The UVA football team, which last year set an NCAA record by winning five games by 2 or fewer points, suffered a heartbreaking run-in with the law of averages today, losing at home in overtime to Miami, 24-17.
Check out this editorial from the Lynchburg News Advance. If it doesn’t make you feel shocked by the yawning divide between the Charlottesville bubble and most of the rest of Virginia, you either commute from outer Fluvanna or you’re a tougher bird than I am.
Actually, this post is about random tidbits; I just wanted to say that. But it did occur to me the other night, while watching an Obama ad, that I’m down with the sans serif the campaign has been using.
Fifth District Congressional challenger Tom Perriello hasn’t swept the endorsements from district papers, but he picked up one notable pick this morning from the Danville Register & Bee, which opted for Perriello over six-term incumbent Virgil Goode.
BUST Magazine writes about Brooklyn woman arm wrestlers. Is this the start of an east coast rivalry?
Did Jay Reatard heat you up or cool you down? What do you listen to when the weather gets cold?
The humble bus seems to be gaining in popularity as a political instrument. Tomorrow, October 31, you’ve got not one but two chances to see how the big, lumbering vehicles are becoming surprisingly nimble as symbols of various issues. Depending who’s driving, of course.
Downtown businesses have been anxious about the long winter ahead: Starting January 2, the City of Charlottesville will commence rebricking the entire Downtown Mall, a construction project sure to deter many would-be shoppers. But restaurants with café space got cause to grow even more concerned
Vinegar Hill Theater will close after the Virginia Film Festival.
Forget about what you’ve just read. Vinegar Hill Theatre is alive and kicking. Or, it will be soon.