On call

Hey Ace: Last night I called the cops because I heard an untoward noise in my neighborhood. Will I get fined if I call too many times?—Buzzy B. Buzzy: Funny you should mention that. Years ago, a less wise—and, curiously, less handsome—version of yours truly whittled away the midnight hours by stirring up trouble with […]

Gaffe it up

Well, here we are again at the squeaky-clean beginning of another political season, with an

Stream buffer grant money goes unclaimed

With bankers and car executives vying for government bailouts, average people might dash for free money, too. But according to Ashley Studholme, who interns with Albemarle County’s water resources staff, a grant that pays people to plant trees and shrubs along county waterways has only “gained much momentum now, right at the home stretch.” In […]

So happy together

There are some parallels, naturally, when comparing the effects of alcohol on one’s New Year’s Eve to the effects of watching a two-hour set from local folksy-jazz singers.

Vacancies abound at TJ's university

Sure, Charlottesville has one of the nation’s lowest unemployment rates at 3.4 percent, but that doesn’t mean we’re immune to the pox that is the worldwide economy. For one thing, the Virginia Employment Commission reports that locally 1,000 net non-farm jobs have been lost in the past year. Fortunately, we’ve got UVA to look to. […]

What's in your backpack?

Madison Sandy Age: 23 Hometown: Richmond Year: Grad student Concentration: Sociology What’s in your backpack? Birthday card for brother, shredded wheat in Ziploc bag, index cards, notebook, Whose Freedom?: The Battle over America’s Most Important Idea, Eclipse gum, Starbucks gift card, lip balm, cell phone. C-VILLE welcomes news tips from readers. Send them to news@c-ville.com. […]

Day two: Free parking!

There may be a whole slew of walking area blocked off for construction (the 200 block on the west end, the 100 and 300 blocks on the east end)