Tuesday, February 27New move for local food Soon, those who eat organic will realize they’re not doing enough. “Buy Fresh, Buy Local” will guide shoppers to food’s new zen—eating locally. The Daily Progress picks up on the local food movement story on their website today. “Charlottesville-area gastronomes are choosing to shun traditional grocery stores in […]
It’s an election year for every single member of the General Assembly, and the Republican majority knew coming into this session that it was now or never to make a play on transportation.
How to get the surfer lookTwo websites where you can decorate for less Click on “heck yeah”: Free stuff for your pad is all over local websites. The Salvation Army and Goodwill are wonderful groups, to be sure, but trolling their stores isn’t the only way to snag used furniture and other treasures at prices […]
Due to a reporting error, public housing advocate Holly Edwards was identified last week [“City public housing faces huge cuts,” Government News] as a public housing resident in Westhaven. In fact, she is a Belmont homeowner. C-VILLE regrets the error.
Tuesday, February 20Wines fit for the Queen Yesterday, 10 wine experts swished and spit for a tasting at White Hall Vineyards, wine expert Dave McIntyre blogs. The oenophiles were in search of Virginia wines to showcase in London as part of our state’s Jamestown 400th anniversary celebration. Having been eliminated of the “aromas of rubber […]
With a key-pounding “Root Beer Rag” dedicated to Virginian pianist Bruce Hornsby, a rendition of AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell” fronted by a roadie named Chainsaw, and even a dirty joke or two, on February 23 the aging Piano Man showed the John Paul Jones crowd that he can still kick in on a Friday night. […]
Abundant Life Gallery “People and Petals,” paintings by Eliza Evans and Virginia Rieley, 6-9pm. Angelo “The Observed World of a Right-Handed Painter,” stills by Tim O’Kane, 5:30-7:30pm. Art Upstairs Recent works by Michael McGurk and James Nemer, 6-9pm. Batteau Custom Framing Work by Karina Goldstein, Ken M. Nagakui and Joanne Coleman, 5:30-8:30pm. Ben Around Tattoos […]
In the February 6 “Ask Ace” column, it was stated that Super Bowl XXXV was played in 2000. The game took place in 2001, as the culmination of the 2000 season. In addition, Anthony Poindexter was left off the list of former UVA players who have played in the Super Bowl. Poindexter was a member […]
To make an omelet, you’ve got to break some eggs, and to make a new UVA building in the midst of Charlottesville, you’ve got to tear down something else. This junk and clutter represents the new beginnings of the South Lawn Project (www.ats.virginia.edu/southlawn). At a cost of $105 million, the first phase of the project […]
Tuesday, February 13Tiki Barber scores with NBC Former Cavalier and NY Giants running back Tiki Barber turned down offers from Fox and ABC for a correspondent’s gig on NBC’s “Today” show, according to the Associated Press. Barber’s early retirement from the NFL (he’s 31) brings with it a stiff pay cut of about $4 mil […]