Kiddie porn mushrooms online
Internet Crimes Against Children task forces work on both child enticement cases and child pornography cases, and the latter are becoming increasingly important. Albemarle Detective Chuck Marshall tells me when […]
Partners split over Landmark Hotel
Last week, a baffling conflict unfolded about the Landmark Hotel, the nine-story construction project on the Downtown Mall at 200 E. Main St.
Spurzem takes county back to court
Tired of waiting for Albemarle County planning staff to approve his site plan, Richard Spurzem appealed to a higher power: the Albemarle County Circuit Court.
Football adds revenue but subtracts fans
Even though the UVA football team has played relatively well at home this season, going 4-2, Scott Stadium has appeared somewhat empty.
Dining hall piles up compost
Before a group of UVA students became interested in developing an alternative for leftover food from the Observatory Hill dining hall, uneaten mac and cheese or wilted salad was ending […]
UVA better than Kentucky?
By way of the transitive property, the Cavaliers are better than the storied Wildcats. Kentucky blew its homeopener to the Virginia Military Institute on November 14, losing 111-103 to the […]
Little bit of hate brings out a lot of love
Just by threatening to show up in Charlottesville to put on their tired “God Hates Fags” routine, the Topeka, Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church spurred hundreds of students to protest the […]
What's in your backpack?
Sandra Peso Age: 20 Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey Majors: Economics and Drama What’s in your backpack? Laptop, charger, calendar, glasses in case, headphones, purse, wallet, phone, keys, pencil, Natures of Scandinavia […]
It's in the cards
Dear Ace: I heard Shenanigans is outselling Toys R Us! Can it be true?—Meryl Lynch Meryl: At first, Ace thought maybe this was a rouse. A rumor. Idle gossip, perhaps. […]
Still angsty after all these years
A few songs into the Nine Inch Nails’ set at the John Paul Jones Arena last Wednesday, I found myself utterly unable to summon any authentic anger to match the […]