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To be honest, even we didn’t see this coming.

VIDEO BY LANCE WARREN “People come in here and ask, ‘Why are there so many vacancies?’ It gives them the impression that the Mall is going under,” says George Benford, owner of Siips Wine Bar and board member of the Downtown Business Association of Charlottesville (DBAC). Benford explains that increasing vacancies on the Downtown Mall […]

On February 3, Judge Daniel Bouton of the Orange County circuit court heard arguments from attorneys concerning the proposed Wal-Mart to be built on Route 3 near Fredericksburg

After Albemarle County executive Bob Tucker finished his hour-long budget presentation for Fiscal Year 2010-2011—the proposed grand total is $293.85 million, for you eager readers—he asked members of the Board of Supervisors if they had any “general questions.” Board chairman Ann Mallek responded first: “Sobering news.” Likely, plenty of tax payers will pore over Tucker’s […]

It’s been a tough couple of weeks for Patricia Kluge and husband William Moses.

While both the city and county continue to grapple with unprecedented budget cuts—especially within their school systems—University of Virginia administrators are trying to capitalize on the positive outcome of the recession: competitive construction prices. Cheryl Gomez, UVA’s director of energy and utilities, calls lowering annual carbon emissions at the school “a 152,000 ton challenge.” In […]

The triumph of the ego versus the power of the collective. A ruined underwater city packed with murderous, genetically enhanced freaks. A clash of ideals and an unbreakable, if creepy, bond between father and daughter.  Admit it—it’s not exactly the stuff you expect to find in your standard-issue save-the-world shooter game. Then again, the Bioshock […]

 Dear Ace: What kind of effect has all this snowfall had on Charlottesville-area snowsports? I’ve never tried any, at least without the vicarious aid of a Nintendo 64, but everywhere I look now I see these scintillating heaps of powder, and I would hate for it all to go to waste. What does it take […]

With his last day of office slated for July 31, was outgoing University of Virginia President John Casteen being a tad rough on himself during his final State of the University Address? 

At Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, in the midst of a contested amendment to the city’s noise ordinance, one thing was agreed upon: Charlottesville’s music scene is vibrant, unique and in need of protection.  Musicians, restaurateurs and venue owners vocally opposed two proposed amendments that would lower the evening noise level to 55 decibels citywide […]