(1) Joel Salatin — Proprietor, Polyface Farm Having the term “progressive” applied to himself and his Staunton farm, Polyface, would likely make salt-of-the-earth Joel Salatin chuckle. But ever since “organic” entered the mainstream lexicon of even Wal-Mart shoppers and requests for “grass-fed beef” have become commonplace for customers beyond just fellow farmers and the Amish, […]
(1) Joel Salatin — Proprietor, Polyface Farm Having the term “progressive” applied to himself and his Staunton farm, Polyface, would likely make salt-of-the-earth Joel Salatin chuckle. But ever since “organic” entered the mainstream lexicon of even Wal-Mart shoppers and requests for “grass-fed beef” have become commonplace for customers beyond just fellow farmers and the Amish, […]
(1) Gary O’Connell — City Manager, Charlottesville Gary O’Connell: The big boss of Charlottesville’s budget may sit at the top of the totem pole, but he keeps close watch over City Council and projects from affordable housing to the Downtown Mall’s rebricking. In local government, elected officials come and go in four and eight year […]
(1) Charles "Chuck" Rotgin Jr. — President and CEO, Great Eastern Management Company He may not have the biggest stack of chips at the table, but Chuck Rotgin earns the top spot by playing the most politically active role among major developers or property managers. JUMP TO: • Up & Comers in this and the […]
(1) John Casteen — President, University of Virginia John Casteen: The undisputed leader of the house that Jefferson built remains a masterful manager and fundraiser, and seems, as The New York Times claimed, “placed on this earth for the purpose of being president of the University of Virginia.” In a hierarchical organization like UVA, the […]
(1) Coran Capshaw — CEO, Red Light Management/Starr Hill Presents JUMP TO: • Up & Comers in this and the other four categories! Madonna sang that music makes the people come together. In Charlottesville—and, increasingly, in the rest of the world—nearly every aspect of that music carries the personalized touch of Coran Capshaw, who picks […]
FOOD Kate Collier Proprietor, Feast! Already an established player due to her ownership of Feast!, Collier is arguably one of the most recognized names in the local food scene. Now, she is leveraging that success to begin other ventures, like the Local Food Hub. Conceived and organized by Collier in 2008, the Local Food Hub […]
And we just keep going in our highly selective tour through the past 20 years of local news and arts in C-VILLE. This week, it’s a numbers game. In 2004, we listed the top 10 highest-paid Charlottesville and Albemarle employees [Here’s a PDF of the 2004 story], with Robert Tucker topping the county’s list at […]
And we just keep going in our highly selective tour through the past 20 years of local news and arts in C-VILLE. This week, a “green” story from a perhaps unexpected source: Dominion Power, whose Lake Anna nuclear facility, merely 30 miles from town, creeps closer and closer to expansion. Also, this week, remembrances of […]
Dear Ace: Between the 5th and 6th holes of the Meadow Creek Golf Course is an untended cemetery. Do you have any information pertaining to this?—Resta N. Pease Resta: Usually when someone mentions a cemetery on a golf course, Ace assumes she’s talking about the sand trap that buries all of Ace’s Titleist balls. But […]
Just for a few days this week, you can go to The Bridge and see a top-shelf collection of largely local art.