Change is good
Lord knows we here at The Odd Dominion have had our fun with the pugilistic powerbrokers of the Virginia GOP.
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Change is good
The upside to a political death scandal
Lord knows we here at The Odd Dominion have had our fun with the pugilistic powerbrokers of the Virginia GOP.
Corrections from October 7 issue
In an October ABODE story, “Eye of the storm,” we misstated the middle school and high school districts for the Key West neighborhood. They are Burley and Monticello. Due to a reporting error, last week’s cover story [“Can he go the distance?”] incorrectly stated that Tom Perriello lived at his parent’s house in July. He […]
No layoffs, but no salary increase either
Last week, as part of a spending reduction plan to meet a $974 million shortfall in the current fiscal year, Governor Tim Kaine announced that the state would cut 7 percent of its contribution to UVA, which comes to $10.6 million. “We had planned for 15 percent as the Governor asked us to,” says Colette […]
Students combat early lease signing
Despite increasing availability of off-Grounds housing due to an increase of 45 percent in units the last three years, students sign leases for the next academic year as early as October,
Commerce students cope with downturn
The financial markets are reeling, some universities have found their funds frozen,
Medical center bans drug-rep favors
The UVA Health System has announced a change in vendor policy that effectively bans all gifts, meals and promotional items that are given to UVA employees by those companies that work closely with University staff. Principally, that means pharmaceutical reps. The ban, which went into effect on October 1, prohibits hospital and School of Medicine […]
What's in your backpack?
Haley Ferrell Age: 20 Hometown: Richlands, Virginia Year: Junior Majors: Sports medicine, kinesiology Haley Ferrell What’s in your backpack? Umbrella, travel coffee mug, swimsuit, shorts, t-shirt, flip-flops, 19-month day planner, Strauss and Wagner sheet music, anatomy notes, notebook, four pens, an eraser, three pencils, half of a cinnamon raisin bagel wrapped in a paper […]
What's cookin'?
As everyone in our area who’s grown excited about the idea of self-sustainability knows, the time is ripe for an Eat & Drink Annual issue that focuses not only on local fare, but locally produced fare. Click through the features below and get the economic lowdown on some local farms, discover which local coffee shop […]
Recipes from three local chefs
Rice Hall Blue Moon Diner Spaghetti Squash and Leek Pancakes 1 spaghetti squash, roasted 2 leeks, washed, julienned and lightly fried 4 eggs 1 cup cream 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 tsp. allspice 2 Tbs. sugar 1 Tbs. salt Cut spaghetti squash in half and roast open side up at 425 degrees until […]
Raw possibilities
We know many of you want to eat as local and seasonal as possible. Like us, however, you may open your weekly CSA box with a bit of dread, thinking you couldn’t possibly eat another zucchini or bunch of greens that week. Or maybe you just stare into the box in puzzlement, thinking to yourself, […]