The Hollywood Reporter and EW.com today carry the news that local bartender-made-good Dave Matthews will take the role of the bad guy in his third movie, Lake City, currently in early production somewhere in the state of Virginia. Matthews joins another local big shot, Sissy Spacek, as well as Troy
Writer’s Eye Competition UVA Art Museum, 155 Rugby Rd. The University of Virginia Art Museum invites local students, UVA students and adults to submit original prose and poetry inspired by a range of works in the museum. The deadline for submissions is November 3. For more information or to schedule a museum tour, call 243-2050. […]
Eric ClaptonJohn Paul Jones ArenaThursday, October 12 music From a conversation with my 14-year-old companion on the way into Eric Clapton’s sold-out concert at the John last week: “It’ll be white kids and rich college students.” O.K., so maybe they’re not teaching about the Baby Boom in the schools anymore. Sure, Clapton attracts a segment […]
We were impressed to see what brisk business Himalayan Fusion’s lunch buffet was doing, but it shouldn’t really come as a surprise—when you offer Downtown denizens an array of tasty dishes (curries, in this case), all of which pair well with the central starch (basmati rice), they’re sure to line up and dig in. What […]
by Sara Tinsdalespotlight@c-ville.com When asked about the seemingly intricate knowledge of the Russian space program that his slick, suspense-laden short film, Roskosmos, displays, filmmaker (and UVA senior) Rom Alejandro laughs. “I made it all up,” he admits. As it turns out, making it up is something that Alejandro seems to do quite well. With 18 […]
Oh Lordy, we love to eat around here! No wilting Kate Bosworth-Keira Knightley-Carson Daly types on this staff. Three squares, Guv’ner, that’s what we’ll be having.
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors dealt a devastating blow to Scottsville town leaders at their October 4 meeting, denying $500,000 in requested funding for a street beautification project—a move Scottsville officials say effectively kills their Main Street development plan. The town council for Scottsville—the small tourist destination nestled in the southern part of Albemarle […]
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 […]