The latest proposal from local architect Bill Atwood is an extended-stay hotel on West Main Street. On November 17, Atwood presented the project to the city’s Board of Architectural Review (BAR) for an initial discussion. The proposed nine-story, 120-room extended-stay hotel will serve family members of patients who are in treatment at the UVA Hospital. […]
For some people, the sight of a small wind turbine merrily turning in the breeze behind a house or business is a beautiful thing. After all, a turbine represents that much less energy that must be produced by, say, burning coal. Yet others may find the structures unsightly, especially in contrast to a bucolic Albemarle […]
The financial crisis has hit the nation’s largest and smallest institutions with the same force.
The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce awarded UVA President John Casteen the 2009 Paul G. McIntire Citizenship Award on Wednesday, November 17 at its annual dinner. Casteen, who will retire from his role at the University after 20 years next August, began what may be called his farewell tour. Casteen’s speech centered on the need […]
On October 17, Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington went missing after leaving a Metallica concert at John Paul Jones Arena (JPJ). What follows is an overview of official police statements and events reported on by C-VILLE staff. Morgan Dana Harrington has been missing since Saturday, October 17. Within a week of her disappearance, posters like […]
Remember, kids: Political momentum, like Parcheesi leads and poker hands, can turn on a dime. Even the most irreversible-seeming trend can evaporate overnight, given the right combination of party complacency, candidate incompetence and voter disgust. Tea Party Patriots, as they call themselves, threatened to burn Tom Perriello, seen here at an August 11 town hall […]
The “perfect” apology, if there is such a thing, can be whittled into three pieces, each of which is well illustrated in a letter that Emily Post dreamt up for 1922’s Etiquette. READ MORE Regrets only 10 things (of dozens) that deserve an apology Dear Mrs. Neighbor, My gardener has just told me that our […]
1 Moderators for the conservative blog Free Republic allowed readers to post a slew of horrific comments on their website directed at a picture of Malia Obama. Obama was pictured in Italy, wearing a t-shirt with a peace sign on it. One comment mused that the 11-year-old looked like “ghetto street trash,” where someone else […]
With 20 murders in a population of 750,000, El Paso, Texas was one of the safest cities in America in 2008. Across the border lies Juarez, a city roughly twice the size of El Paso, which in the same period saw 1,600 of its citizens murdered. This is just one among many statistics that begs […]
Daughtry’s latest album Leave This Town focuses on physical and emotional departures, but former Fluvanna High School student Chris Daughtry’s appearance at the John Paul Jones Arena marked a return home, back as a platinum-selling superstar. One of “America Idol”’s greatest successes, Daughtry and his radio-ready rock anthems ought to be perfect for a packed […]