Cavaliers answer questions as they near section opener

  The UVA football team trotted along the University’s Rotunda during the “Meet the Team Day” on Sunday, August 16. Football coach Al Groh, quarterbacks Marc Verica and Jameel Sewell, cornerback Ras-I Dowling and right tackle Will Barker—who was selected, by teammates, as one of the six captains for the 2009 season­—took questions at a […]

Twenty years of local news and arts in the spotlight

This week’s feature story on Nelson County butcher Richard Bean fits nicely into the ongoing coverage of local food and drink that we at C-VILLE have been publishing for a number of years now. A lot of it’s been in a celebratory vein: introducing you to Virginia winemakers, giving shout-outs to the restaurants that list […]

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What do you know about George Huguely? Jurors, immersed in news media, face questionnaire Are UVA Law’s gossip headlines self-inflicted? Disorder in the court My house is your house The difficult road to reinventing Charlottesville public housing Trump it up A new name for the same wine Voting rights elusive for ex-felons Virginia joins Kentucky […]

Virginia: What is it for?

Ace: When did Forbes become a hippie love-rag? I was counting my money the other day when my Blackberry updated its RSS feed, and what do I see? “Forbes.com: Virginia Is For Lovers.” I am a joyless shut-in, and this is news to me. What is Forbes blathering about, and should I consider moving?—Rick Cleuse […]

Twenty years of local news and arts in the spotlight

Stand up and be counted. When C-VILLE first started reporting on the best of what’s around here, we relied exclusively on our own wit and wisdom—earned from hours spent sitting in a cramped basement! Since then, we’ve gone the full circuit, seeking your insights over ours, dear readers, on an electronic ballot. This year we […]

NCAA Football 10; EA/EA Tiburon; Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

Game developers know that the majority of console gamers—and yes, that includes yours truly—are statistic/achievement/trophy whores. And even the least of Microsoft’s online Gamerscore Nation knows that there’s no quicker way to boost your totals than by popping in a sports game. Run—don’t walk—to rack up skill points in the brand new season of NCAA […]

Hustle up, or get hustled

Think of the 23 hip-hop acts on the New Legends of Streetball, Vol. 2 Mixtape as the average pool of players at local pick-up basketball spots like The Dell or the courts near Cherry Avenue. There are a few familiar names (Beetnix and Anonamys, mixtape emcee Big Scheem) and a few newcomers (J Willz, Jae […]

Six exclusive Best of 2009 videos

Dan Epstein, whose restaurant, Eppie’s, has been runner-up for "Best meal under $10" for the past three years, wants you to vote for the Downtown Mall restaurant next year. Here, his PSA.                 Pen Park is a perennial winner in the "Best park for kids" category. So we […]

Supes put time limit on exposed soil

Call it the ultimate red dirt alert. Several years ago, during development of Hollymead Town Centre on 29N, a large swath of bare ground sat with no vegetation. Seasons passed, and every rainstorm washed away more soil. “We live downstream from Hollymead Town Centre,” said Scott Elliff, a director of the Forest Lakes Community Association, […]