When the City reported earlier this month it had a surplus of $9.9 million, people sure were troubled at the idea of all that money sitting around somewhere. “Well, then, why are my real estate taxes so damn high?” and “I sure could think of a few things to do with $9.9 million!” were common refrains.
When the City reported earlier this month it had a surplus of $9.9 million, people sure were troubled at the idea of all that money sitting around somewhere. “Well, then, why are my real estate taxes so damn high?” and “I sure could think of a few things to do with $9.9 million!” were common refrains.
Virginia’s longstanding man in the U.S. Senate, John Warner, had some major media coverage last week. As critic of “stay-the-course” and the outgoing chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Warner got a turn in the spotlight when the Hamilton-Baker Iraq Study Group report was released to his committee. Because he marshaled support for Rumsfeld […]
Yeah, yeah. We know. It’s the holiday season, and you’re busy shopping and wrapping presents and volunteering at churches and handing out candy canes at nursing homes and/or defending your contrarian views on public Nativity displays at awkward work parties. In other words, Santa Claus is comin’ to town, and you ain’t got no time […]
His only crime is breaking hearts, but with a mug like that, we’re more than happy to include George Clooney on our blotter. Oh and now that he’s made a deal with our favorite local courts and crime hero (and handsome man in his own right) John Grisham
How would you say Charlottesville fared musically in 2006? Let’s take a little test. Would you rather:
A. Take a long bike ride through city streets on a beautiful Saturday afternoon with little traffic around, finally settling in for a cold draft beer at Durty Nelly’s.
CORRECTIONS: Recent coverage of the William Beebe case [“Beebe pleads guilty to reduced charge,” Courts & Crime News, November 21] misstated the type of contact that Beebe and Liz Seccuro had about a sexual encounter that occurred between them at UVA in 1984. They did not, in fact, begin phone conversations last year nor did […]
Soon, every restaurant in town will seat patrons on stacks of Marshall amps, and replace all silverware with guitar picks. Arenas in town will host the same epic acts as cities like Detroit and Los Angeles. 2006 made our little city a mandatory stop for the powerhouses of rock ’n’ roll. Next year, watch as […]
Dear Ace: As the holiday season rolls around, I’m finding myself curious about the history of ham glaze, green bean casserole, etc. What would’ve been on Jefferson’s dining table during a Christmas feast?—Felix Navidad Dear Felix: Boy, you’re just insatiable, huh? Ace is still trying his damndest to polish off the last of those Thanksgiving […]
She spent the first part of her morning running down the list of people she'd expected to hear from. "Hello. It's Debbie Wyatt. Have you been trying to call me?" The phone system at Wyatt's office at 300 Court Square is still down at 9:30am, her voicemail box is uncharacteristically empty, and Wyatt is expecting her client and two lawyers from the defendant's side to arrive in half an hour for depositions.
Anyone who believes “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” clearly hasn’t seen catering companies and restaurants haul in free meals for hungry hospital or medical clinic staff nationwide—paid for by pharmaceutical companies that in return get to shill their newest drugs. Ethically questionable, such free lunches could soon be things of the past […]