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The Beats: A Graphic History; Edited by Paul Buhle; Hill & Wang, 208 pages
The Beats: A Graphic History is a graphic biography of the close-knit group of avant garde macho writers of the 1950s and ’60s like Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs who were referred to as “the Beatniks” or “Beats.” At a time when American society was defining itself through suburban expansion, commercial development […]
The Place and the Time; Moby Grape; Sundazed Records
It becomes clear after listening to these demos, live cuts and auditions why Moby Grape was different from the hippie bands of San Francisco and Los Angeles. They were rock and pop purists still imbued with a raucous sock hop/surf fever amped until their rough licks also propelled them into a future of Big […]
Twenty years of local news and arts in the spotlight
And we’re now 18 weeks into our highly selective tour through the past 20 years of local news and arts in C-VILLE. This week, familiar faces and familiar structures. Some 12 years ago, we reported on what seemed a likely outcome for the four storefronts known collectively now as the Wachovia buildings: demolition. If only! […]
Get out of my bed
Dear Ace: When I drove home to my Barracks Road estate last Saturday evening, I observed a vast number of pickup trucks full of youngsters heading towards town. The Foxfield revelers were packed like drunken sardines in the backs of these trucks, many of them still drinking Bud Light. How on earth is this legal? […]
Corrections to the April 28 issue
Due to a reporting error in last week’s cover story, we mistakenly stated that a former Country Vintner employee directs J.W. Sieg’s wine import and distribution business. Derek Robinson, formerly of the Country Vintner, is a wine consultant for J.W. Sieg, but the business is under the direction of J.W. Sieg Vice President Smith Williams. […]
Meredith Woo focuses on the sciences and fundraising
Less than a year into her new job as the dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Meredith Woo was asked a hard question. While talking to undergraduate students on Grounds, a freshman wanted to know how the College would be different in 15 years. “And I thought about it. It […]
Faculty Senate puts emphasis on graduate students
“Funding has been a problem here for years,” says Ph.D. candidate John Burke. “I think the word is getting out to other colleges."
Residents contend vote on YMCA violates state constitution
Just a few weeks after a court denied the Coalition to Preserve McIntire Park’s first injunction to stop the Meadowcreek Parkway, the group is stepping out again to protest another City Council vote.
Democratic candidate for 58th District Delegate says it’s all about the budget
In early March, Albemarle resident and retired IBM vice president of human resources Cynthia Neff, announced her intention to run for Delegate for the 58th District. In November, Neff, a Democrat, will challenge four-term Republican Rob Bell for his seat in the General Assembly. Going up against a four-term incumbent is not easy, but Cynthia […]