It’s not for the elitist—to use a term now much in vogue—to judge The Bridge’s current group show. Snobbery won’t warm to the punky, screw-your-MFA attitude of some of these artists; refined tastes might wince at these garish hues; believers in tight curation will note more than a few pieces they might have left out. […]
It’s not for the elitist—to use a term now much in vogue—to judge The Bridge’s current group show. Snobbery won’t warm to the punky, screw-your-MFA attitude of some of these artists; refined tastes might wince at these garish hues; believers in tight curation will note more than a few pieces they might have left out. […]
Tom Tomorrow is a satirist. His “This Modern World” comics are devoted to pointing out the hypocrisy, fallacies, and spurious actions of figures in the news (usually the more conservative members of government) as well as the news media itself. The comics address current events, deriving most of their humor from items found in the […]
Mike Stark is at it again. The UVA law student by day and GOP-stalker by night helped sink George Allen’s foundering re-election campaign in 2006 by getting dragged out of the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville and has since been fighting the Bill O’Reillys of the world. With less than three weeks until the November 4 […]
If you haven’t yet seen negative ads against Tom Perriello, get ready. With less than three weeks until election day, Fifth District Congressman Virgil Goode has more than double the amount of spending money of his Democratic challenger, according to financial disclosures filed October 15 with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Though Perriello turned in […]
NFL Hall-of-Famer and Charlottesville hometown hero Roosevelt Brown has a street named after him, but he may soon have more than that. The City of Charlottesville, gently pushed by city resident John Gaines, sent a proposal to the New York Giants requesting funds to have signs placed along Roosevelt Brown Boulevard here in Charlottesville. “He […]
Job title: Captain, Albemarle County Fire Department. Brooks staves off blazes and educates county residents on fire safety. Has worked for the county for: 11 years Resides in: Goochland County Best of times: “I love my job, so every time I come to work is the best of times. That and my co-workers.” Chris Brooks […]
After 15 years working at UVA, Michael Kidd has to decide what to do with his HR plan. To switch or not to switch? That’s the $64,000 question. In July, Kidd and wife Jolene, who also works at UVA, discussed their thoughts with C-VILLE. At the time, Michael was more skeptical than his wife. Three […]
Five days after the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur began the Festival of Sukkot, an week-long commemoration of the biblical 40-year period during which the children of Israel wandered in the desert, living in temporary shelters, after their exodus from Egypt. To celebrate their escape, in Leviticus 23:42, it is written, “Ye shall dwell in […]
The effects of the recent Wall Street crash that drove Lehman Brothers to its historic bankruptcy have reached the Darden School of Business’ student-managed capital funds.