Rich dreams
Dear Ace: Where do celebrities stay overnight when they come to Charlottesville?—Steve “Papa” Razzi Steve: What kind of celebrities do you mean? Famous local detectives prefer to take a load […]
Clarification from the February 24 issue
The February 17, 2009, Working Pour column on Pamela Margaux unintentionally implied that her husband, Claude Thibaut, was still employed by the Kluge Estate Winery. In fact, he left their […]
Virginia GOP + technology = high comedy
You would think that, following the notorious e-mail escapades of page-pawing Congress-creep Mark Foley (a scandal which featured our all-time favorite non-carpentry-related use of the phrase “get a ruler and […]
Inside the creator
The relationship between art and mental illness is maybe too well documented. A much less-traveled topic is how artists might continue working despite a physical ailment. What happens to inspiration […]
Child porn bill broadens venue for prosecution
Local state Delegate Rob Bell has sponsored a bill that has sailed through the General Assembly and is now only waiting for the Governor’s signature. House Bill 2397 would expand […]
Hispanics 1 percent of faculty
The US Census Bureau estimated that 6.6 percent of Virginians were Hispanic or Latino in 2007,
Shark in the water
Floating underneath the blazing highbeams that focus on the revenue sports, the UVA swimming teams have been lighting up the scoreboard this season. Under the helm of coach Mark Bernardino […]
Twenty years of local news and arts in the spotlight
We’re now into the third 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 […]
Five local agitators who keep shaking things up
JUMP TO: • Kevin Lynch • Deborah Stockton • Joy Johnson • André Hakes • Colette Hall Two words: Status quo. They’re enough to stir these five local agitators to, […]
H2Old
Dear Ace: Why does water taste bad when it’s been sitting around for a while? (Especially true in a plastic bottle or closed container.)—Horatio Algae Horatio: Fascinating beverage question! First, […]