A profile of Barbara Taylor Moore

Barbara Taylor Moore, an organist, piano teacher, and volunteer firefighter, was born in Charlottesville to a family that goes back several generations in the area. If that makes her a rare bird, it also gives her a trove of ancestors and anecdotes

The belly of the beats

Unlike most bands you’re likely to see at the Jefferson, Beats Antique’s live shows are not really all about the music. Making the festival circuit rounds this summer, the trio acquired a reputation for their energetic live performances, which are essentially constructed around one crucial element: Zoe Jakes. David Satori, Tommy Cappel and the belly […]

One more time, with feeling: UVA employees push for new, positive union

The last time UVA had a staff union, things didn’t end well. Too few members prompted Communications Workers of America (CWA), a national telecommunications union, to stop financially supporting the Staff Union at UVA (SUUVA). Without funding, the union ceased to exist in 2008. Now, three years later, some believe it is the perfect time to pick up where SUUVA left off and organize once more. 

City schools to add fresh recipes, work towards centralized kitchen

The movement to bring more from-scratch meals to Charlottesville City Schools is alive and well. One year after Charlottesville Cooking School owner Martha Stafford designed a black bean and brown rice taco recipe for school lunch menus, the meal is in rotation and recipes for hummus and granola are in the works. To make the […]

A snail's pace

Fittingly, the Chinese mystery snail took its time getting to Virginia. In the late 19th century, food markets in San Francisco imported the creatures; within 20 years, perhaps due to merchants breeding them in area waters, they’d reached the San Francisco Bay

Law and disorder

Here’s something you may not know: As a percentage of its total population, Virginia’s incarcerated class now ranks 12th in the nation, with one out of every 89 adults currently living in prison.