Get back in your seat

JUMP TO: • CLUBS • TEACHERS • FADS & FASHIONS • HANGOUT SPOTS • HOMECOMING Just like teenagers, you folks think you know everything. And, while that may be true when it comes to where to get the best cup of coffee or shop for shoes, there are certain things about this town that only those […]

Disparate times

Featuring dead birds, underwater towns, and ranch hands dining in the pastel dusk, Matt Kleberg’s paintings, now hanging at JohnSarahJohn, seem to conceal rich tales just beneath the thin layers of oil. Look closely at the finch outlined by the cream and brown stripes of “Right Now But Not Yet,” and you’ll see the base layers of paint from an earlier version of the ranch piece hung beside it.

Boys to Men

When Coach Mike London took over a UVA football program in disarray after the acrimonious departure of Al Groh, he promised to turn the program around by doing things the right way. Last year the team finished 4-8, and it was easy to start wondering whether the Hoos were lining up as the nice guys […]

Bites worse than barks?

Crimes that involve dogs aren’t treated too differently from those that involve humans. When Blackberry, a 9-year-old Labrador, attacked a neighbor dog, police collected details from witnesses and medical experts. A court date was arranged for August 16. And the defendant, Crozet resident Rich Olin, began thinking about his defense. “The vet said that Blackberry […]

Red dirt alert!

The current reconstruction of one of Jackson Burley Middle’s multi-use fields will result in a new athletic track for the school and improved drainage systems for the field, George Shifflett, Deputy Director of Building Services for Albemarle County, told C-VILLE. Tracks and field: Jackson Burley Middle School’s new field will also host the Soccer Organization of […]

Tony and the chocolate factory

Heath Bar-flavored ice cream has been a staple at Chaps Ice Cream for 23 years, according to owner Tony LaBua. The flavor —one of the shop’s most popular—recently drew the ire of The Hershey Company, which took issue with Chaps for its direct use of the Heath Bar trademark. Tony LaBua needs a new name […]

Going south

Since its purchase by the Piedmont Housing Alliance (PHA), the vacant piece of land between King, Grove and Ninth streets in Fifeville has waited for a facelift for more than 10 years. The Fifeville triangle, which abuts the city’s busy Cherry Avenue Corridor and is within walking distance to the UVA Medical Center, is now […]

Best of C-VILLE 2011

JUMP TO: • Food & Drink • Retail • Entertainment • Recreation & Fitness • Services • Staff picks Welcome to the winners’ circle—your choices for the best in everything from hangover food to hairstylists. Keep a close eye on the field, ’cause while some of these players have returned to dominate once again, a […]

Political salon

Paul Beyer greeted me, barefoot, as I entered his loft apartment. After a firm handshake, I was ushered to one of three mismatched couches that fill the space he currently shares with his younger brother Scott. Beer in hand, he welcomed a dozen other guests to his twice weekly “Talk About the City” salon. It’s […]