Day 11: Dust in me
Mornin’, bricksters! Whether it’s a good morning is a different topic. Brick Watch was set to get a cup of coffee before work today but was nearly deterred by a looming cloud of dust at the west 200 block.
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Day 11: Dust in me
Mornin’, bricksters! Whether it’s a good morning is a different topic. Brick Watch was set to get a cup of coffee before work today but was nearly deterred by a looming cloud of dust at the west 200 block.
You be the judge
Dear Ace: What is your rule of thumb?—Digit Bardot Digit: As much as Ace loves to talk about himself (and does so, on occasion), he fears his paltry answer would leave you, dear reader, feeling a bit slighted. So, in an effort to avoid wasting perfectly good column inches, perhaps the bigger question should be: […]
Andy Friedman in a China shop
• Click here for Brendan Fitzgerald’s interview with Andy Friedman. The last year was a rough one for urban cowboys in New York City. First, Robert “The Naked Cowboy” Burck sued Mars Incorporated, manufacturer of M&Ms, after a blue M&M appeared on billboards similarly dressed in white briefs and a bucket hat. Then, Johnny Utah’s—a […]
Turf vs. grass
This spring, high school athletes in Albemarle County Public Schools will receive a belated Christmas gift from an anonymous donor and county supervisors: state of the art synthetic field turf for the football fields. Thousands of students will walk, run and fall on that surface while playing football, field hockey, soccer or lacrosse. Though each […]
Going on the dole isn't easy work
“Unemployment insurance claims can now be filed by telephone. Call 1-866-832-2363. It’s easy, trouble-free and so convenient!” says a flyer advertising the Virginia Employment Commission’s (VEC) filing hotline. I dial. “Due to heavy call volume, wait times will be longer than normal…. To expedite the claim process, you may file your claim online. If you […]
VOP fights for ex-con voting rights
Virginia is one of only two states, along with Kentucky, that do not automatically restore voting rights to felons who have served their time.
Head of Patent Foundation steps down
After 11 years as the executive director and CEO of UVA’s Patent Foundation, Robert MacWright has resigned.
Over their heads?
A late UVA rally kept Virginia Tech’s 78-75 victory in Blacksburg from being a slam dunk, but a loss is still a loss. With conference play now in full swing, UVA men’s basketball team (7-6, 1-1 ACC) has to find some swagger to run with the fast-paced Tar Heels of North Carolina when they […]
Water plan "architect" reflects on controversy
In 2005, Ridge Schuyler, then piedmont program director at The Nature Conservancy, was talking to former Albemarle County watershed manager