Worked for the county for: 16 years Resides in: Albemarle County Job title: Support staff for county executive’s office. Mullins assists with day-to-day operations for the county. Best of times: “Working with this staff, the executives up here. They’re such good, honest people. They’re very supportive of me in my professional growth and are wonderful […]
Dozens of supporters and detractors of the $143 million plan to meet city and county water needs until 2055 came out to join the public record May 19. City Council billed the public hearing as the last chance to make a statement, and 34 people addressed the topic, including environmentalists, business interests, citizens worried about […]
Dear Ace: There used to be a singer around here named Ben Arthur. I had a mad crush on him. Whatever happened to him? (And, if you find him, could you give him my e-mail address?)—Jen Guinevere Jen: Might Ace take this time to remind you that he is an investigative reporter, not a matchmaker? […]
The doors of Satellite Ballroom opened at 8:30pm and, 90 minutes later, my notebook was every bit as empty as my $3 Red Stripe. There were no signs of any performers taking the stage, but I could see them among a collection of high schoolers and one young man that resembled Garth from “Wayne’s World” […]
“Ginger Baker” won’t be the first name that comes to mind when considering influences on Afro rock, but his hiring of Nigerian musicians for his post-Cream explorations of African fusions created a powerful ripple effect once those musicians formed their own groups. Nigeria Rock Special features 15 bands eager to apply psychedelic/funk jamming to more […]
When Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer Susan Carkeek stood up in front of a crowd of UVA employees to tout the University’s new human resources plan, she had to make one tough sell.
Feel free to insert a corny “Georgia On My Mind” reference here: UVA continued its role as tennis whipping boy to the University of Georgia. In the NCAA men’s semifinals tennis championships in Tulsa, Georgia knocked the Cavaliers out of the NCAA tournament with a 4-3 victory, the first and only loss of UVA’s season. […]
Michael Thurston Age: 23 Year: Fifth Major: Studio art/painting Hometown: Virginia BeachWhat’s in your backpack? White t-shirt, plastic grocery bag, two pencils (one of which is broken), one unlabeled CD, a Yuengling bottle cap, three ounces of loose sand, extension cord, computer speakers from a 2000 Gateway computer.
Art galleries are a bit like the Hokey Pokey—either your left foot is headed in, or your left foot is out. Maybe you’re the type of person that makes time in your life to see John Doe Michelangelo’s latest oil paintings, and maybe you’re not. These two types of people are as separate as collage […]
Due to a reporting error, May 31’s “Final Exam” cover story incorrectly stated that Amuse-Bouche was UVA’s oldest improv group. In fact, The Whethermen improv group is the oldest, performing four shows a year in front of audiences ranging between 150 and more than 250 people.