Tuesday, April 12 Next time, take the stairs Downtown pedestrians got a little excitement today, and gratefully avoided injury, when Cheryl Longnecker accidentally backed her Subaru Outback up the stairs of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. Longnecker was attempting to parallel park her car on Market Street when her right foot, which was covered by a […]
Hey Ace: I just noticed that the crosswalks from the Emmet/Ivy intersection all the way to Jefferson Park Avenue are green and white instead of the customary black and white zebra crossing. I love the white/lime green combo—it really goes well with my wardrobe—but why the new style?—J. Crewe Oh dahling, didn’t you know? Save […]
“Freedom of expression cannot be limited without being lost.” Thomas Jefferson Robert O’Neil takes TJ’s words very seriously. As executive director of the Pantops-based Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, each year he oversees the awarding of Jefferson Muzzles. The search for censorship in America brings a wide swath of culture within […]
Tuesday, April 5 Filmmaker tells “untold story” of AIDS Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Sharon Sopher screened her latest work, HIV Goddesses, to a full house tonight at the UVA Medical Center. The film documents Sopher’s life as she struggles to come to terms with the disease, which she contracted while working in Africa. In the post-film […]
Tuesday, March 29Deeds in, runs as a regular guy Local Democratic activists turned out at Bashir’s Taverna during a perfect Mall afternoon to hear Sen. Creigh Deeds make it official: he wants to be your next State Attorney General. Joined by his wife and their four children, he spoke as a friend of “everyday families.” […]
Tuesday, March 22 For use in case of emergencies A Planned Parenthood survey shows that if other methods fail, for the women of Charlottesville, emergency contraception is relatively accessible. Collecting data today from local pharmacies as part of national Back Up Your Birth Control Day, PP found that more than 90 percent carry emergency contraception […]
Tuesday, March 15 Tinsley fiddles with First Amendment DMB fiddler Boyd Tinsley can add “trustee” to his list of creds as today the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression announces he will join its Board of Trustees. The Center, which hands out annual Muzzle Awards for egregious acts of censorship across the […]
Dozens of volunteers constantly restock shelves to keep the place bustling and worthy of repeated looks during the sale’s 10-day run, which could raise more than $100,000 for local libraries. As Bill Davis leans against the table next to the basement entrance of the Gordon Avenue Library, a middle-aged woman walks up, smiles and deposits […]
Tuesday, March 8 Tech loves community Today the Virginia Piedmont Technology Council announced three finalists for its Community Award, which, with five other categories, will be given out on May 3. In the community category, music promoter and real estate developer Coran Capshaw gets the nod for spearheading the Music Resource Center’s relocation. PVCC President […]
Tuesday, March 1 CVS manager checks out After a half-century of serving Downtown customers, CVS manager Middie Hall today officially begins her retirement, hanging up her red smock and nametag. Hall, a recent Manager of the Year, started at the store, then Standard Drug, in 1955. And no, she doesn’t need a CVS ExtraCare card. […]