With UVA infill, where to park?

As far as parking, the six curb-side spaces on the 200 block of Ninth Street SW aren’t much. But soon all six will be off limits to nonresidents, including employees of the nearby UVA Hospital who’ve been snagging those precious parking spaces. And while it may be only six spaces, Ninth Street’s move to permit […]

Faculty get place on BOV committees

It’s not a full seat at the table, but UVA faculty members at least will get to help in the kitchen. The Board of Visitors (BOV) elected at their June meeting to allow the outgoing Faculty Senate chair to serve as a nonvoting member on three BOV committees. While faculty still want to have a […]

Ayers named Richmond’s president

Update to story appended As of 9 am, July 2, Edward L. Ayers’ face beamed from the University of Richmond’s website, extending a welcome to students as the private university’s new president. Ayers’ Web presence was manifold that morning, his lively photo still lingering on UVA’s site as dean of the College and Graduate School […]

Text-message alert system in place

Text savvy folks at UVA will now get a jump on any campus emergency. In an effort to improve communication in the event of a local version of the Virginia Tech tragedy, UVA has rolled out its text-messaging alert system. UVA students, faculty and staff can now sign up so that in the event of […]

Choir director admits to sex charges

Appearing before the Charlottesville Circuit Court on June 26, Jonathan Spivey entered into a plea agreement that has the former Charlottesville High School choir director facing up to 20 years in prison. Spivey, who’s married and a father of two, was indicted by a grand jury in November on seven counts of custodial indecent liberties […]

Limiting human population IS necessary

Neil Williamson of The Free Enterprise Forum (TFEF) spoke against Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population (ASAP) [“Albemarle County: Whom are you going to vote off the island?” Opinionated, May 29, 2007]. For the record, I am not affiliated with ASAP. However, I do understand the necessity of ecological preservation, something which Mr. Williamson seems […]

As Goode as it gets

You know, there was a time when we thought we might get sick of writing about Virginia’s Fifth-District U.S. congressman,

Man of mystery

Dear Ace: Who’s that guy who’s always holding book signings in front of CaféCubano?—John Lee Booker John: Wait, you’re telling Ace that’s not John Grisham? No wonder the dude looked unnerved when Ace said, “A Time to Kill” with a knowing wink and walked away. But no, not only is he not Grisham, the mystery […]

The Screaming Infidels

music Let’s start off with the good: The highlight of the night was a two-person mosh pit that broke out during a rendition of what I believe was the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” theme song. Another memorable moment was a guy hopping up from his bar stool to accompany the Screaming Infidels’ guitarist in singing […]

Icky Thump

cd A solid 10 years into the mix as a band and the mythology of the White Stripes has completely taken hold: the “family members or former lovers” history of Jack and Meg White; the blood, bone and black wardrobe colors; and the duo’s adherence to the number “3,” from Jumpin’ Jack’s arrangements to his […]