Temps have been cooler than usual, but one thing that has stayed hot for four summers running is our annual photo contest. The art director heads to the beach and we turn to you, dear readers, to fill in the picture. Though you share with us images from every imaginable aspect of local life, the […]
Temps have been cooler than usual, but one thing that has stayed hot for four summers running is our annual photo contest. The art director heads to the beach and we turn to you, dear readers, to fill in the picture. Though you share with us images from every imaginable aspect of local life, the […]
Ace: So, I’ve been hearing voices. Nixon’s voice, specifically, and he keeps calling me Bob. My wife, she says to me, “Bowie, you may be crazy, but those voices aren’t in your head, they’re at the Miller Center.” What is she talking about? Or is my wife just trying to mess with my mind?—Bowie Meangrove […]
Even for left-leaning liberal media pantywaists such as ourselves, one thing simply cannot be denied:
Let’s talk local. You shop it, you buy it, you eat it, but have you ever shot it? We asked area photogs to send in their pictures of Charlottesville and they gave it their all: Images of local hotspots, buskers on the Downtown Mall and concert photos—among other things—came rolling in. In the end though, […]
Walking by the Landmark Hotel, you might wonder if construction has really stopped: Sounds of clanging steel on steel continue as dust rises. But it has been about eight months since construction crews set foot on the grounds of the would-be luxury hotel. Halsey Minor’s Landmark Hotel has now become a long-term problem. The question, […]
Trucks from Nielsen Builders clear the 90-acre site of the future Fluvanna High School. On April 14, Fluvanna County Public Schools performed a groundbreaking ceremony for the much heralded—but controversial—new facility at Pleasant Grove, along Route 53. BCWH Architects designed the 277,000-square-foot complex to accommodate between 1,500 and 1,750 students. Trucks clear the 90-acre site […]
Last week, C-VILLE reported on what the local community has spent thus far to develop a much-scrutinized water supply plan. As a July 27 update on our website indicated, we received a key piece of information after the print deadline for the story had passed: the amount that the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) […]
The University of Virginia’s investments, which include the multibillion dollar endowment, reported positive returns after months of significant losses. In the first quarter of FY 2008, the UVA endowment, then valued at $4.6 billion, lost $600 million. By mid-October 2008, it was valued at $2.9 billion. Chris Brightman was named CEO of UVIMCO in 2004. […]
Certain mysteries remain unsolved, lo these two decades. To wit: Why did local musician Stephen Barling pen his music column under the name Cripsy Duck? (We know, but if we tell you, then we’ll have to serve you with fried rice.) Why do people keep coming back for more once they decide to move away […]
Ace: I recently discovered a bizarre landmark at 401 West Franklin Street in Richmond: a private sports and social club where women aren’t permitted to set foot. In fact, before I could even open the front door to the Commonwealth Club to inspect the historic (est. 1891) building, I was intercepted by an employee. Can […]