No more corn pone presidents!
The upcoming elections of 2008 are actually quite exciting now.
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No more corn pone presidents!
Randolph Byrd is opinionated
The upcoming elections of 2008 are actually quite exciting now.
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.
Bradbury blended building, site
The house at 502 Park Hill St., just north of Downtown, sits up on a hill, sightlines protected by trees. Even if you were to peer around the trees, to really get a good look at the house, you would see a structure that seems to slowly melt into its surroundings. This is not an […]
Locust residents favor historic label
As Ann Andrus of the Department of Historical Resources began a public information meeting on the Martha Jefferson neighborhood, a raucous yell came from a child in the back of the Burnley-Moran Elementary auditorium. Andrus didn’t flinch, but mothers—there were many there—turned to look and smile. It was all part of the informality of the […]
Dena Bowers' appeal set for January
In a $1 million lawsuit nearly two years in the making, the appeal of Dena Bowers’ case against UVA is set to begin oral arguments in January 2008. Previous coverage: "I can’t say I don’t get some pleasure out of mixing it up"Debbie Wyatt, the local courts’ inconvenient woman, prepares to retire Bowers set to […]
My department loves me, but does my president?
UVA faculty think their work is valued at the department level—but not as much at the administrative level. Profs want more money and support for their grad students, and want tuition benefits for their children—as well as subsidized parking. Such is what’s suggested by a faculty survey conducted by the UVA Faculty Senate in the […]