A dozen ways Charlottesville causes climate change

Before we get into the chemical compounds and statistical trends and tonnage numbers sure to scare the hair right off a hippie, let’s you and I define a word. Ambitious. The definition of this adjective, I think we both can agree, rests in the details of one particular plan of President Barack Obama. WHAT’S YOUR […]

Twenty years of local news and arts in the spotlight

Though their cover dominance might suggest that in 20 years C-VILLE has covered nothing artsy but Dave Matthews Band, we want to set the record straight right here and now: Once in a while we have reported on other pressing cultural matters, including the controversy over the state song and the 20 minutes that Georgia […]

Interference?

Ace: My husband insists, paranoid soul that he is, that there are hordes of spies out there (somewhere) checking on the specific TV programs we are watching. He says we give credibility to such folks as the Octomom by viewing a program on which she’s appearing. He also suggests our political preferences are noted by […]

The receding passion of the NASCAR fan

"Some fans are completely uninhibited, they’ll do whatever the hell they want to have a good time,” Rusty Speidel says over the phone. “They get geared up, they tailgate their brains out, they take the extra time out to travel.” Speidel should know. He’s one of the guys behind Rowdy.com, a NASCAR fan site based […]

What's in your backpack?

  Lee Minor Age: 19 Year: Freshman Major: Pre-commerce Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland What’s in your backpack? MacBook, econ class clicker, calculator, two notebooks, pen, Starburst candy, Foxfield ticket, aspirin, Carmex lip balm, Sudafed, Barnes & Noble receipt for $15.12. C-VILLE welcomes news tips from readers. Send them to news@c-ville.com.