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 […]
Some time this spring, Charlottesville’s branch of Habitat for Humanity will apply for the rezoning of a parcel of land that is currently the site of the Sunrise Trailer Court off of Carlton Avenue. Presently, there are 17 trailers in the decades-old mobile home park, but Habitat is aiming for a much higher density and […]
The notion of "retro" has dipped in and out of fashion, but we've gotten to a point where relics from the past, specifically the 1970s, are being put away forever.
On an unseasonably warm December morning, a group of 20 house inspectors descended upon an 80-year-old, single-story home in Belmont to complete their training as energy auditors. This was the first test for their Home Tune-Up certification, a program started by CMC Energy Services in 2003. Energy jailbreak: Jim Gannon, training coordinator for the Blue […]
The off-campus student housing boom continues at 1707 Jefferson Park Ave., where workers have prepared this formerly vacant lot for a massive retaining wall to protect a 10-unit, 28-bedroom apartment building. Developed by Robby Knoll and designed by Fred Wolf, the project required a special use permit for increased height, density and reduced setbacks. It […]
The UVA Medical Center sees around 700,000 patients a year. Many of them rack up significant bills, and while some are paid primarily by insurance, others are not.
It was just what the UVA Facilities Management needed: a little peace and quiet to do some drilling and hammer banging in New Cabell Hall. Just days before Christmas, and with the student holiday exodus complete, the building’s halls filled with the racket of renovation. Doorways like this one in New Cabell Hall will have […]