Tuesday, March 20Who’s flying the friendly skies? Our local airport, how do we love thee? The Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport reports 95 percent customer satisfaction—not bad for an industry that’s otherwise reporting widespread travel misery. Apparently, lots of happy people are using the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport. Or, at least, there were 771 satisfied people during a four-week period […]
In the March 13 Plugged In column, it is announced that Beetnix will play at the Gravity Lounge on March 31. The actual date of the show is May 12.
Tuesday, March 13Catchy name for public info campaign Apparently everyone except our state legislative body thinks predatory lending is a big issue. Though a measure to ban payday loans in Virginia was defeated in the General Assembly, a group headed by the Charlottesville-based Piedmont Housing Alliance and Freddie Mac today kicked off the “Don’t Borrow […]
First there were trees, then there was…red dirt. Next there will be the Country Green Cottages: Sixteen single family detached houses on four acres located off Country Green Road near Old Lynchburg Road. The land is owned by Dale Ludwig of Palmyra, who also has significant holdings in the city. Ludwig purchased neighboring parcels for […]
The race is on for the position of Albemarle Commonwealth’s attorney. Seasoned criminal defense lawyer Denise Y. Lunsford announced her bid for the county’s head prosecutor position. The Democrat will challenge four-time incumbent, Republican James L. Camblos, III. Lunsford has practiced locally for 17 years and says the prosecutor’s office is where she can do […]
Jodi Meyers Year: Third Majors: Philosophy & mathematics Hometown: Fort Thomas, Kentucky What’s in your backpack? Nail clippers, tissues, Eclipse gum, Chapstick, sheet music for “Redline Tango,” applications for teaching positions in Ohio, umbrella, Nalgene water bottle, broken 256-Mb flash drive, multicolor book tabs, Elements of Modern Algebra & Complex Variables textbook.
Former Mayor Maurice Cox gives a tour of the 10th and Page neighborhood to a group of leaders from Moss Point, Mississippi, a town of 16,000 that was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Tuesday, March 6UVA offers subpar gym benefits Virginia State Senator R. Creigh Deeds thinks domestic partners of UVA employees ought to go to the gym just like everyone else. UVA is behind the curve in domestic partner benefits. The Flat Hat, the student newspaper at the College of William & Mary, reports on the shameful […]
This ugly-looking hole in the ground will someday (a year from now) grow up to be Pantops Park. Not in fact a park at all, Pantops Park will be home to another Virginia National Bank
Little house: the remakeecoMOD3 saves, greens, and adds onto historic Fifeville home John Quale says that for the historic house he and his students are renovating, "The worst possible scenario would be to beautify." In 2004, the small, ramshackle house at 223 Fourth St. SW faced a bleak future. The City was considering demolishing it, […]