City Calls out county over MCP
Charlottesville City Councilor Kevin Lynch admits that building a road is, in his words, "like getting your teeth drilled." As the Meadowcreek Parkway (MCP) moves nearer to a construction date, […]
Drought watch '07 continues
It’s getting drier around here. After the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) declared a drought watch last week, area streams ran at only 18 percent of their normal level, […]
Battling it outside the area
Dear Ace: What with all the history around here, is there anyone in Charlottesville who does historical re-enactments?—Lee N. Grant Lee: Well, there are those folks over at Ash Lawn-Highland, […]
The Broken String
cd From the first lonesome strum to the final handclap-fueled sing-along, Bishop Allen‘s The Broken String twists my stomach in a giddy knot and sends my head floating away with […]
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
gallery It’s the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love: Aging dinosaur rock bands lumber onwards, Baby Boomers are patting themselves on the back for having changed the world and […]
All Star Football 2K8/NCAA 08 Football
game It’s just one more digitized testament to our national football jones: Training camps don’t start until August, but our football videogames now come out in July. The big dog, […]
Business as usual
We admit it: We’ve got Washington envy. It often seems as though that nonstop traffic jam across the Potomac has more of everything the Odd Dominion holds dear
The Every Piece Of Art In The Museum Of Modern Art Book
book “This book contains every piece of art that was visible to the public at The Museum of Modern Art from January 19 to January 31, 2005.” The flatness of […]
Say Something
cd Listen to Loving You by Richelle Claiborn with Andy Rowland on alto sax: powered by ODEOCourtesy of Richelle Claiborne – Thank you! There is something to be said for […]
Where the bison once roamed
Dear Ace: Where’d the bison out in Albemarle County go?—Buffalo Bill Buffalo: Yes, local food-lovin’ Charlottesville has lost some local food. The bison around here have gone the way of […]