Some Kind of Cowboy
I remember distinctly the moment in my adolescence when I decided that rock music was cool.
Twelfth Night
"What You Will," the phrase that Shakespeare cast as a second title for Twelfth Night, is a tool, a means to an end.
County supes approve NGIC adjacency
After some procedural wrangling, a decision not to follow its own proffers policy and a 45-minute, closed-door meeting between the county attorney and developer Wendell Wood
County backs Taxes for transportation
Two weeks ago the Charlottesville City Council called out Albemarle County on what it perceived as the county’s unwillingness to move forward on transportation projects supporting the Meadowcreek Parkway (MCP). County officials answered with the bureaucratic equivalent of turning their pockets inside out: pointing to a budget stretched thin by a decrease in state funding. […]
Council denies tax-deferral program
Charlottesville City Council voted against a new homeowner tax-deferral program, citing high administrative costs and a desire to concentrate on other tax-relief programs.
Nickel Creek with Fiona Apple
The heat is overwhelming to spite the setting sun: Sweat stains spread on the backs of shirts like Rorschach ink blots, and a mix of indigo and amethyst lights catch in the wispy backdrop of the Pavilion.
Stark raving mad
For all the hand-wringing in the establishment media about the supposedly insidious influence of bloggers on the national political scene, little is known about who these people are outside of their online world.
Porn, gambling too much for Darden
Frank Batten, Sr. knows a good idea when he sees one. The retired chair of Landmark Communications ran a very lucrative media company that includes Richmond’s Style Weekly. And while that alt weekly is well stocked in restaurant and futon ads, it has its share of racy content, too. A recent edition included teases for […]
Prof to evangelicals: quit politicking
A dove in flight: to many, a symbol of peace; to some, a symbol of the Holy Spirit. Yet UVA religion professor and evangelical Christian Charles Marsh found this symbol relegated to the discount bin of a Christian bookstore, replaced by patriotic paraphernalia. Marsh believes American Christians have supplanted this cornerstone of the faith with […]
UVA's Creative Writing program in top 10
Imagine the pressure to write a story about a top 10 creative writing program. It better be good! Well, C-VILLE succumbed, so we'll just tell you this: The Atlantic Magazine ranked UVA's Master of Fine Arts (MFA) creative writing program among the best in the nation.