UVA workers try to build new union
On January 1, the Staff Union at UVA (SUUVA) officially ended its six-year run. Communications Workers of America (CWA), SUUVA’s parent union, cut its funding for lack of new membership. […]
Former Cavalier makes his second Super Bowl
The Pittsburgh Steelers are on their way to their second Super Bowl in the past three years. And what’s it have to do with Charlottesville? No. 83 of course: 6’5" […]
What's in your backpack?
Phil Webster Age: 29 Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana Year: Grad student Concentration: Religious studies What’s in your backpack? Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary, Pocket Classical Greek Dictionary, Selections from Herodotus, The Spirit […]
Will Svetz departure derail McIntire plan?
The unmistakable smell of change is dissipating in the air. After Noah Schwartz left as executive director of the Charlottesville Redevelopment Housing Authority, another position within the city has opened […]
Study turns city schools upside down
The Charlottesville city schools efficiency study was supposed to appease budget hawks and confirm what everyone thought they knew about the school system. Instead, it has unleashed a Pandora’s box […]
Twenty years of local news and arts in the spotlight
We’re bigger, older and wiser. Over the past two decades, we’ve sometimes been well ahead of the curve, like when we projected DMB’s rise to the top, and sometimes we’ve […]
Veiled realities
In Under the Veil, Iranian-born choreographer Miki Liszt offers an intriguing and deeply personal investigation of what she calls in a program note “the ways in which cultures reveal and conceal women.”
Day 11: Dust in me
Mornin’, bricksters! Whether it’s a good morning is a different topic. Brick Watch was set to get a cup of coffee before work today but was nearly deterred by a looming cloud of dust at the west 200 block.
You be the judge
Dear Ace: What is your rule of thumb?—Digit Bardot Digit: As much as Ace loves to talk about himself (and does so, on occasion), he fears his paltry answer would […]