A little thing known as The Big Read, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts, began in 2006 with several communities around the United States encouraged to “read a great book together.” This year, the program is nationwide, and the Virginia Foundation Center for the Book is one of 72 organizations to receive […]
Tuesday, April 10Memorial garden dedicated City officials held a ceremony in Jackson Park today to officially open the Linda Peacock Memorial Garden. Peacock had worked with the city since 1976, most recently as assistant city manager; she died of cancer last June. Peacock was a big fan of the city parks and city market. Employees […]
Virginia’s native grape is Norton but what grape grown here has gained national acclaim? Email us your answer now! Your correct answer makes you eligible to win a $200 gift certificate to the Old Mill Room at Boar’s Head Inn, a Wine Tasting Picnic Bag from Feast and a FREE three month membership to the […]
Welcome to “Chuck Town,” a percussion-heavy province where the “Godfather of Go-Go” himself calls the shots over brass and warbling guitar funk, and his loyal subjects shout from their doorways and windows,
Tuesday, April 3The great frat heist A gaggle of UVA fraternity pledges ripped a “Farmer Hokie” bird from in front of the Blacksburg Municipal Building, essentially destroying it, Blacksburg officials said. The Hokie bird statues were part of a city project that is, apparently, a hot target for college students of all stripes, including several […]
This is Dwanna Smallwood’s launch moment, the Alvin Ailey American Dance publicity machine is making sure of that. Thirty-three and this year’s poster girl, Smallwood just got a spread in Vogue,
Tuesday, March 27Taking back Washington A staffer for freshman Virginia senator, fightin’ Jim Webb, was arrested yesterday for attempting to carry a loaded pistol and two loaded magazines into a congressional office building, The Washington Post reports. The aide, Phillip Thompson, is a lawyer, a former Marine and a longtime friend of Webb. Thompson said […]
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Subduction is a meeting of two tectonic platesâone slips beneath the other towards Earth’s mantle while the other rises above. This force gives rise to land masses including the Lesser Antilles, a group of islands in the Carribbean where Greg Kelly first met Zack Worrell in 2003 during an engagement party for mutual friends.
Tuesday, March 20Who’s flying the friendly skies? Our local airport, how do we love thee? The Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport reports 95 percent customer satisfaction—not bad for an industry that’s otherwise reporting widespread travel misery. Apparently, lots of happy people are using the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport. Or, at least, there were 771 satisfied people during a four-week period […]