Ace: I have been hearing an incredibly loud piercing sound the last several days near Tiger Fuel, across from C’Ville Market on Carlton Road. My friend and I traced the sound as far as the RR tracks and the recycling center. I was wondering if you know anything about this odd sound. It is elusive […]
Ace: I have been hearing an incredibly loud piercing sound the last several days near Tiger Fuel, across from C’Ville Market on Carlton Road. My friend and I traced the sound as far as the RR tracks and the recycling center. I was wondering if you know anything about this odd sound. It is elusive […]
At the start of The Cinnamon Band’s recent set at Outback Lodge, one of the band’s members—either guitarist John Harouff or drummer Neil Campbell—leaned into a microphone and announced in a sly, clear voice: “Cut the shit, start the pit.” It’s a testament to the band’s power as a live act that, for an instant, […]
Sonata Mulattica is a mixed child of sorts: half epic-like poem, half poetic series.
UVA senior John Pappas had been working on a beautifying project for the corner of University Avenue and 14th Street for more than a year.
“We need you,” said Jeffrey Sachs to a packed auditorium in Old Cabell Hall. “We should find ways to team up.” Sachs, a leading international economic adviser, outlined the need to merge resources to solve major global problems, such as poverty, at the 2009 Annual Spring Symposium, presented by the UVA McIntire School of Commerce […]
In December 2007, on a 3-2 vote, City Council approved the ground lease for the Piedmont YMCA to construct its facility within McIntire Park. And that’s when the controversy began. The construction of the YMCA has been at the center of a heated debate over the possibility of losing the park’s softball fields. “If you […]
It was only four months ago that local architect Bill Atwood enthusiastically discussed a new, scaled-back design for the Waterhouse project to comfortably sit on Water Street.
On April 21 at a forum sponsored by Charlottesville Tomorrow and the Free Enterprise Forum, Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris strengthened his place as the lead candidate for one of the two spots open for this year’s city council election (as well as for the May 9 Democratic primary). “The wonderful experience that I’ve had raising […]
Nearly five years have passed since we last shared with you the salaries of the 10 highest-paid employees in both Charlottesville and Albemarle. And not much has changed. Charlottesville still pays its employees better than Albemarle, and many of the names in the top 10 of jurisdictions remain the same. This time around, however, all […]
JUMP TO RESULTS: • FOOD • DEVELOPMENT • UVA • GOVERNMENT • ARTS pow·er Pronunciation: pau’( )r Function: noun 1 a (1): ability to act or produce an effect (2): ability to get extra-base hits Merriam-Webster’s first definition of “power,” as above, certainly lined up with the standards of C-VILLE writers when we set out […]