Sailing along in our highly selective tour through the past 20 years of local news and arts in C-VILLE, we note this week one of the very few instances when we lagged in our cheerleading for a certain local musician whose name rhymes with Mave Datthews. We figured we better get this one out of […]
By funneling his sea of cash into his organization, The Macker (i.e. Terry McAuliffe) secured the top spot on the Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot. It’s certainly no coincidence that so many hackneyed political catchphrases have a decidedly financial slant. From “dialing for dollars” to “the buck stops here,” there’s not a single part of […]
With this, the 13th issue of the year, we’re a quarter of the way through our highly selective tour through the past 20 years of local news and arts in C-VILLE. And we cannot deny a trend: Certain names keep coming up, often associated with grand ideas that sometimes…fizzle later. Need an example? Here’s one: […]
Ace: What’s up with the trailer full of books at the back of McIntire Recycling Center? I see people hanging around in there when I drop off my empties. Is it a secret library?—Red Tolstoy Dear Red: Although Ace Atkins isn’t exactly a literary guy, he likes to have a number of serious books on […]
A “Carpenter Gothic” style home sits at 208 Hartman’s Mill Road, restored to all its late 19th century glory. The Nimmo House
Given the stranglehold that Democrats have on city politics—a complete lock on all elected positions except for the nonpartisan School Board—the real election for City Council is taking place May 9, when the Democrats will caucus “unassembled” to nominate their candidate slate. The city Democrats officially kicked off the political season with its annual pasta […]
Mark Crockett is no stranger to public records. The teacher at Western Albemarle High School has used salary information to compare pay raises for the district’s administrators and teachers and has sifted documents to challenge a consultant who concluded teachers didn’t value an early retirement incentive program. But as the state celebrated government transparency with […]
Hunter Smith’s love for a marching band knows no end. In keeping with tradition, Mrs. Smith, wife of the late Carl W. Smith, has pledged $10.7 million
It is time, America, to be more civil. This was the message handed down on Friday, March 20, in the Dome Room of the Rotunda. America is lacking in manners, and one dead president, one etiquette theorist, and well-mannered college students everywhere are going to do something about it. “Timely and important to society” is […]
The last thing that local artist Warren Craghead needed was something to keep him up at night—more time to kill, more spaces to fill. A hobby? Pffft. Craghead needs a hobby like he needs another art gallery, one more space to crowd with work. “At this point, the hobby is survival,” Craghead told me two […]