Dissertations we’ll never read
Every once in a while, we at C-VILLE feel the need to mock the accomplishments of the only people more eggheady
Correction from past issue
Due to an unfortunate case of journalistic hyperbole, the legal case at the heart of the most recent “The Odd Dominion” (“Felony cat hoarding,” May 29) was incorrectly identified. Although […]
Mind your own business
Dear Ace, Who’s watching the store? No, I mean literally. Is there a consumer protection officer in the city or county?—Connie Summer Rapport Connie: Let Ace guess: The dry cleaners […]
Beware the Cyclops
I’m struggling to take a charitable view of Neil Williamson’s Opinionated [May 29, 2007]. But I will try, because the participation of business interests is vital to exploring the information […]
Jerry’s kids
Though we may be a few weeks late to the party, it just wouldn’t feel right if we didn’t take a moment to reflect on the man who did more than any other single individual to make
Before the fall
Only days before her students take one of those major state Standards of Learning tests known in Virginia
Sordid boon
It is probably no coincidence that Charlottesville High School’s Freshman Academy got more love from administrators after the passage of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in 2001. Arguably the most […]
A good number is hard to find
This year’s graduating class of 261 had 451 students in ninth grade—which means the dropout rate should be huge, right? Try 3 percent. That’s the official number for the Charlottesville […]
Four Virginia Artists
art With Charlottesville turning its collective eye to photography via the Festival of the Photograph, the UVA Art Museum devotes a small space to a related exhibition that gives just […]
“The Walking Dead, Book 2”
comics You can always count on zombies for a good time. Those irascible brain-munchers have been pop-culture staples since at least Colonial times, trading on race/class fears to give the […]