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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Before a botched January 22 robbery at Mountain View Mobile Home Park, Antonio Grooms told his cousin that he needed money.
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 […]
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 […]
If there are two words in the English language guaranteed to strike fear into the hearts of political scribblers everywhere, the first would be “August” and the second “primaries.” First of all, only the tiniest sliver of the American electorate can be bothered to contemplate the qualitative differences between various party candidates this time of […]
Charlottesville City Schools have decided to embrace the uncertainty that comes with adopting new technology on a large scale as they implement the use of tablet computers in the classroom this year.
“O.K., I have had enough. What else can you show me?” —Bob Dylan, “It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleedin’)” One night in 1973, Russ Warren went to his Houston home, pulled a large sheet of paper from a stack, and composed a grid—dozens and dozens of 1.5" squares. He sharpened one pencil, another, another. […]
Don’t expect a hotel overhaul at the former Kluge Estate Winery & Vineyard, which will reopen in September as Trump Vineyard Estates—the family’s first winery, run by the youngest of Donald and Ivana’s three children, Eric Trump. Winery employees Tim Rausse and Gregory Brun, former director of winery and vineyard operations at Kluge Estate, were […]