Mass Sabbath

music Paul Sebring, the thin young guitarist from local punk group Screaming Infidels, stands behind six stacks of t-shirts sporting the heavy font typical of Black Sabbath albums. The front of his sleeveless leather vest opens on a bare chest, and a sandy mullet wig sits atop his close-cropped hair, nearly matching the color. The […]

The Punisher MAX Vol. 8: Widowmaker

comics The rumor mill is spinning that writer Garth Ennis will give up the reins on Marvel‘s Punisher book some time in 2008, ending a nearly 10-year run with the iconic, skull-emblazoned urban vigilante. Ennis’ contributions to the Punisher mythos cannot be overstated. He literally brought the character back from the dead in his 1999 […]

Not very appealing [November 3]

You got served: Andrew Alston, sentenced to three years in jail for voluntary manslaughter, is stuck on supervised probation for another three years, despite his effort to appeal. In November 2003, Andrew Alston, a third-year student at UVA, crossed paths with 22-year-old local firefighter Walter Sisk at the corner of Wertland and 14th streets, an […]

Daylight savings ends; energy savings begin? [November 4]

In the wee hours of Sunday morning, America’s clocks officially moved back an hour, ending daylight savings time for 2007. This is the first year that the extended version of daylight savings has been in effect, as per legislation passed by Congress in 2005. By starting daylight savings three weeks earlier in the spring and […]

All you can't eat

The immediate years that followed World War II are universally known as the boom years, and as newly reunited couples everywhere became consumers, and spawned millions more, their insatiable appetite was met by an agricultural industry that was altering its practices.

Two Exxons robbed with stun gun

Late in the evening of October 11, 2007, 18-year-old Taquan Lovelle Anderson—police authorities allege—walked into the Exxon on Cherry Avenue where he encountered the store’s owner, Suresh Parekh. Demanding the night’s deposit (reportedly, around $1,900), Anderson then shot the owner with a stun gun, first in the front shoulder and then in his back. This […]

ARB denies proposed Montessori school

It’s hard to believe anything can be too ugly for Pantops. Though an official entrance corridor, the road presents a series of strip malls and car dealerships to impress the out-of-towners with the area’s stunning beauty. Yet the road is under the purview of the Albemarle County Architectural Review Board (ARB), and at their October […]

Enough staff for Biscuit Run proffers?

Previous coverage: Biscuit Run: This too has passedCraig says he, not large corporation, will see project through Supes candidates address Biscuit RunIs the development good for the community? Developers wrangle over proffersHollymead, Biscuit Run push for less, county pulls for more Supes take first stab at Biscuit RunQuestion whether city will get too much Biscuit […]