Too much of a good thing in VA congressional races?
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Too much of a good thing in VA congressional races?
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Wake up, sleepy heads! Tuesday is primary day, 2010, and you know what that means!
Virginia's environmentalists push for wind energy
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been dubbed the worst environmental catastrophe in U.S. history, and its economic effects are felt not only in Louisiana, but also closer to home. It was just a couple of months ago that President Obama announced the approval of offshore drilling on Virginia’s coast. Now, after […]
Both George Huguely and Demonte Burgess will be in court on Thursday. Will their fates be as different as the worlds they come from?
George Huguely Demonte Burgess [Editor’s note: After C-VILLE went to press, the date for George Huguely’s next appearance in Charlottesville General District Court was postponed from June 10 to October 7. Demonte Burgess’ hearing was postponed from June 10 to August 12.] The 22-year-old gets his uniform first. The college senior, except where he’s from […]
Toasts of the town
Dear Ace: My little sister’s getting married soon, and everyone wants me to make a speech during the reception. Trouble is, I’m a mumbler, I’ve always been struck with stage fright, and my off-the-cuff jokes aren’t funny, they’re just offensive and lame. Won’t you help me work up some gumption, Ace?—Stuttering-Stanley-in-Charlottesville Two words, Stan: Open […]
Jesse Winchester; Mockingbird; Thursday, May 27
There was little cause for argument from the start. At Mockingbird, the roots music hall in Staunton, a nearby table ordered s’mores and creme brulée as I finished a plate of fried oysters—the cole slaw side is not to be missed—and opener Mary Gordon Hall, of Batesville, took the stage. Hall trilled a short set […]
New Ragged Mountain Dam design unveiled
Representatives from Schnabel Engineering Associates on Tuesday showed Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority board members the early designs of a new dam for the Ragged Mountain Reservoir.
State court hears Crawford appeal
The name Anthony Dale Crawford is one that many Central Virginians would like to think of as locked up with the key thrown away.
Tracey Ullman to address new citizens at Monticello
Monticello has announced that comedienne Tracey Ullman will be the featured speaker at its annual naturalization ceremony on July 4. Those hoping for her dead-on impersonations of Arianna Huffington, David Beckham or Rachel Maddow, or perhaps, more crudely, her version of Suzanne Somers hawking the “Vagisizer” on an infomercial, or Laura Bush anticipating life back […]
Westhaven Afterschool Program closes
The rule for students at the Westhaven Afterschool Program used to be “No homework, no entry.” If Harold Folley can’t find the funds to sustain the program for another year, the rule might become “No entry, no homework” instead. Until recently, elementary school students from Westhaven (pictured), the 126-unit public housing project on Hardy Drive, […]
What vampire and zombie movies can tell us about the future of capitalism
To paraphrase The Communist Manifesto, a specter is haunting Hollywood. Actually, two of them: zombies and vampires. The undead. ZOMBIEMANIA Click here to hear from local zombie filmmakers. Not only do people want to watch the undead, as demonstrated by the ongoing flood of films about vampires and zombies and the big box office they […]