On January 7, Albemarle County police released video footage from the dashboard camera of Officer Greg Davis that shows Davis hitting local painter Gerry Mitchell as he was crossing W. Main Street.
Demeter and Kore—or at least two 2,500-year-old sculptures of those two Greek goddesses—are to return to Italy after a stint at the University of Virginia Art Museum…
George Bailey, former Albemarle County sheriff, died January 4 at the age of 80, The Daily Progress reports today.
Tom Perriello and Dave Shreve, in competition with one another as democratic candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, arrived in Danville with a unified message: Goode better get while the getting is good.
The UVA men’s basketball team fell hard in their last non-ACC contest of the season on Thursday, the Daily Progress reports.
The local Drought Warning has been lifted, according to a press release [pdf] issued yesterday by the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA).
Hands up if you’re tired of skinny, alter-boy-looking kickers deciding big-time football games after the real (read: beefy) players battle it out for 59 minutes. Al Groh, Chris Long, we can see you in the back. No need for jumping.
Days away from the Iowa caucus, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine joins presidential candidate Barack Obama as the senator travels from Sioux City to Council Bluffs…
Due to a proofreading error, in last week’s Caught You Looking Sweet!, Alex Skliris’ first name was misidentified as Kelly. Our apologies to Alex—we hate getting caught looking so bad. Alex Skliris
Dear Ace: Can you find out who lives in those houses around Observatory Hill?—Jess WundringJess: Ace thinks you must be referring to Alden House, named for University of Virginia alumnus and former astronomy professor Harold Lee Alden, and Vyssotsky House, the Cape Cod-style house found on Observatory Mountain near UVA. While the latter is still […]