Red Dirt Alert!

Among the restaurants and shops of W. Main Street, one address sticks out like a sore thumb: 858-860 W. Main, a muddy lot next to the Hampton Inn. Although the trucks, steel beams and construction fencing make the lot look like the burgeoning site of some mixed-use condo and retail building, the space is currently […]

Present danger

‘Tis the season to buy. And buy and buy and buy. Who cares if nobody on your gift list needs anything? And never mind that you don’t have the means to pay for all those overpriced goods anyway. But hey, we’re not here to talk you out of giving. We like presents.

What about next year?

Wouldn’t it be nice to wake up on Black Friday and know you have more than $2.78 to spend on each person on your holiday gift list? Barring an unexpected inheritance, a decent weekend in Atlantic City or a call from “Deal or No Deal,” odds are good that this year isn’t that year. But […]

Sports Highlights from CBS-19

C-Ville.com has teamed up with WCAV (CBS 19 Charlottesville) to bring you streaming video featuring local sports highlights and exclusive content. Check this page daily for new videos. Video works best with Internet Explorer, says CBS-19. If you have trouble with these video feeds, check out these video player trouble-shooting tips on the WCAV web […]

Attack of the turkey-snatchers

Tuesday: The final countdown

Today – through a series of exercises in shopping and cleaning – you’re going to liberate your inner hausfrau. (And yes, men, you have one of those too.) It’s the last day you have to get the house ready before the hordes descend. So find the frilliest apron in the house, do some quick stretches, and let’s get to it!

Memory lane

Dear Ace: What was the Lafayette Theater? I have heard about it but don’t know what it was, where it was or when it was. Makes sense that we’d have something named that around here, since T.J. and the Marquis were great friends. Could you fill me in?—Frank O’Fohn Dear Frank O’ Fohn. Ah yes, […]

Proposed nine-story building remains sketchy

Adjoining property owners got a chance to review the preliminary site plan for a proposed nine-storey building at 101 E. Main St., on the Downtown Mall. But beyond talk of what would be Charlottesville’s fanciest parking facility, they didn’t get to learn much.

Beebe pleads guilty to reduced charge

A man who was accused of raping a UVA woman at a fraternity party 22 years ago pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual battery Tuesday, November 14. William Beebe plea bargained for the reduced charge, which allows for up to two years imprisonment, and says he will help police find out if other fraternity members also assaulted the victim, Elizabeth Seccuro.

Icky facilities prompt budget questions

It’s way too early to be speculating about the Fiscal Year 2008 City Council budget (FY08), which will be completed in April and won’t take effect until July of next year. But, a presentation from Public Works showing nasty pool pump rooms, cracking sidewalks and a crumbling Belmont Bridge, among other horrors, has reminded councilors about all the maintenance needed in the city.