There’s one big problem with being a voracious political junkie: Sometimes, in order to help you, our gentle reader, we have to read a thuddingly dull, solipsistic political treatise like "The Stupid Party," a recent article by UVA politics prof Jim Ceaser published in the (increasingly inconsequential) right-wing mouthpiece, The Weekly Standard. Sure, it’s got […]
At an October 23 work session on Places29, the Planning Commission had before it two land-use requests from landowner Wendell Wood.
The house at 502 Park Hill St., just north of Downtown, sits up on a hill, sightlines protected by trees. Even if you were to peer around the trees, to really get a good look at the house, you would see a structure that seems to slowly melt into its surroundings. This is not an […]
As Ann Andrus of the Department of Historical Resources began a public information meeting on the Martha Jefferson neighborhood, a raucous yell came from a child in the back of the Burnley-Moran Elementary auditorium. Andrus didn’t flinch, but mothers—there were many there—turned to look and smile. It was all part of the informality of the […]
In a $1 million lawsuit nearly two years in the making, the appeal of Dena Bowers’ case against UVA is set to begin oral arguments in January 2008. Previous coverage: "I can’t say I don’t get some pleasure out of mixing it up"Debbie Wyatt, the local courts’ inconvenient woman, prepares to retire Bowers set to […]
UVA faculty think their work is valued at the department level—but not as much at the administrative level. Profs want more money and support for their grad students, and want tuition benefits for their children—as well as subsidized parking. Such is what’s suggested by a faculty survey conducted by the UVA Faculty Senate in the […]
Describing itself as an "innovative source of news dedicated to serving the University community," the Virginia Sentinel launched its online-only news source October 3 with a story about an Honor Committee report that was released two days prior. The Cavalier Daily, the established student-run newspaper, ran nothing on the report. Starting a newspaper from scratch […]
Ace: I’ve seen signs for 1-800-GOT-JUNK posted up all over town. What are they for? And aren’t they getting in trouble putting signs up everywhere?—Tad L. Tayle Tad: Ace used to have a friend just like you. He always colored inside the lines, never drank his milk directly from the carton and always put the […]
In its second round as an elected office, the city School Board race seems to be garnering even less discussion than it did in May 2006. City residents voted in 2005 to change what was a City Council appointment system to an elected one. That change was largely the fall-out of the Superintendent Scottie Griffin […]
What’s the job? Sheriff might seem like a pretty bigwig title, but the duties don’t exactly demand a Wyatt Earp. All a sheriff is required to do is transport prisoners, protect the courts and serve civil papers. The Albemarle sheriff’s office has about 20 deputies to manage, plus volunteers known as "reserves." But sheriffs can […]