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Here’s one you might have heard: ‘Tis better to give than to receive. And in the case of local nonprofits, we all receive their gifts throughout the year. Whether finding […]

Given the number of times it was hyped and replayed during MTV’s other programs, even the network’s casual viewers could not have missed the signature moment of last winter’s season […]

The Potter household wakes up about 7am. A hissing blue flame licks the bottom of a silver teakettle, aromatic coffee brews in a French press. John Potter stands beside his […]

When Second Street Gallery vacated its home in the McGuffey Art Center—its location since 1984—City-subsidized McGuffey was left with 850 square feet of prime real estate and several options. Suggestions […]

Here in Charlottesville, Pinto is more than just rock `n roll. He’s blues, country, hip-hop, reggae, disco–hell, he’s even church music. In fact, anytime you hear crisp, clear amplified sounds […]

Gearharts Fine Chocolates’ Maya Holy cow. That’ s the initial reaction to the flavor explosion when you nibble the Maya. Underneath the layer of cocoa dust, the tiny dark chocolate […]

In American Motel, a short film by local writer and director Alexandria Searls, a man uses a piece of string to illustrate for a young woman the various connections, or […]

On a recent afternoon, Sharon Tate turned her GMC pickup onto a rutted dirt road branching west off Route 29, and knocked on the door of a white cottage. The […]

We know a lot more now about the dangers and disasters of U.S. empire building in Iraq—the ongoing bloodshed on the ground, expansion of terrorist activities, the huge budget-busting costs […]

The meltdown began just before 3pm. On the first Saturday in September, the visiting UVA football team was trailing South Carolina 10-7 when a Cavaliers fumble gave the Gamecocks the […]