The hidden life of UVA
Beckett Fog Age: 20 Year: Sophomore Hometown: Lexington, Kentucky Major: Architecture What’s in your backpack? Hand/foot warmers for skiing, thank you note, UK v. Louisville basketball ticket, six packs […]
The Voysey Inheritance
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 […]
Residents question Hope shelter [April 22]
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.
A generous competition [April 20]
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 […]
One famous cradle [April 21]
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.
State launches wine distribution company [April 18]
Yesterday, Virginia launched a state-subsidized wine distribution company to help small vineyards in the state…
CVS near deal for Plan 9, Satellite space [April 17; updated April 21]
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.
Let it shine [April 17]
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.
Charlottesville developer looks north [April 16]
What do you do if you can’t sell a condo to save your life around Charlottesville and Albemarle County?
Native son
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