Court date
Dear Ace: I thought the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court building was supposed to be finished by now, but every time I drive by it, it’s still under construction. What’s […]
Iris DeMent
music A few hundred people were drawn to the Gravity Lounge last Friday night by The Voice. Iris DeMent, born in the northeast corner of Arkansas, burst onto the country/folk […]
Oedipus Tyrannus
stage Despite its status as an archetypal Western tragedy, Sophocles’ tale of revealed parricide and incest still poses the problems that vex all Greek drama in modern production: the handling […]
Karaoke Revolution presents: American Idol
game The Lion Lady and the Juggling Guy have absolutely nothing on me. Y’see, I don’t have to resort to vocal trickery and subrate talent-show gimmicks to impress the judges […]
The Hackensaw Boys, with Jim Waive & the Young Divorcees, and Casa de Chihuahua
music The Hackensaw Boys have played with Modest Mouse and The Flaming Lips, and have traveled to far off places like the Netherlands and France, but nothing beats a hometown […]
The once and future idol
Oof. That’s the only literal translation for the look on Chris Daughtry’s face at approximately 9:27 EST on May 10, 2006, as he stood on the dreaded sigil…
Planning Commission denies Biscuit Run
It took almost six hours to get to the point—approval or denial by the Planning Commission for the largest residential development in Albemarle history, Biscuit Run—but the moment
Flowing toward the future
At a board meeting March 26 [download meeting agenda in PDF], the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority voted to approve an ambitious five-year capital-improvement plan that will prepare the area […]
New nine-story building brewing
Rising like a phoenix from the ashes of the proposal for a CVS on the corner of W. Main Street and McIntire Road, plans are in the works for a […]
UVA students, staff get free ride
If you ride Charlottesville buses this spring, expect to run into a lot more University students, faculty and staff. They’re all getting free rides on city and county bus lines […]