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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
“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
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 […]
After recently saving $30 million in debt by pushing forward the demolition date for the Watson House dormitory
Like mushrooms after the heavy rains, SAVE McINTIRE PARK signs are popping up on lawns along McIntire Road and elsewhere near the park
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 […]
Twenty years of local news and arts in the spotlight
Don’t look back—that’s all he has to do. Not turn around. But he does. And so he loses her—again.
About a year ago, if you asked Adam Smith or Jon Bray of The Invisible Hand if their other band, Truman Sparks, was still together, it was impossible to get a straight answer out of them. One would say it was on hiatus, the other would say it was over, and then each would repeat […]