JPJ to stormwater: Cleanse thyself!
Observatory Hill is the high water point of the UVA campus. Only a few miles away, the new John Paul Jones Arena sits over the low water point, the gully that separates Emmet Street
The fortress of inexhaustible superstars
Mystified by the selection of author John Grisham and Dave Matthews Band violinist Boyd Tinsley as the commencement and valedictory speakers for UVA’s graduating class of 2007, C-VILLE went about […]
Cigarette Tax passes without a huff
Mayor David Brown looked around at the thin crowd at May 7’s City Council meeting and asked if there were any speakers for a public comment session on the cigarette […]
When hypothetical disaster strikes
To most of Charlottesville, last Thursday may have seemed like a beautiful, sunny day. But inside UVA’s Zehmer Hall, it was like something out of a Jerry Bruckheimer movie: Dams […]
Region Ten opens crisis center
People in suits, sundresses and heels are milling around three tables laden with food—salsa, chips, doughy cookies, veggies. The setting resembles someone’s vacation condo—warm brown walls, wood floors, eclectic upholstery. […]
Hume, Lithwick join TJ Center’s board
A national government watchdog with its home here in Charlottesville is getting two more big names for its Board of Trustees. Brit Hume and Dahlia Lithwick have joined the Board […]
Citizen presses for NGIC info
A little over a year ago, the Board of Supervisors voted 5-1 to redraw the boundary lines of the growth area off of Route 29N for developer Wendell Wood, in exchange for him selling
Countdown to zero
Though Charlottesville City School Board member Louis Bograd had already said he would not run for election in November, he made it official last week, putting in his letter of […]
More tourist trappings
Dear Ace: What’s this about Monticello and UVA being declared a UNESCO “World Heritage Site”?—Hester E. Buff Hester: Sounds prestigious, huh? It is. This ain’t “world’s greatest grandpa” here; being […]
Corrections from previous issue
Due to a reporting error in “Westhaven residents air complaints,” Government News, April 24, 2007, we incorrectly stated that “a generous donation from IMPACT, a group of local faith congregations, […]