A December 27, 2007, fire that occurred at 528 Jester Ln. in the Camelot subdivision of Albemarle County has been ruled the result of arson, according to Lee Catlin, county spokesperson. “The property owners, Donald and Barbara Smith, were not home at the time of the fire, and lost everything,” she says. The county has […]
In October, we reported on motions to dismiss in the federal lawsuit accusing Wintergreen Partners, Inc. of violating antitrust laws. But the case can go forward, according to a recent ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Norman K. Moon. Nellysford-based Mountain Area Realty claims that an exclusive deal between Wintergreen Partners and the Charlottesville-based Roy […]
When it first was announced that UVA would take over academic leadership of the Semester At Sea program from the University of Pittsburgh, many professors weren’t interested in providing safe harbor. With a “booze cruise” reputation lingering from the 1999 MTV “Road Rules” filmed on board, the program sparked a minor conflagration largely because of […]
The work of curating and directing a museum or art gallery isn’t that much different than curating and directing a website. For a lot of local art spaces, images and text are swapped on a monthly basis for more images and text—abstraction swapped for realism, the name and mission statement of Artist A swapped for […]
High-quality ACC basketball, the best cure for your post-Gator Bowl sickness! Both the men’s and women’s teams had gaps to fill this season, and while the midseason marks aren’t exactly fridge-worthy, they could be worse.
Jonathan Daron Year: Junior Major: Interdisciplinary Studies, with a business concentration Hometown: Norfolk What’s in his backpack: Four bottles of water, 1984, The Art of Fear, Best Darn Lies and Stats
First the politicians spoke, Virginia State Senator Phillip Puck, Delegate Terry Kilgore and local Wise County officials among them, offering bland platitudes on economic growth and construction jobs—real concerns to be sure in a place like Wise County, where jobs have become scarce.
There was an unusual amount of energy in City Council chambers at 6:57pm on January 7. And why not? It was a new year, and a new council. Holly Edwards and Satyendra Huja were about to take their seats for the first time, Dave Norris was about to take over as mayor, and the two […]
The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) lifted its drought warning on January 2 after issuing it in August, and mandatory restrictions were promptly lifted by City Council and the county Board of Supervisors. Lawn-waterers across the Charlottesville area rejoiced. Tom Frederick, executive director of RWSA, says that he expects area reservoirs to top off […]
Dear Ace: Where does the Charlottesville Police Department get those cars with the driver’s side on the right? Do they come from England?—Britt Wheeler Britt: Sometimes the simplest questions are the hardest ones to answer. That’s what Ace found out when, after multiple calls to various locations, the best response he got was: “Y’know, that’s […]