Look, we know that Thomas Jefferson set a pretty high bar, oratory-wise, for Virginia’s vote-chasers. And so we certainly don’t expect every single utterance from our elected officials to reach the prosaic level of the Declaration of Independence (or even “A Summary View of the Rights of British America”). But come on, people! Whatever proud […]
President Obama’s $820 billion economic stimulus package, including its green infrastructure component, cleared the House January 28 and headed to the Senate for debate. Obama’s plan attempts to create jobs quickly through a mix of tax cuts and spending on health care, education and construction on the one hand and, on the other hand, to […]
We’re now into the second month of our highly selective tour through the past two decades of local news and arts in C-VILLE. Already, we’ve touted our early jump on the Obama bandwagon (remember, this is the paper that projected DMB’s rise to the top), and revisited Market Street Wineshop’s Robert Harllee’s secret to staying […]
READ MORE • The halls (and roofs and floors) of learning “Daddy, look what I made.” “That’s beautiful. But you know what, the adults are trying to have a conversation right now. So can you go in the other room and draw until Mommy gets home?” “O.K., Daddy.” Five-year-old Alice trots back into the kitchen […]
ecoMOD1: the OUTin house, 2005 Partner: Piedmont Housing Authority • Two-unit condo built from eight small modules in Charlottesville’s Fifeville neighborhood • Designed to merge outdoor and indoor spaces • Includes first potable rainwater collection system in the city ecoMOD2: the preHAB house, 2006 Partner: Habitat for Humanity • Built in post-Katrina southern Mississippi • […]
The Live Arts Dance Festival, which took place over the past two weekends in downtown Charlottesville, presented a rather thorough view of what’s working in the local dance scene—and what is not. The good news: There are performers out there who can command the audience’s attention. In addition, some choreographers are making dance moves that […]
The UVA Foundation, the real estate holding wing of the University, bought the 60-room Econo Lodge at 400 Emmet St. for $6 million. That news is unsurprising—the acquisition is a logical connector, right in between the sports facilities and the heart of Grounds. What is surprising is that, rather than register the purchase under its […]
UVA made three notable hires last week, including naming (finally) Harry Harding the first dean of the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.
Once President Barack Obama took office, a new fleet of advisers, counselors and staff members disembarked in the nation’s capital—including the following folks who sharpened their skills at UVA. Janet Napolitano, as secretary of homeland security, is the highest-ranking UVA alum in the new administration. Former law prof David Martin will be the department’s deputy […]
Local property owners just got their latest assessments, which, for the most part, reflected the slump in real estate value.