Tuesday, February 21 Similarities uncovered between George Allen, chewed spinach Politicalderby.com continues its 2008 presidential handicapping with today’s news that Virginia’s junior Senator, George Allen, has the No. 1 ranking “on the strength of very positive inside-baseball chatter.” The former Republican governor has held on to his ranking for the past couple of weeks. But […]
The Idler, Tom Hodgkinson’s spunky little journal extolling the virtues of the profligate lifestyle, should be a must-read in business schools, if only to coerce the doomed students to wake up and drop out. Especially in his most recent book, How to Be Idle, a manifesto for living the sane life of leisure, Hodgkinson offers […]
Tuesday, February 14 Casteen, the Younger takes on accidental shootists Reid and Cheney Writing today on slate.com, John Casteen IV, a regular contributor to The Virginia Quarterly Review, enlists the recent shooting incidents of Vice President Dick “Fuck Yourself” Cheney and Virginia Delegate John “Invest in Kevlar” Reid to argue that Congress should act to […]
Tuesday, February 7 No sunny day for Groh Cavalier Daily columnist Chad Gallagher got all “Sesame Street” on Al Groh’s ass this morning, asking if the curmudgeonly UVA football coach is worth the reported $1.7 million he’ll make annually as per his new five-year contract. “Bob Stoops (Oklahoma), Mack Brown (Texas), Charlie Weis (Notre Dame), […]
Tuesday, January 31 Harding could look for GOP nod City Police Captain Chip Harding is eyeing public office in Albemarle County, where he has lived for 25 years, according to today’s Daily Progress. If Albemarle County Sheriff Ed Robb decides against running for a second term next year, then Harding will seek the Republican nomination. […]
Tuesday, January 24 Best-selling author offers wannabes sage advice Curtis Sittenfeld, whose debut novel Prep was named by The New York Times as one of the Top 10 books of 2005, gave a reading and answered questions this evening in UVA’s Newcomb Hall Ballroom. Prep chronicles the high school career of angst-y teen Lee Fiora, […]
Tuesday, January 17Senators keeping an eye on liberal wackos Today senators gave grudging approval to a bill that would give Charlottesville more power to help low- and moderate-income residents buy a house. The bill, introduced by Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Bath County), is similar to one already at work in Alexandria, prompting suspicion from Sen. Emmett […]
Tuesday, January 10 New Mall auto crossing hits roadblock Today the Charlottesville Planning Com-mission voted against a second auto crossing on the Downtown Mall. Business owners requested a crossing on the east end of the Mall, at Fourth or Fifth streets, arguing that the closure of Sixth and Seventh streets near the Charlottesville Pavilion and […]
Tuesday, January 3Preservation and zoning at odds on Rugby Tonight City Councilors discussed options for a design control district in the Rugby/Venable area. The City wants to give its Board of Architec-tural Review purview over development in the district, and to restrict demolition in the neighborhood. This move toward preservation conflicts, however, with a 2003 […]
Tuesday, December 27 Monticello receives TJ’s old chairs Today Monticello announced that curators of Thomas Jefferson’s house recently received a pair of centuries-old armchairs that once belonged to Charlottesville’s favorite son. TJ bought the neoclassical curved-back chairs to furnish the townhouse he rented while living in Paris as an ambassador in the 1780s. According to […]