New Halo packs a bigger blast
On the heels of three mega-successful first-person shooters, the news that the Halo franchise’s next headline gig would be a real-time-strategy (RTS) game was greeted with about as much enthusiasm […]
Twenty years of local news and arts in the spotlight
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 […]
Resurrecting the “living wage” campaign
On April 15, 1998, the Labor Action Group launched Charlottesville’s first “living wage” campaign,
Hoos back from the dead
Mike Scott stuffs 2 of his 10 points in front of a roaring crowd at the JPJ February 18. After a dismal eight-game losing streak, the UVA men’s basketball […]
Will proposed county tax hike ruffle city-county relations?
The 2009 local budget season officially got started last week
Mall rebricking project on time, under budget
When the Downtown rebricking project got underway, it was clouded by pervasive public skepticism about the city’s ability to get a project done on time and on budget, particularly following […]
Cold front headed for hell
Faulconer Construction got started on the county portion of the Meadowcreek Parkway last week, carving out an access way to begin building a bridge over Meadow Creek. Meanwhile, opponents also […]
Budget cuts target Virginia's neediest kids…to save $8 million
Each of us is going through a version of it right now: What do I really need? What can I live without? We are reevaluating our daily cup of coffee, […]
Pull the chord
Dear Ace: Whatever happened to Sparky’s Flaw? Was it fixed?—Dylan Bobbit Dylan: When a pop rock band incorporates a “flaw” into its name, it immediately becomes fodder for bad jokes […]
Cantor leads GOP attempt to steal prom-king crown
There’s an old joke among political journalists that Washington, D.C. is Hollywood for ugly people. To that delightful adage, we would like to add our own observation that it’s also […]