The Editor’s Desk

I would comply 4 U As much as it pains me to disappoint one of my favorite C-VILLE writers, Brendan Fitzgerald, I need to set the record straight about the […]

Word play Your excellent, “Corporate co-opting of ‘local’” [July 14] alerts us to the semantical games employed by business entities in their search for profit. Concerning the definition of “local,” […]

When the cops arrive to break up a party, people typically give each other high-fives and get the hell out of there before it’s their ass.

Dirty water Your June 30 feature [“Gas guzzling”] describes dangers to drinking water in Albemarle from UG petroleum leaks. Half of the  County residents (and some businesses) depend on wells […]

Change is gonna come Want to know why true Charlottesville locals have “a distrust of come-heres?” Take a look at all the people who have moved here in the last […]

Signs o’ the times Regarding your question, “What would you like to see on the site?” [“SoHo comes to Fifeville," Development News, June 16], we live on Nalle Street, which […]

Here come the Sons Regarding your question whether Sons of Bill has what it takes to make it [“No country for old men,” June 16]: Yes! They have what it […]

Poetry free for all I am writing to thank you for publishing Sam Witt’s very fine article on poetry [“Who cares about poetry, anyway?” May 26]. Not only does it […]

Buried alive? When I read the article about revisiting the Crozet Master Plan [“Residents and staff begin Crozet Master Plan revision,” Development News, June 2], I could see the handwriting […]

The long view Regarding “Downtown Mall finally gets a new lease on life” [Government News, May 12]: I would rate it SUPERB! I have never seen men work so hard […]