cd Patty Griffin’s versatility and ambition are obvious from the start of Children Running Through, her latest release on Dave Matthews’ brainchild, ATO Records. The minimal upright bass and drums of “You’ll Remember” give way to the horn-inflected, bluesy “Stay on the Ride,” which tells the tale of an old man’s determined bus trip to […]
music The classic joke about old-time music is that it’s better than it sounds. The same goes for singer/songwriter and former Modern Lovers frontman Jonathan Richman. Richman’s occasionally shaky voice, nervous onstage personality—after 30 years of performing, he almost seems comfortable with it—and straightforward guitar strumming betray a more polished and capable performer beneath the […]
In the February 6 “Ask Ace” column, it was stated that Super Bowl XXXV was played in 2000. The game took place in 2001, as the culmination of the 2000 season. In addition, Anthony Poindexter was left off the list of former UVA players who have played in the Super Bowl. Poindexter was a member […]
The Virginia Democrats want it bad. Their breathing is becoming heavy and unseemly tendrils of drool are stretching down towards their chests. They are hungry. The Commonwealth, by all rights, should be theirs.
After years of wrangling, Charlottesville’s bus transfer center is finally set to open on the east end of the Downtown Mall: Officials eye March 26 as the date that the Charlottesville Transit Center will actually begin service.
The green-building bandwagon is picking up passengers fast, and the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors wants to reserve its seat. In a February 7 meeting, Supes eyed a wide-ranging series of initiatives that could become amendments to the County’s Comprehensive Plan. Among the ideas floated: easy stuff any bureaucrat could love (make a website with […]
To make an omelet, you’ve got to break some eggs, and to make a new UVA building in the midst of Charlottesville, you’ve got to tear down something else. This junk and clutter represents the new beginnings of the South Lawn Project (www.ats.virginia.edu/southlawn). At a cost of $105 million, the first phase of the project […]
The info was already out there—on physical maps, at the real estate assessor’s website, in files in the Albemarle County Office Building. But the new Geographical Information System website, GIS-Web, combines all that information in one central location and provides the most powerful tool to date for Albemarle homebuyers, developers, real estate brokers, watchdogs, interested […]
Robert Wayne Wyant, a 32-year-old firefighter with the East Rivanna Volunteer Fire Company, was babysitting for the daughter of a friend last November 14. Whatever happened during that babysitting session, 8-month-old Alexis McFadyen ended up at UVA Hospital. She died two days later as a result of injuries from blunt force trauma to the head. […]
The slopes might seem like the place to be following recent wintry weather, but “skier beware” warns a civil complaint filed this month. Wintergreen Resort