It wasn’t that long ago that TV critics were all but pronouncing the death of the sitcom. Sure, certain comedies succeeded, even flourished, with cheesy laugh tracks and all. (“According to Jim” ran for eight seasons, people. How did we let that happen?) But the genre that once dominated the airwaves had increasingly fewer representatives […]
It wasn’t that long ago that TV critics were all but pronouncing the death of the sitcom. Sure, certain comedies succeeded, even flourished, with cheesy laugh tracks and all. (“According to Jim” ran for eight seasons, people. How did we let that happen?) But the genre that once dominated the airwaves had increasingly fewer representatives […]
In 1876, Crozet was created as a “whistle stop” on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
On Tuesday, September 8, City Council held a public hearing on the relocation of a sewer pipeline into McIntire Park
The school bus stops outside Stephanie Gist’s house at the corner of Fifth and Dice streets in Fifeville, a neighborhood of hills, narrow roads and odd intersections.
“Diversity must be part of excellence,” said Dr. Marcus Martin, UVA’s interim vice president and chief officer for diversity and equity, at the September 11 session of the University Board of Visitors. Martin’s presentation to the Special Committee on Diversity focused on the importance of promoting an inclusive environment for all students, faculty and staff. […]
Is this the new sound of Charlottesville? This summer Sparky’s Fl—er, Parachute—hit it big with a mix of modern-pop and blued-eyed almost-soul, and now we’ve got Tim Be Told, another batch of recent University of Virginia grads, serving up a similar mix of smooth keys, guitars and Mayer-esque, teenage-heart-melting vocals on From the Inside. The […]
Some journalistic traditions deserve to endure: coverage of season-opening football games, jokes at the expense of millionaire rock bands, exasperation at callers who want to pitch stories about Charlotte. But there are certain stories we’d be glad to surrender to history. One example: the dire needs of people who don’t have health insurance who depend […]
U2’s Claw stage, here pictured in Berlin in July, is 164 feet tall, will make use of 72 separate subwoofers and costs between $25 and $35 million dollars. With much fanfare and controversy, U2’s 360º tour rolls into Charlottesville on October 1. It’s only the third-ever rock show to set up in Scott Stadium after […]
Last week, Democratic gubernatorial nominee, Creigh Deeds, and his Republican counterpart, Bob McDonnell, found themselves in uncharted territory.
At the end of July, Monticello High School athletes got a new state-of-the-art synthetic turf field. The school is the first of the three county high schools—including Western Albemarle and Albemarle—to have the synthetic turf installed, and for Monticello High Athletics Director Fitzgerald Barnes, the new surface is not exactly what he was expecting. […]