Due to an editorial error, last week’s Get Out Now calendar incorrectly listed the band Jolie Fille as playing at Atomic Burrito on Saturday, January 27. Jolie Fille actually played Atomic Burrito on Friday, January 26. C-VILLE apologizes to any Zydeco fans who might have missed the show and regrets the error beaucoups.
Correction appended Tuesday, January 23Bad news for Dominion Power Dominion Virginia Power may have to take a rain check on new nuke plants at Lake Anna—the Nuclear Regulatory Commission can’t do much without a detailed congressional budget. Congress’ failure to pass a detailed budget could mean shelving new nuclear energy projects, The New York Times […]
Sam ChernoffYear: FourthMajor: Economics and musicHometown: New York, NY What’s in your backpack? Books, highlighter, check book, Airborne medicine, map of Venice, beer coaster, stripper brochure, gym shorts, lap top.
Tuesday, January 16A little ditty about Mamadi Diane Mamadi Diane threw 26 points for the Cavaliers—more than he’s scored in the last three games combined. The ‘Hoos defeated ACC rival Maryland 103-91. Sean Singletary dumped in 25 points and forward Jason Cain lived up to his potential with 13 points during the UVA men’s basketball […]
Finally, city residents will be able to add plastic bottles like these to the curbside recycling pile. After some haggling with the recycling service, City Council will pay an additional $22,218.36 per year to get plastics and corrugated cardboard recycled—and apparently, that’s a bargain. Starting February 5, give up your plastic Diet Coke bottle collection […]
Due to a reporting error, in the Neighborhood section of the January edition of ABODE, published last week, we misspelled the name of Realtor Marjorie Adam. We regret the error. Due to a production error, the maps that accompanied last week’s cover story [“How dense can we get?”] were not color-coded, as intended. To view […]
Tuesday, January 9You’ll never beat the Welsh Former UVA head football coach and 2004 football Hall of Famer George Welsh was arrested on DUI charges over the weekend, The Richmond-Times Dispatch reports. The 73-year-old was pulled over on the 250 Bypass by Albemarle police for “driving erratically.” He failed field sobriety tests and refused to […]
Freshman phenom Monica Wright, a starting guard for the UVA women’s basketball team, shoots a fadeaway over a helpless Wake Forest player during the Cav’s 77-70 home victory on January 11.
Acting for Film 1144 E. Market St. 977-1371. Participate in weekly workshops on acting for film with an Emmy-winning director. Call for days and times. $150 per month.Charlottesville Camera Club Westminster Canterbury, 250 Pantops Mountain Rd. www.avenue.org/ccc. Members participate in informal competitions on assigned themes. Meets the second Tuesday of every month, 6:30pm. Free.Charlottesville Salsa […]
By Will Goldsmith, Erika Howsare and Meg McEvoy More than anything else, the big zoning changes enacted earlier this decade in both Charlottesville and Albemarle are about density. The idea: Cluster development near work centers, pack all the new people into as little space as they will accept, and locate places to shop nearby so […]