tennis team, ranked No. 2 in the nation, defeated No. 6-ranked North Carolina to win the ACC tournament on Sunday in Cary, North Carolina. It was UVA’s third tournament win in four seasons, and it was a blowout—the Cavs trounced the Tar Heels 5-0. The Cavs went undefeated in ACC regular season […]
Less than 24 hours after the mass slaughter of 32 students and instructors at Virginia Tech university in Blacksburg, more details surface about Seung-hui Cho,