Pick one: public gets a look at last two interchange designs [November 2]
In the early 1980s, Virginia Germino's 12-year-old daughter, unbeknownst to her parents, wrote a letter to the newspaper opposing the Meadowcreek Parkway (MCP).
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Pick one: public gets a look at last two interchange designs [November 2]
A vocal opposition shows up at the MCP public hearing
In the early 1980s, Virginia Germino's 12-year-old daughter, unbeknownst to her parents, wrote a letter to the newspaper opposing the Meadowcreek Parkway (MCP).
Left behind [November 1]
Looking for further evidence that the U.S. is lagging behind other industrial nations when it comes to education?
Last minute contributions roll in [October 31]
It's five days until city and county elections, people, and last-minute contributors to…
Freud, Hitler, Moses & America
University of Virginia English professor Mark Edmundson was in his late teens when he stumbled across a copy of The Basic Writings of Sigmund Freud while at a friend's house, and began to read an excerpt from The Interpretation of Dreams.
Killa, with Endless Mic and Touch [with audio]
music It’s a truism that hip-hop in Charlottesville doesn’t get a lot of attention compared to the other genres here that have had break-out local artists. But one hopes that’s changing, as Outback Lodge has started a new underground hip-hop night, beginning with last Wednesday’s Killa, Endless Mic and Touch show. The show opened up […]
Horsefang [with audio]
cd To my knowledge, no mythology about horses with fangs exists. So it seems that, instead of basing their music on some ancient legend or folk story, the members of Charlottesville’s Horsefang have opted to forge their own epic. With song titles that refer to genesis, plagues and dead horses, the band’s debut EP evokes […]
Antony and Cleopatra
stage The American Shakespeare Center‘s production of Antony and Cleopatra on October 18 showcased acting talent, but the range of stage skills seemed to conflict and prevent collaboration onstage. The actresses showed great energy, acting range, and breathing capabilities; the actors matched their female counterparts in energy, but fell short of fully realizing Shakespeare’s men. […]
Stupid is as stupid does
There’s one big problem with being a voracious political junkie: Sometimes, in order to help you, our gentle reader, we have to read a thuddingly dull, solipsistic political treatise like "The Stupid Party," a recent article by UVA politics prof Jim Ceaser published in the (increasingly inconsequential) right-wing mouthpiece, The Weekly Standard. Sure, it’s got […]
Commission denies Wood's requests
At an October 23 work session on Places29, the Planning Commission had before it two land-use requests from landowner Wendell Wood.