Ticking away
What is a clockmaker to do, Ace? In this age of atomic timekeeping and all-in-one cellular gadgets, it seems like everyone’s turned a blind eye to our noble craft. I […]
Students, staff and faculty ask for an open-minded president
The first day of classes for all freshmen and returning students marked the start of last year for John Casteen as UVA president.
A sex-free Virginia political scandal?
You know, we spend all kinds of time poking and prodding into the seamy, unsavory corners of Virginia’s political basement, so you can trust us on this one
"What Will Last Beyond Today: John W. Kluge's Collection of Australian Aboriginal Art"; Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection; Through December 20
John Kluge’s donation of an extensive collection of Australian aboriginal artworks, presented to the University of Virginia in 1997, was extraordinary. So it makes sense for the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art […]
The Fiery Furnaces, with White Rabbits and The Cinnamon Band; Fry's Spring Beach Club; Wednesday, August 26
Last week’s three-band bill at Fry’s Spring Beach Club was likely the loudest event to resound through the thickly wooded neighborhood since the venue was constructed
Joe on Joe
These are strange days, Ace. I hear whispered rumors of a mysterious figure, a “grocery messiah,” coming in from the west, his hour come round at last, slouching towards Charlottesville […]
State of Old Ivy Road bridge is concern to residents
Ten years ago, when Petronella Oostingh and her husband moved into a house on Harvest Drive, the nearby railway bridge over Old Ivy Road didn’t concern them much at first. […]
Sierra Club surveys City Council candidates on green space
After a somewhat dormant summer, candidates for City Council are gearing up for the last two months of campaigning before the November 3 elections. As is customary with each local […]
Twenty years of local news and arts in the spotlight
Law and order is a great deal more complex than any 60-minute TV show can convey. It’s not just evidence and a verdict, that’s for sure. And that’s one reason […]
As Charlottesville jail inmates prepare for release, challenges abound
All of Chris Regan’s new students are wearing laceless shoes. Adidas sandals, flip-flops, woven plastic slippers. They also wear paper wristbands, like hospital patients, and black-and-white-striped uniforms. It’s the […]