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 […]
VQR finds a world of worthy tales in Cuba
The experience of reading the new issue of the VQR is a little like traveling across the world, if the reader could move through recent time along with space: The […]
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 […]
State bill would open options for sacked employees
On September 11, 2006, Ralph Schultz was fired. Just a couple of days earlier, Schultz, a UVA tech guy in charge of computers and servers
What's in your backpack?
Greg Casar Age: 19 Year: Sophomore Hometown: Houston, Texas Major: Politics What’s in your backpack? Laptop, laptop cord, orange highlighter, pen, class notes, beaded bracelet from Guatemala, hacky sack from […]
Gravity Lounge faces the music
READ MORE ON GRAVITY • Views from the stage Gravity Lounge regulars offer their perspectives on the troubled venue •A brief history of Gravity I first heard about Gravity Lounge’s […]