During discussions last year regarding what to do about the city’s crumbling indoor swimming facilities, the lap swimmers of the world—well, at least of the city—seemed to hold their collective breath. With the subsequent decision to remodel Smith Pool, there were many fears that the pool’s closure would overload nearby Crow Pool. However, early signs […]
Worked for the county for: 30 years Resides in: Albemarle CountyJob title: Copy Center supervisor. The Copy Center handles copy and printing equipment and holds a small office supply area. The Center also makes booklets and forms for county schools, the HR department and other local government offices. Best of times: “Every day is different. […]
The wall separating one side of Fifeville from the other looks to become even thicker if the city approves the second and third phases of Grove Square, which goes before the Planning Commission Tuesday, July 22.
Dear Ace: Synchronization of traffic lights between Rio and Hydraulic roads seemed to work well for a while, but now I notice that I frequently have to make stops at one or more lights down there. Have these lights become, as Kurt Vonnegut would say, “unstuck in time”? Can Ace determine the truth behind this […]
Due to a production error, Detective Todd Lucas was not identified in the opening photograph of last week’s cover story [“Does Charlottesville have a gang problem?” July 8, 2008]. Additionally, in the section of that story titled “The summer of white t-shirts,” the author wants to make explicit that when Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo […]
Once upon a time, a dark-eyed, merry girl grew up in a city walled-in and defended from hot-blooded tribesmen. She bought trinkets at the bazaar and marveled at whirling dervishes. During a great war, she hid within the cloister of a harem and, peeping through the lattice, saw her own people marched in as slaves […]
Previous coverage: Hope Community Center helps get jobs for two homelessFollow-up Residents question Hope shelter [April 22]Edwards: Haven’t talked about homelessness in “comprehensive” way Area homeless numbers rise [April 8]Children counted doubles I first wrote about area poverty and homelessness a little more than a year ago, and that is when I met Tom Shadyac. […]
Albemarle County’s Department of Social Services (DSS) is at risk of losing funding if it cannot comply with federal requirements to provide adequate language translation to
For whatever reason, some sportsmen just aren’t very sporting when it comes to hunting. Road hunting, the unlawful act of killing an animal from a vehicle, has long been an issue for law enforcement. And, as if guns didn’t give mankind enough of an advantage, some hunters shine bright lights at animals—mainly deer—to immobilize them, […]
Worked for the city for: 7 yearsResides in: Fluvanna CountyJob Title: Gardener, department of Parks and Recreation, horticulture team. Hall takes care of the Downtown area and designs and places all the pots around the Mall. Lori Hall Best of times: Putting in new plants around Downtown. “It just seems to bring a whole new […]