The subtitle for John Grisham’s new book, The Innocent Man, could easily describe one of his trademark legal thrillers. Indeed, Murder and Injustice in a Small Town has been the theme that keeps on giving for the Albemarle County novelist, one of the planet’s most successful living writers. But this 360-page work of nonfiction (Grisham’s […]
ACAC Yoga Albemarle Square. 978-3800. www.acac.com. Offers various yoga classes from beginner to advanced levels. Free with membership. Ashtanga Yoga of Charlottesville 505 Monticello Rd., above Mas restaurant. 970-7980. www.charlottesvilleashtanga.com. Offers Ashtanga Yoga classes and Mysore Practice. $12-15 for drop-ins, $7 for Mysore. First class free. The ATTiC Glass Building, 313 Second Ave. SE, Suite […]
Dr. James C. Turner, executive Director of student health, and the rest of his staff have been working hard the past week because of a potential mumps outbreak- but many students have yet to heed the warnings. Two recent mumps cases have sounded the medical alarms at UVA, and an additional Charlottesville-area resident has been […]
After tackling everything from “Speed” to “$$$” to “Cool” and “Caged,” it seems inevitable that the Virginia Film Festival would eventually find God. Indeed, festival organizers announced the theme for the 19th annual festival in early September: “Revelations: Finding God at the Movies.”
Though we hear constant gossip that this Lowe’s on Route 29 is the busiest in the country, company officials won’t confirm or deny the rumor. From time to time here at the C-VILLE Development desk, we hear the purrings of rumors that we just hope will prove true. One of our favorites goes like this: […]
It was chilly and cloudy. We were feeling pouty. We needed some Italy, and fast! The daily ready-made sandwiches at Feast!, folded in crisp white paper with just a hint of fresh lettuce and crusty baguette peaking out, beckoned like an oasis. And though Feast! offers plenty of lunch options, its gourmet Italian Hoagie gets […]
By the end of October, Charlottesville City Council should have appointed four individuals to fill out the seven-member planning commission (one current commissioner is applying for reappointment). The commission, which advises Council on development decisions, meets the second Tuesday of each month to discuss matters ranging from designating zones for public and private development. Sixteen people seem to want to take on this headache, and here\’s a brief look at the reasons they give for their ambition. For more on these well-meaning citizens, visit the Clerk of Council\’s office in City Hall. And if you want to get in the running yourself? Sorry, Charlieâyou\’ll have to wait until next time, as the deadline to apply was August 3.
Tuesday, September 19Forage for bookwormsHungry book lovers have a bit more information to keep them satiated until March 2007 when the 13th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book will be held. Today the festival announced its luncheon speaker will be Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and novelist Doug Marlette on March 22. Marlette, who is best known […]
Martha’s Café faces some stiff competition in its tucked-away location on Elliewood Avenue, off the Corner—it’s across the street from sorority girl-cum-Wahoo bar crawl mainstays Take It Away, the Biltmore Grill, and Buddhist Biker Bar—but it holds it own as a purveyor of reasonable meals just like Mom used to make, but with an exotic […]
The Black DahliaR, 119 minutesNow playing at Seminole SquareCinema 4 Over half a century after she was murdered, Betty Short continues to fascinate us. She’s become a screen upon which we project our hopes and fears about fame and fortune, beauty and lust, art and commerce, and that place where it all comes together, Hollywood. […]