Tuesday, December 4Yankees play Hokies The New York Yankees will play an exhibition game at Virginia Tech on March 18, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. As part of their spring training, they will take on the Hokies at 3pm in English Field. "Since the tragedy of last April 16, the Virginia Tech family has shown great […]
Tuesday, November 27Kucinich is coming Diminutive Democrat presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich will make an appearance in Charlottesville on December 7. OpEdNews.com reports that an intimate "face-to-face" meeting will first be held in Room 235 of the County Office Building at 7:15pm for those able to cough up a minimum of $500. Thirty minutes later, the […]
Tuesday, November 20Alleged killer confesses One of two men arrested for the murder of 26-year-old Jayne Warren McGowan has revealed his role in her death, reports today’s Daily Progress. According to a police search warrant affidavit, 18-year-old Michael Stuart Pritchett said that he and his 22-year-old cousin, William Douglas Gentry, planned to rob McGowan and […]
Tuesday, November 6The latest chapter While William N. "Bill" Peterson may be retiring from his job, John Grisham (pictured) knows that Peterson isn’t retiring from his lawsuit against the Charlottesville-area author. William N. "Bill" Peterson, the man who added a twist to Charlottesville-area writer John Grisham’s first foray into nonfiction, The Innocent Man, will retire […]
Tuesday, October 30Mr. Vice President? Our next No. 2? Virginia senator Jim Webb’s name is being tossed around as a potential vice presidential candidate. As reported by The Roanoke Times, U.S. Senator Jim Webb told a group of Democratic supporters on Monday that "the country is watching Virginia" to see who wins in next week’s […]
Let's just start with the protagonist's name in John Turturro's newest film, Romance & Cigarettes.
Tuesday, October 23Dylan rides in styleLess than a month after appearing at John Paul Jones Arena, troubadour Bob Dylan debuts in a TV ad for Cadillac. As reported by the New York Daily News, the singer-songwriter is shown in a Western get-up tooling down a desert highway in an Escalade. Trippy music plays as he […]
Here's an idea: The Virginia Film Festival, now in its 20th star-studded, "talented unknown-studded," vibrant year, would be a great subject for a film.
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Tuesday, October 16Warner raises over $1 million Although he only announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate on September 13, Mark Warner has raised more than $1 million through the end of that month. As reported in the Virginian-Pilot, the former governor’s campaign received 703 contributions in-state and 301 outside of Virginia. Warner, a Democrat, […]