A succession of hands and flashlights grace tickets as the audience makes its way into the rafters and onto the floor, filling rows of seats that run to within a few yards of the catwalks that jut from the stage placed at one end of the John Paul Jones Arena, an elongated “U” shape.
A group of protesters—four of them in prom gowns, sashes and tiaras—set up camp Monday morning at the Lewis and Clack statue on the corner of W. Main and Ridge/McIntire streets. They were protesting the celebration of Columbus Day and the statue itself.
Ace, I live out in Zions Crossroads and am thoroughly sick and tired of having to drive either into town or down to Forest Lakes for a gym. Any word on whether with all this new development there is an ACAC or other gym planned in the Crossroads?—Mrs. Hermussles Mrs. H: Ace has never been […]
If you had to cast Virginia’s U.S. Senate delegation as the leads in a Hollywood buddy cop movie, the dynamic duo of Jim Webb and John Warner would seem like a pretty good match. Republican and Democrat, sure, but with a curmudgeonly, oil-and-vinegar chemistry that brings to mind the best the genre has to offer: […]
Due to a reporting error, an incorrect date was included in the story about Virginia wine published last week [“From the ground up”]. Oakencroft Winery was established in 1983, not 1990, as stated.
Monday, October 8, is Columbus Day, started in…well, that’s not important, is it? After all, what is Columbus Day but a celebration of the man himself, Christopher Columbus, without whom our ancestors might not have crossed the Atlantic? That all depends on how open you are to history.
So you’ve all heard about Queen Isabella selling the crown jewels to finance Columbus’ valiant trek across the ocean blue, right? And how he discovered America, met the natives, yada yada yada. But how much do you really know about the guy?
Jonathan Spivey, the 47-year old Charlottesville High chorus teacher who pleaded guilty in June to four charges of sexual misconduct with CHS students, will serve 21 months of a 20-year sentence, the rest of his time being suspended. Wait, you say—only 21 months for having sex with underage students in the chorus room closet during […]
Many sex crimes involving children and the Internet can appear similar, at least in terms of sentences. Former Western Albemarle High School teacher Richard Neal Willetts has pleaded guilty to coercion of a minor and is potentially facing 10 years in prison. Stephen Michael Fortney, Bryan Petersen Malmstrom and Walter D. Gregory, all of Albemarle […]
“You think I’m over the hill,” Dylan sang late in his set at the John Paul Jones Arena. “Think I’m past my prime.”