The Meadowcreek Parkway was fresh on the minds of the Ablemarle County Board of Supervisors at their October 4 meeting. The $65 million roadway project originally wasn’t the top priority in the 2006 Primary Road Improvement Priorities report. “We’ll be listing Meadowcreek Parkway first there,” said David Benish, the County’s chief of planning, noticing the […]
UVA officials aren’t ready to sound the “outbreak” alarm yet, but with five new suspected mumps cases reported over the past week—bringing the total to seven unconfirmed cases on campus—there’s a high level of unease as other mumps reports emerge in the Charlottesville area. “We’re still on an aggressive campaign to get the […]
Tuesday, October 3Down from the ParamountThe man in large part responsible for rehabilitating the Paramount is moving on. Paramount President and CEO Chad Hershner has resigned after five and a half years spent raising $16 million to refurbish the performance venue on the Downtown Mall, according to a press release today from the Paramount. No […]
The enormous hole in the ground at the corner of Jefferson Park Avenue and Valley Road is a sign of progress, according to Will Bynum, project manager at Kjellstrom & Lee. K&L, the contractor that brought you the tennis facility at the Boar’s Head Inn and an addition to the maternity-services wing at Martha Jefferson […]
Heavy Trash with The SadiesSatellite BallroomThursday, October 5 music You know, maybe you can have too much of a good thing. More than a few times in recent memory, I’ve attended concerts in our newly music-saturated little town, and been sadly disappointed at the lackluster size of the crowd. San Fran popster John Vanderslice drew […]
Albemarle Therapy 1102 Rose Hill Dr. 979-8628. Offers an open gym/indoor playground for children 4 years or younger, with parental supervision, every Monday, 9:30-11am. $3.Art Adventures at Virginia Discovery Museum 574 E. Main St. 977-1025. www.vadm.org. For ages 4 and up, this program teaches children about different artists and techniques throughout history and gives them […]
On our way out to the Boar’s Head Inn for a relaxing spa weekend (O.K., so we actually spent the weekend at home, eating Pringles and watching “Arrested Development” on DVD. Happy now?), we stopped by Ivy Road’s own wrap joint, Zazus. The Thai chicken wrap was comfortingly stuffed with rice, carrot and chicken, with […]
Tuesday, September 26Vine diplomacyThe U.S. State Department reports today through its Bureau of International Information Programs that apprentices from South Africa are currently doing eight-week internships at wineries in California and Virginia—including Kluge Estate Winery and Jefferson Vineyards. The program means to equip the apprentices with skills that will boost their own prospects as well […]
cd In their brief career, The Killers have always favored bold strokes. Their 2004 debut, Hot Fuss, was an oversized serving of glittery rock inspired by David Bowie and new wave. Frontman Brandon Flowers formed an early version of his band after seeing an Oasis show, and many of the band’s early moves seemed to […]
The last time C-VILLE sat down with John Grisham, one year ago, he was on the cusp of starting a new book. After penning 18 novels (basically cornering the market on legal thrillers over the last decade), Grisham was tackling a nonfiction project. At that time, he expressed some concern over the matters of accuracy and detail that such a book demands.