No kiosk in Keswick
Hey Ace: What happened to that newsstand that used to be on the Downtown Mall? Didn’t that guy who bought it want to turn it into a bar?—Rhea Porter Rhea: Ace […]
Darden destruction
“The cowboys and the farmers should be friends.” The idea from the musical Oklahoma seems applicable to the Albemarle and Charlottesville relationship, but… The city cut a deal with the […]
Habla Espanol?
During the last decade, Charlottesville went through a much-publicized makeover, as wealthier residents filtered into town to buy tony residences and partake in the array of upscale establishments that cropped […]
"Yo no soy de los Estados Unidos"
Marlena has been here for a decade and every day she copes with the challenges that come with the language and cultural barriers of her adopted homeland. But though she […]
When melody and tone attack
Being a classical music fan in the 21st century isn’t so much culturally rewarding as it is a ton of fun. The reasons are like four interconnected movements of a […]
Evans' animal instincts
John Borden Evans’ current show of recent work at Les Yeux du Monde Gallery is just so John Borden Evans. And I mean that in a nice way. There’s something […]
The shape of punk to come
This economically priced collection of Big Dipper’s indie works give us even more proof of the wealth of left field music made between punk and Nirvana. Born from the ashes […]
An old war from a new Grisham
It’s a wonder anyone tries to write historical fiction. You have to bring the past to life without resorting to lectures, stiff dialogue or tedious exposition. To be really good, […]
Darden Towe Park lighting controversy continues
The “community conversation” hosted by Board of Supervisors Chairman Ken Boyd on Thursday night at the Elks Lodge began as a dialogue among county residents and county and city officials […]