GE Fanuc furloughs half its staff
Albemarle County’s GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms is temporarily laying off 300 of its 600 workers, according to today’s Daily Progress.
Straight Punch resurrect Anna Nicole Smith. Kinda.
Watch footage of Straight Punch to the Crotch’s “Anna Nicole Smith Was Murdered” gig at Blue Moon Diner
Day 45: Chi-Town in C’ville?
Always had a thing for The Untouchables? Crazy about the Cubs? Love hot dogs with cole slaw, tomatoes, and a whole pickle? Then it’s a good thing you live in Charlottesville this week.
Proposed Albemarle budget raises taxes, cuts 8 percent on spending
Meanwhile, the City of Charlottesville’s budget proposal stays roughly the same despite the economic downturn.
Schuyler Fisk drops the act, grabs a guitar
The Coal Miner’s Daughter’s daughter talks about her new full-length album and her band’s old RV
Day 44: A day in pictures
We here at Brick Watch are visual people. Join us, as we document the Downtown Mall rebricking process.
NEW C-VILLE COVER STORY: Will we lose the Gravity Lounge?
When the news broke that the Gravity Lounge is in financial trouble and might be closing,
Nukes and botanicals: Green Reads
Earthy stories from around the Web, all in one energy-efficient location.
Newsplex stations, but not NBC29, switch to digital TV
The time has arrived to switch to digital television.
House Republicans reject redistricting bill
Members of the House of Delegates’ Elections Subcommittee voted this morning to “indefinitely” pass by Senator Creigh Deeds’ Bipartisan Redistricting Commission bill, after the bill was unanimously passed by the Senate.