School Board races heat up
A city School Board race that initially heard from only crickets has suddenly gotten
hot. As the June 12 deadline to file for
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School Board races heat up
Seven city candidates, four seats; Wheeler faces county challenge
A city School Board race that initially heard from only crickets has suddenly gotten
hot. As the June 12 deadline to file for
Council raises its salary 40 percent
Sitting through those multihour City Council meetings will get a little easier—for the Council at least. During its June 18 meeting, City Council approved the first reading of a $4,000 salary hike for the Mayor and councilors. The Mayor’s annual pay would jump to $16,000 from $12,000, an increase of 33 percent. Councilors would get […]
County parks end pesticide use
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors recently heard from Jackie Lombardo, representative for a nontoxic advocacy group, about the use of pesticides and chemical cleaners in the county’s parks and schools. Lombardo presented findings that link the use of such substances to diseases like asthma, cancer and learning disabilities in children. [County of Albemarle Executive […]
Cars too shall pass
City Council voted 3-2 at last week’s meeting to make a vehicle crossing permanent on the east end of the Downtown Mall. The current crossing at Fourth Street has been on a trial run for the last year, and the sentiments of surrounding businesses combined with driver surveys were enough to sway David Brown, Kendra […]
Train spotting
Dear Ace: I was crossing the railroad tracks on my way into Farmington Country Club and
Corrections from past issues
Due to an editing error in the May 29, 2007 cover story, “Piercing the darkness,” we incorrectly identified Piedmont Virginia Community College as Piedmont Valley Community College. We hope our error isn’t construed as a lack of respect for that institution. Due to a reporting error in the June 12, 2007 cover story, “Before the […]
Shentai
stage What is it about Charlottesville and art? Whence springs the rich, organic, artistic funkiness that pervades this place and its people? After a night of Shentai, I have decided that perhaps the nine Muses, in a wild, ululating, naked race to strew creativity across the earth, lingered here longer than other places. It’s in […]
“Women in Printmaking: A Variety Show”
art A solitary figure lies splayed out in a grassy field; an anonymous hand pickpockets a young girl as she helps a man collect his fallen groceries; a lonesome creek winds its way past the trunks of two dead trees bathed in moonlight. Sounds disjointed, right? These three scenes come from prints by Betty MacDonald, […]
Battles, with Ostinato
music The Battles show on the night of June 13 saw both familiar local characters as well as fresh faces from nearby metropolises like Richmond and Lynchburg. The span of ages was also wide, ranging from the eager high schoolers who perched front-and-center to the drunken 40-something with a tweed jacket and unnecessary sunglasses atop […]
The unusual suspects
Old habits die easy. In past years, our C-VILLE 20 annual issue was all about local people who had already stepped into the limelight. Our task was to celebrate the celebrated. This year we wanted a new challenge: