Fourth Anniversary Show
By Brendan Fitzgerald and John Ruscher music Shannon Worrell played a spectacular and rare gig at Gravity Lounge to celebrate the venue’s fourth anniversary The 100-plus observers gathered at Gravity […]
“Africa: A Special Issue Guest-Edited by Bono”
words In the American press, most articles about Africa tackle the latest turmoil: oil, civil war, child soldiers, blood diamonds. The American mind has been conditioned to think of Africa […]
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
game Marvel Ultimate Alliance was clearly on the minds—and the hard drives—of the guys at Visual Concepts as they constructed this summer-sequel movie tie-in. Switch-between-the-heroes D-pad interface? Check. Set of […]
County seeks to bolster country stores
Advance Mills Supply was a prime example of the country stores within Albemarle County, but its fate typifies a recent trend. The store—listed as “threatened” by a 2003 report from […]
An afternoon with Wendell Wood
Early this May, I got a call from local land baron Wendell Wood. He had just seen a piece of mine in that week’s C-VILLE. It concerned a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request I
Six-story W. main building proposed
On July 17, the city Board of Architectural Review (BAR) will get a look—its third, in fact—at Bill Atwood’s plans for a new mixed-use building on W. Main Street. The […]
Longo discusses cameras on the Mall
Earlier this month, Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy J. Longo submitted a proposal to City Manager Gary O’Connell that said, in sum:
$1,050 for reckless driving
On July 1, a new set of Virginia driving laws took effect, including Libertarian-rankling cell phone-usage restrictions and booster seat requirements. But one of the new laws is sure to […]
“Bong hits” ruling blow to free speech
The controversial Supreme Court case of Morse v. Frederick—infamous for its focus on a banner with the message “BONG HiTS 4 JESUS”—was decided by a 5-4 ruling June 25. The […]
Pedestrian killed on W. Rio
A 62-year-old Latina woman died after she was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of W. Rio and Earlysville roads, police said June 26. Police Sergeant Pamela Greenwood, 35, […]