Compromise road plan on table
At long last, Republicans in Richmond (www.vagop.com) unveiled a transportation spending plan on January 18, finally reaching compromise after a long stalemate. A special session solely devoted to the issue […]
State fruit and other silly bills
Should the Ginger Gold apple, a variety native to Central Virginia, be named our official State fruit? Some say “why not?” We’ve already got a State shell (the oyster shell) […]
Recycle this!
Finally, city residents will be able to add plastic bottles like these to the curbside recycling pile. After some haggling with the recycling service, City Council will pay an additional […]
“Beyond the Frontier: The Photography of Peter Eve”
gallery Just like the United States, Australia lives with a messy history of contact between its Aboriginal people and the Europeans who arrived later. When this relationship erupts into art, […]
The Complete Reprise Recordings
cd The country-based awe shown to Gram parsons sometimes makes us ignore the influence of R&B and blues on his writing, even though his choice of cover songs proves James […]
In Tenebris, with Andsvara, and the Opposite Sex
music With all the mesh shirts, laced corsets and school girl skirts favored by women in the local goth scene, I could have easily been distracted at Outback Lodge on […]
Site unseen
Dear Ace: I hear that the City of Charlottesville keeps getting awards for its website, yet I cannot even locate basic recycling info on there. What’s the deal with these […]
A user’s guide to Thom Pain (based on nothing)
In these times when the label “genre-defying” is itself the newest kind of po-mo genre, Will Eno’s 2004 play, Thom Pain (based on nothing), is the rare example of a work of art that earns the label.
Women’s rights challenged once again
Some State lawmakers are dead set on restricting women’s access to contraceptions and abortions, introducing legislation year after year to do just that. To explain the 2007 versions of bills introduced by the usual suspects in Richmond, the local group Left of Center called in
State, Feds debate minimum wage
It’s possible the Virginia General Assembly will pass minimum wage legislation this year, bumping up the State’s $5.15-per-hour wage, circa 1997, to $7.25. Groups like the Virginia Organizing Project (VOP) […]