Drought watch '07
It may have rained, but it still needs to pour. Continuing to track local water levels following the drought watch declared in late July, C-VILLE checked in with the Rivanna […]
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). […]
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 […]
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 […]