Council voices approval, snubs Brick Watch
Last night, as we said they would, City Council met to review the Mall rebricking project. Here’s what we came away with.
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Council voices approval, snubs Brick Watch
Last night, as we said they would, City Council met to review the Mall rebricking project. Here’s what we came away with.
Virginia politics must be over-stimulated
If you’re anything like us (and honestly, our condolences if you are), you probably spend way too much time following the vagaries and vicissitudes of Virginia’s preening political class. And if you’ve been watching closely over the past few weeks — while completely ignoring that insignificant little thing we call real life—you could be excused […]
Bump in the night
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 […]
Cinnamon Band brings restraint, wreckage
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, […]
Rita Dove unveils new symphony
Sonata Mulattica is a mixed child of sorts: half epic-like poem, half poetic series.
BAR shuts down Corner mosaic proposal
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.
Jeffrey Sachs talks global commerce and partnership opportunities
“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 […]
New YMCA design has nothing to do with fields
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 […]
Waterhouse project shrinks but retains water element
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.
Szakos and Taliaferro will likely battle for the other Council spot
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 […]