Van Halen reschedules concert [February 28]
Van Halen postponed their February 22 gig at John Paul Jones Arena, but fans need not fear: The band will return to make up the show on March 11.
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Van Halen reschedules concert [February 28]
Band will play JPJ on March 11
Van Halen postponed their February 22 gig at John Paul Jones Arena, but fans need not fear: The band will return to make up the show on March 11.
Mountain lion terrorizes Crozet [February 27]
State gaming officials have told residents along St. George Avenue in Crozet not to go outside by themselves for fear of a mountain lion attack…
The meat of the matter
What does a juicy burger, brie cheese, a latte, a stylish belt, manufacturing lubricants, and a bowl of organic steamed vegetables have in common?
Between the sheets
The actual e-mail, like so many others, is gone. It was from Frank Dubec, the publisher of this newspaper, who is a little more Yahoo in the Swiftian sense than you’d think for a guy charged with balancing budgets. Bobcattin’: The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority’s Paper Sort Facility takes in 4,000 to 5,000 tons of […]
Atwood proposes “machine” for W. Main
The drought this year must have made a definite impression on local architect Bill Atwood. He appeared for the fourth time before the city Board of Architectural Review on February 19 with a starkly different design for a proposed six-story, mixed-use building that would take the place of the Under the Roof building on W. […]
Work begins on Downtown tower
As Downtown pedestrians noticed last week, the building at 200 E. Main St., known as the former Boxer Learning building, swelled in anticipation of the nine-story tower it’s preparing to birth, with yellow tape and steel poles expanding its presence on the Mall. To ensure a smooth pregnancy, Lee Danielson, the project’s public face, came […]
Follow-up
The Landmark Hotel isn’t the only nine-story tower to get underway. Bill Atwood’s Waterhouse tower on Water Street is reinforcing the building in preparation for construction. However, there’s no need to worry about the fate of weekend disco Club 216, which will have five floors of condos built above it. “We remain in full operation […]
Council O.K. with noise ordinance
The big attraction at the City Council meeting on February 19 was the public hearing on the proposed amendments to the city’s noise ordinance. While the new ordinance applies to restaurants across the city, which would now be held to a 75-decibel limit from 10pm to 6am, the Downtown Mall would have a 75-decibel limit […]
Cheers! We’re state’s sixth drunkest area
All you booze hounds who justified the daily run to the ABC store by thinking of the roughly $150,000 you’re annually contributing to local government in Charlottesville and Albemarle—you’re going to have to find a new enabler. Governor Tim Kaine’s budget has most of that cash staying with the state to pay for things like […]
Your tax dollars, at work
Tim Hughes Worked for the county for: 28 years Resides in: CrozetJob title: Athletics and program supervisor for the Department of Parks and Recreation. Hughes is in charge of all field scheduling and maintenance, along with the capital athletic field project to improve the area’s outdoor recreation facilities. You can catch him surveying the condition […]