At midnight July 1, Salvia Divinorum, the mind altering Mexican plant whose use by teenagers has been sweeping the nation (or so says some media), officially became illegal, giving some Virginians out there a cool, new, felony-level, drug-using past. Last March, Governor Tim Kaine signed into law HB21, the Virginia bill criminalizing the drug. Since […]
At midnight July 1, Salvia Divinorum, the mind altering Mexican plant whose use by teenagers has been sweeping the nation (or so says some media), officially became illegal, giving some Virginians out there a cool, new, felony-level, drug-using past. Last March, Governor Tim Kaine signed into law HB21, the Virginia bill criminalizing the drug. Since […]
Jayson Whitehead v. the United States Department of the Army is now official. More than a year and a half after filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the appraisal of Wendell Wood’s land that was sold to the Army in 2006, I have now had to sue in federal court. In late […]
Worked for the county for: 3 years Resides in: Augusta CountyJob title: Division manager for revenue and taxation. The division is responsible for preparing all the bills for personal property and real estate taxes and acts as a fiscal agent for other agencies around the county and state. The division also oversees assessing all individually […]
Dear Ace: Is there anything you don’t know?—Harry Stottle Harry: Ace does not walk blindly through life. He keeps his eyes peeled, his ears open and his hands to himself (unless encouraged otherwise, of course). This acute awareness prevents him from missing much and, consequently, he’s acquired a goodly amount of useful (and less-than-useful, natch) knowledge. […]
An appreciation of Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid series has always depended largely on one simple thing: How do you feel about “cut scenes”? If you enjoy having your game play routinely interrupted by these 10-minute-to-hour-long animated movies that advance the story, well, you’re in luck: The fourth and final installment in the saga of […]
Anticipating a one-person show—even if it’s Doug Wright’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play, I Am My Own Wife—isn’t an altogether pleasant experience. It’s just so hard to believe that a single actor can strike up the whole band, so to speak, let alone make resonant music. Visions of Jerry Seinfeld with no Jason Alexander […]
Among national cell phone service providers, Verizon Wireless has been noticeably absent in the Charlottesville area. Recently, the company has been aggressively installing cell phone towers in Albemarle County, but efforts to blanket the city in service have run into opposition from citizens concerned about the health risks. Verizon officials hope to put up six […]
Dredging of the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir is coming closer to a reality, one board meeting at a time.
Almost a year after the state legislature granted approval for localities to use photo red cameras, neither the City of Charlottesville nor Albemarle County seem to be in a hurry. The cameras, to be placed at traffic stops, would snap pictures of the license plates of cars crossing an intersection after the traffic light turned […]
Worked for the city for: 30 years Resides in: Albemarle County Job title: City assessor. Barbour is responsible for appraising all property around the City of Charlottesville, spread out into 42 residential areas and 16 commercial areas. Best of times: “The best times are when you get lots of new construction. You have more information […]