So much for SOCA’s new fields
Two extreme storylines competed in the Board of Supervisor’s decision on the fate of the request from the Soccer Organization of Charlottesville Albemarle (SOCA) to build a $4.5 million soccer […]
Batten gives $100 Million
The University of Virginia received the largest gift in its history—$100 million—on April 12 from retired Landmark Communications, Inc. executive Frank Batten, Sr. The dough will go to create the Frank Batten
Nader to students: get angry
“So here you are: 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 years old. Where are you going to be in 50 years? What will you be doing? Do you talk about that […]
How to wrap a tuition increase
UVA’s Board of Visitors approved a tuition increase on April 12. That means UVA in-staters will pay 8.3 percent more per year ($655) in tuition and fees, bringing their yearly […]
T.J.'s b-day
Dear Ace: I noticed that UVA and Monticello are commemorating Jefferson’s birthday on Friday, and I got to wondering: How would Thomas Jefferson have celebrated?—Celia Brating Celia: Images of T.J. […]
Black is white
O.K., kids, pop quiz: In the last few weeks one member of Virginia’s U.S. Senate delegation issued a statement condemning the homophobic views of General Peter Pace, chairman of the […]
Correction from previous issue
Due to a data entry error, the write-up in last week’s calendar for the April 6 David Sedaris reading at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center incorrectly included […]
Robin Campo and Cynthia Burke
art Realism is back—at least that’s the impression given by two shows, by Robin Campo and Cynthia Burke, currently at McGuffey. Within a postmodern context, the quest to faithfully represent […]
The Blood Brothers, with Celebration and Ultra Dolphins
music There are new fliers around the Satellite Ballroom tonight: Two hang loosely from the PA system near the stage, a third sits above the bar and all of them […]
Folk Music for the End of the World
cd A friend recently mentioned how he couldn’t help but listen to depressing music. “I try to find upbeat stuff, but I always end up going back to really sad […]