Train spotting
Dear Ace: I was crossing the railroad tracks on my way into Farmington Country Club and
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Train spotting
Safety last
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:
Commission approves MCP interchange
The Meadowcreek Parkway moved one step closer to reality at the June 12 city Planning Commission meeting but not without resistance. The Commission approved the McIntire Road-Route 250 Bypass Interchange as consistent with the city’s Comprehensive Plan. But things quickly got hazy. A steering committee for the Meadowcreek Parkway interchange liked this design. The Planning […]
Avinity antes up
Funny how much difference a million dollars can make. It only took five minutes for the 124-unit Avinity project to garner the stamp of approval from the Albemarle Board of Supervisors at their June 13 meeting—thanks to a substantial increase in the amount of money developers agreed to pay the county for each unit built. […]
Boys & girls club plans new facility
Every day an average of 80 kids crowd into the Boys & Girls Club off Cherry Avenue for one program or another
Garrett Street: hot spot for assault?
“People ask me where I live and I tell them Friendship Court, and they say, ‘I can’t believe you live there.’ It makes me feel bad,” says Justina, a woman who has lived in the low-income housing complex on the 400 block of Garrett Street for more than 15 years. Charles Martin, executive director of […]