Board of Visitors passes $2.4 billion budget
During UVA President John Casteen’s final Board of Visitors (BOV) meeting before he retires in August
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Board of Visitors passes $2.4 billion budget
Design for Newcomb Hall expansion still needs work
During UVA President John Casteen’s final Board of Visitors (BOV) meeting before he retires in August
Kluge auction fetches $20.2 million
The 52 percent discount was not in effect this week when Patricia Kluge’s furnishings went on sale.
Local leaders concerned over "Boyd Plan"
Since January, Albemarle County Supervisor Ken Boyd has organized meetings with area business leaders to craft an economic “action plan.” The plan seeks to foster a more business-friendly culture in Albemarle that would attract more companies, expand the county’s commercial tax base and increase tax revenues without facing the potentially volatile issue of raising tax […]
Palimpsest patrol
Dear Ace: Who cleans the Free Speech Wall, and how often? I’m trying to determine when it would be likeliest that I would find a wide, empty swath of slate on which to hide an encoded message in plain sight.—Chalkboard-Collaborator-in-Charlottesville The 54′ strip of Buckingham slate that stands at the threshold of the Charlottesville Pavilion […]
Morven digs up unknown farmers
Want to get deep into the question of who lived around here in TJ’s time? Start digging.
Too much of a good thing in VA congressional races?
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 […]