City Council faces a very political decision this week as it interviews and selects the chair of the board of the local water and waste authority. Seven have applied for the position, which is the only citizen representative on a five-person board that makes decisions for the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) and the […]
City Council faces a very political decision this week as it interviews and selects the chair of the board of the local water and waste authority. Seven have applied for the position, which is the only citizen representative on a five-person board that makes decisions for the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) and the […]
Job title: Training and accreditation supervisor for the Emergency Communications Center. Wade trains the folks who handle all of our emergencies, and keeps our area on the cutting edge. Worked for the county for: 24 years Resides in: Fluvanna County Best of times: Receiving national accreditation. “I spent two-and-a-half years working to have our department […]
Unable to find a tenant for the former Order from Horder space on the east end of the Downtown Mall,
Dear Ace: I’m a Charlottesville native who moved away for 10 years during that time a controversy over the Nativity Scene at Lee Park began. I’m wondering, what became of the statues/figures/stable/fencing, etc.?—Mary Anne Joseph Mary Anne: Oh, how Ace loves a controversy. If there’s a conversation brewing about genetic engineering, Ace will be there. […]
Dear Ace: What are the best items to donate to the food bank? Some people patronizingly donate uber-healthy items that they think the recipients should eat; I like to drop in a 3 lb. can of SpaghettiOs for the kids. What to do?—Gerald Food Gerald: You know, this question sounds suspiciously like you’re wanting Ace […]
Due to a reporting error, in the November 25, 2008 “Your tax dollars, at work” [Government News], it was stated that Sarah Temple works for the city. She, in fact, works for the county.
If you’re like me, you’ve spent the last six months in the glow of computer screens that shine slumping graphs onto your bewildered face, mumbling the day’s TED spread in your sleep and generally trying not to freak out as we ride out our sputtering economy as Amelia Earhart surely rode out her Lockheed Electra. […]
“We had cases of students urinating on another neighbor’s bushes or yelling and screaming, bonfires in their yards,”
In Debbie Ryan’s 32nd season as head coach, UVA women’s basketball team (5-2) is once again showing signs of greatness—albeit inconsistently. After the Cavaliers knocked off women’s basketball powerhouse Tennessee in Knoxville on November 17, they fell to Old Dominion in their next game. “I don’t think we got over [the Tennessee win] fast enough,” […]
What began as a simple fact-checking measure has ended in a court settlement, with C-VILLE freelancer and former staff writer Jayson Whitehead coming out on top—sort of.