Singing in the rain [January 3]
The local Drought Warning has been lifted, according to a press release [pdf] issued yesterday by the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA).
Last-second field goal beats UVA in Gator Bowl [January 2]
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.
Kaine stumps for Obama [January 1]
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…
Correction from December 25 issue
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. […]
Inside the houses scoop
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 […]
Fifeville project tests mixed-income model
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 […]
Crow Pool likely to fly the coop
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.
Where has all the energy gone?
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 […]
Red dirt alert!
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 […]
Lawsuits pile up for unpaid hospital care
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.