The expression “behind closed doors” is a favorite of mine. There’s the weight of it, the dense and dark tone of its implication mixed with the fluff and nothingness of the actual phrase, like a mother telling a child “Because I said so, that’s why.” There’s the gameshow temptation, the “Deal or No Deal” thrill […]
Two residents of the 10th & Page neighborhood where the Hope Community Center is located urged councilors Monday night to take a closer look at the homeless shelter in the residential neighborhood.
Apparently, AccessUVA wasn’t a premeditated work involving years of planning as much as a hasty reaction to compete with UNC, the New York Times reports today. An article on increasingly generous financial aid packages details an October 2003 Board of Visitors meeting where UVA President John Casteen was handed a press clipping on UNC’s decision […]
If you ask the national media, Earth Day has expanded to basically the entire month of April, and Charlottesville-based architectural visionary William McDonough is a favorite subject.
Yesterday, Virginia launched a state-subsidized wine distribution company to help small vineyards in the state…
Last month, Terry Vassalos, owner of the Anderson Brothers Building on the Corner that currently houses Plan 9 Music and Satellite Ballroom, would neither confirm nor deny rumors that a CVS pharmacy might replace the two music establishments when the space’s lease expires at the end of May.
A gathering at UVA’s McIntire Amphitheater yesterday proved that, while there will always exist a rivalry between the University and Virginia Tech on the football field or basketball court, the two institutions are simpatico.
What do you do if you can’t sell a condo to save your life around Charlottesville and Albemarle County?
As newly minted Republican presidential nominee John McCain surged his way across America last week with his “C’mon, Give a Guy a Break” bus tour, vainly attempting to break through the wall of cable-saturation coverage surrounding the interminable Clinton/Obama slugfest
Dear Ace: What are the other ways to skin a cat?—Mick E. Maus Mick: Well, assuming you already know the most common way (grab hold and pull, pull, pull! …Oh, how Ace kids), Ace will take a literal approach and he’ll also give a few of his own suggestions. First, Ace needs to be sure you […]