Doorstep dining
We know what it’s like. Sometimes even the thought of frying an egg (free range and local or not) is too much for your tired brain. It’s then that you […]
Metallica; John Paul Jones Arena; Sunday, October 17
From lead guitarist Kirk Hammett’s firestorm leads on “Creeping Death” to the apocalypse thrash of “One,” very little has changed about the four horsemen of Los Angeles metal since 1981—save […]
Juliet, Naked; Nick Hornby; Riverbend Books, 416 pages
The press release accompanying my copy of Juliet, Naked describes the novel as Nick Hornby “writing about what he does best: rock ’n’ roll, extreme fandom, and the truths and […]
Ridge/Cherry corner gets nod
The William Taylor Plaza, a development on the corner of Ridge Street and Cherry Avenue in the Fifeville neighborhood, got the initial favorable push from City Council last Monday. The […]
Sugar Hollow district renewed
At its meeting last Tuesday, The County Planning Commission voted unanimously to renew the Sugar Hollow Agricultural and Forestal District, near White Hall.
Council approves RWSA easement, Interchange design moves on
After having deferred the decision by one meeting, on Oct. 5 City Council voted to grant the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA)
Estimate discrepancy on dam highlighted
Less than a month ago, the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) unanimously chose Virginia firm Schnabel Engineering Associates to replace Gannett Fleming as the leading designer of a proposed new dam at the Ragged Mountain Reservoir.
University addresses H1N1 preparedness
Though still weeks away from the peak of flu season, the UVA Elson Student Health Center’s running tally of “influenza like illness”
Study seeks stressed and anxious
Has the recession got you anxious? Emotional? Stressed? The UVA psychology department is looking for you, by which we mean Dr. Bethany Teachman, and her group of graduate students. Supported […]
UVA team discovers new ring on Saturn
A UVA team of astronomers have discovered a new ring orbiting Saturn. The ring is 13 million kilometers in radius and is the largest planetary ring in the Solar System. […]