Faculty Senate puts emphasis on graduate students
“Funding has been a problem here for years,” says Ph.D. candidate John Burke. “I think the word is getting out to other colleges."
Residents contend vote on YMCA violates state constitution
Just a few weeks after a court denied the Coalition to Preserve McIntire Park’s first injunction to stop the Meadowcreek Parkway, the group is stepping out again to protest another City Council vote.
Democratic candidate for 58th District Delegate says it’s all about the budget
In early March, Albemarle resident and retired IBM vice president of human resources Cynthia Neff, announced her intention to run for Delegate for the 58th District. In November, Neff, a Democrat, will challenge four-term Republican Rob Bell for his seat in the General Assembly. Going up against a four-term incumbent is not easy, but Cynthia […]
Perriello requests $4M for Blue Ridge Tunnel project
Plans to convert the Blue Ridge Tunnel into a hiking trail through Afton Mountain may have gotten a boost April 3, when Representative Tom Perriello asked the House Appropriations Committee to earmark $4.36 million for the project in fiscal year 2010. To construct the Blue Ridge Tunnel, which could see new life as a walking […]
First and Main site plan denied after developer misses deadline
The Landmark Hotel will not languish alone: The north side of the 100 block of E. Main Street, which is owned by Keith Woodard and has long been boarded up and seemingly empty
Trying to rise in the ranks of worldwide tennis, dozens of professional athletes, including Carly Gullickson, descend on Boar’s Head
Carly Gullickson, who at 22 is a 12-year veteran of the game, returns a ball during a marathon match against Lindsay Lee-Waters in the semifinals of the Boyd Tinsley Women’s $50,000 Pro Tennis Championships at Boar’s Head last weekend. Lee-Waters ultimately took the trophy, defeating Ekaterina Bychkova in the finals. Out on the clay courts […]
Council voices approval, snubs Brick Watch
Last night, as we said they would, City Council met to review the Mall rebricking project. Here’s what we came away with.
Virginia politics must be over-stimulated
If you’re anything like us (and honestly, our condolences if you are), you probably spend way too much time following the vagaries and vicissitudes of Virginia’s preening political class. And if you’ve been watching closely over the past few weeks — while completely ignoring that insignificant little thing we call real life—you could be excused […]
Bump in the night
Ace: I have been hearing an incredibly loud piercing sound the last several days near Tiger Fuel, across from C’Ville Market on Carlton Road. My friend and I traced the sound as far as the RR tracks and the recycling center. I was wondering if you know anything about this odd sound. It is elusive […]
Cinnamon Band brings restraint, wreckage
At the start of The Cinnamon Band’s recent set at Outback Lodge, one of the band’s members—either guitarist John Harouff or drummer Neil Campbell—leaned into a microphone and announced in a sly, clear voice: “Cut the shit, start the pit.” It’s a testament to the band’s power as a live act that, for an instant, […]