NCAA College Hoops 2K8; March Madness 2008
I like to call it stick shock. If you play any of 2K Sports' basketball offerings, then you've grown used to the fact that the right analog stick is used to shoot the ball…
A collection of local skateboard photography
art Skate culture is one of the most overlooked folk-art traditions, but also one of the most popular; it’s alternately marginalized and heavily commercialized, and has remained one of America’s most significant underground cultural movements for over 30 years. Later, skaters: Black Cat Skateshop decks the walls with photos spanning the history of local skateboarding […]
Other News We Heard Last Week
Tuesday, December 25 Former UVA coach’s team beats Maryland Ten years after being fired as UVA’s men’s basketball coach, Jeff Jones is celebrated in a John Feinstein column in today’s Washington Post. On December 22, Jones’ current team—American University—traveled the short distance from their home in northwest Washington, D.C. to Maryland’s Comcast Center, where they […]
From the inside out
For weekly newspaper writers, commenting on the news is generally limited to an occasional jab or quip. And even in subjective columns and reviews, sweeping ideas that come more from the heart than the mind are left by the wayside. That's all well and good. But for the first issue of 2008, we wanted to do something different: a year in review with a completely personal touch.
Deeds explains early election launch
There is little doubt Democrats are riding a wave of success in Virginia, one that began in 2001 with the election of Mark Warner as Governor and which crested, most recently, with the party's 2007 General Assembly gains.
State juggles ed and prison spending
The state will need to build one new prison each year for the next six years at a cost of $100 million for each new facility, according to a November report [pdf] on adult corrections released by Virginia’s Senate Finance Committee. Add to construction costs the $25 million it takes to operate each facility each […]
Your pain is the city's gain
Pesky parking tickets got you down? With the dearth of free parking spots in the city and expensive lot fees, parking illegally is increasingly tempting. While no one wants to get caught, take solace in the fact that when you do, at least those fines are going to a good cause. When you see one […]
City man kills girlfriend, himself
A day after Christmas, a dispute between two city residents ended in deadly violence. On December 26, Sanada C. Monroe, 21, was shot and killed inside her apartment at 810 Hardy Dr. by her 19-year-old boyfriend. The Westhaven community suffered a tragic outburst of violence on December 26 when Khalil Akeem Powell, 19, shot and […]
Double H Farmers waive hearing
Richard Bean and Jean Rinaldi were originally scheduled to appear in Charlottesville General District Court at 1pm for their December 27 preliminary hearing on charges of selling uninspected meat at the Charlottesville City Market. Local entrepreneur and activist Jody Joy sat on a wooden court bench, waiting for not only the judge to enter the […]
Tensions flare at Farmington
Burnt pizza was the least of Farmington Country Club‘s worries when an oven fire caused substantial devastation to the property four years ago. Today, Farmington is seeking $1.3 million in damages with an Albemarle County Circuit Court case against the cleaning company it says directly caused the fire. The Farmington Country Club blames Cannon’s High […]