Interview: Cut Copy blends indie rock, EDM, and skinny jeans

Have a quick look at Cut Copy’s upcoming tour schedule, and the first song that is likely to come to mind is “One of These Things (Is Not Like the Others).” After kicking off in C-Ville on June 6, the Australia-based electronic pop quartet will head to D.C. and New York. So why Charlottesville, a […]

Lift every voice: Andrea Copeland reflects on struggles and successes

Andrea Copeland needed a break. For almost a year, she had been working full-time at the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce while running her own video production company, Positive Channels, in her free time. “I felt like I needed to get out of town,” she said during a May 21 interview at a Downtown coffee […]

A tale of two houses: In Belmont, two families decide between a rebuild or renovation

Green versus old When Keith-Hynes started dreaming up her perfect new home, she first considered a design using an old world material. Virginia Lime Works, Ondick’s employer, offers an off-the-shelf housing solution known as Enviro-Ment Building Systems. The buildings are constructed with a material that replaces Portland cement with lime. Because the cement manufacturing process […]