City requests board restructuring
Despite recent controversy, City Council has recommended to reappoint Mike Gaffney to a fourth two-year term as joint chair of the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) and the Rivanna […]
City misstep?
Hey man, what’s up with that whole Downtown Mall rebricking deal? The Mall seems pretty sweet to me as it is. Apparently, you haven’t been strolling down the Mall with […]
Atwood scales back Waterhouse project
A year ago, the nine-story Waterhouse project consisted of twin towers rising above Water Street.
UVA staff union will shut down
In May 2002, Jan Cornell quit her job as an editor at UVA’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies to become a full-time union organizer
Old yellers
Dear Ace: I’m confused. UVA’s mascot is the cavalier, but the students are all called “hoos,” which, to me, seems to have more to do with a big-eyed nocturnal animal […]
Bright lights, big beats from Nelson County
Abel Okugawa’s Dance Like a Speaker doesn’t sound like a product of rural Virginia.
Oh, you'd better watch out…
Next March will see the release of Watchmen, a movie that comic fans have been both anticipating and dreading for 20 years. Anticipating because Watchmen is arguably the most important […]
Wrong time to cut capital spending?
There’s at least one good thing about the current recession from local government’s point-of-view: cheaper contracts. With contractors growing hungry for work, more of them are competing for bids. Moreover, […]
A veces, la policía y Latinos hablan español
A group of local police officers, guns pointed, raided a migrant home in search of a homicide suspect. After securing the house, they entered the bathroom. An officer threw back […]
Your tax dollars, at work
Richard Wiggans Job title: Director of finance for Albemarle County Resides in: Crozet Has worked for the county for: 5 years Best of times: The opportunities to help people directly. […]