A woman in her mid-30s, Claiborne Fogelman, stands at the foot of Pelham Road in the Hickory Ridge subdivision outside Earlysville, a camera in hand, taking a picture of Buck […]
If you’re a candidate running for the Board of Supervisors, one of the most daunting parts of going door to door is finding people who are not home. You leave […]
Big development: Approvals of Biscuit Run and Old Trail have caused some grumblings, as well as the Crozet Master Plan, which many are afraid means a dramatic increase in town […]
One of the most poignant and revealing quotes from Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation is, “There’s shit in the meat,” referencing the extremely unsanitary conditions at a beef cattle slaughterhouse […]
The City of Charlottesville is looking for, in language that can only be described as compassionate corporatism, a “director of customer care.” The job requires a bachelor’s degree in business […]
The Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement (JADE) task force made two arrests September 27 and seized approximately $11,400 worth of cocaine and marijuana in two separate undercover operations.
Due to a reporting error, in the story “Web could shift real estate market” [Development News, September 19, 2007], Zillow.com was identified as a site that charged to market homes […]
Ace, how many tons of garbage does the city pick up each year? And where do they put it all?—T. R. Ashcan A can is merely the first home for […]
“Wine’s not expensive compared to what goes into making it. The work of bringing a bottle of wine to someone’s table is extremely varied, with thousands of gestures and centuries of traditions to honor and remember. It’s not an industry, at least not to us.”—Christine Campadieu, co-owner with her husband…
Tom Dilello is in his eighth year as a Charlottesville waiter—which makes his career more than twice the average restaurant’s lifespan. He’s worked at Martha’s Café, Northern Exposure (where Dilello […]