What do Media General’s financial woes mean for The Daily Progress?
It’s obvious from the “History” section of its website that Media General is proud of its past.
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What do Media General’s financial woes mean for The Daily Progress?
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It’s obvious from the “History” section of its website that Media General is proud of its past.
Underground petroleum tanks mar Albemarle drinking water
People who are buying houses have plenty to think about. There’s the matter of how much to offer and what type of mortgage to take out. There’s the need to get a home inspection and consider whether any problems —leaky roof, sagging porch—are worth asking the sellers to fix before closing. You have to arrange to move from wherever you’re living; you have to get termite, water and septic tests; you have to deal with title companies and insurance companies and interest rates and points. And all this comes after the decisions about who your agent will be and, of course, which property you want to buy.
Much Ado About Nothing; The Hamner Theater; Through July 12
You’d think that John Holdren would’ve had enough of silly love songs
Getting defensive
Dear Ace: I was at the Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar on the Downtown Mall the other day and noticed a free newspaper I’d never seen in Charlottesville before. It’s called “The Virginia Defender.” Can you explain where it came from and what it’s doing here?—Wrights Auf Ender Dear Wrights, Ace doesn’t know where people get […]
Twenty years of local news and arts in the spotlight
Roads. We hate them, we love them, we pollute them, we rename them.
Electric and Benevolent; The Extraordinaires; Punk Rock Payroll
For a band so bluntly named, The Extraordinaires’ third full-length release relies heavily on suggestion. It never tells you outright that the character from lead-off track “The Man in the Suit” is the notorious Nikola Tesla, or that you’re supposed to bear him in mind when singer Jay Purdy croons about Christopher Columbus’ egg-balancing theatrics. […]
Backing the wrong horse (shoe)
Dear Ace, There are some trivial matters that have a way of nagging at you well beyond the statute of limitations. More than 10 years ago I noticed two small horseshoes imbedded in the curb in front of what is now the Embarq building across from the Main Street Market. Last evening I noticed that […]
Coffeehouse revitalizes languishing Crozet landmark
“I think I’ve touched every inch of this room,” says Lynelle Lawrence, pointing out improvements with paint-stained fingers as we tour the ground floor of the 100-year-old building
RWSA cans Gannett Fleming on Ragged Mountain Dam
Stating on June 25 that the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority has “significant respect for Gannett Fleming,” the firm that proposed a new design at Ragged Mountain Dam, RWSA Chair Mike Gaffney announced that the RWSA nonetheless has “decided that a new direction on design best serves the current discussions in this community.” As previously […]
Freshening up for freshmen
After recently saving $30 million in debt by pushing forward the demolition date for the Watson House dormitory