Tuesday, May 31 In Charlottesville, even the Republicans are progressive While politicians in the rest of Virginia make a beeline for the right-wing, here in Charlottesville even the Republican candidate wants to be “progressive.” Today city Republican Tom McCrystal, 44, announced his candidacy for the 57th House of Delegates seat to be vacated by Mitch […]
SPECIAL HOLIDAY EDITION Tuesday, May 24 Allen polishes ultra-con credentials After a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators orchestrated a compromise on the controversial subject of judicial nominees, moderates lauded an agreement that pulled the Senate away from a historic clash. Senator George Allen, meanwhile, bemoaned the triumph of public interest over conservative hegemony. “Overall, this […]
Tuesday, May 17 Protecting your good name Democratic State Senator and Attorney General hopeful Creigh Deeds today proposed creating a 21st Century Crimes Division for Virginia that would focus on identity theft. According to the Deeds campaign, Virginia ranks seventh nationally in reported cases of identity theft, the three largest reporting areas being Northern Virginia, […]
Kim Tingley wants to spark local progressives Developer hopes to build a career in city politics Clement “Kim” Tingley wants to fit into Charlottesville politics, and it’s a tight squeeze. Sometimes it seems like any would-be officeholder must win favor from a coterie of bigwigs with hippie values and piles of money. When the ultimate […]
Tuesday, May 3 We’ll miss you. Not. Classes ended today at UVA, which could only mean that the area’s supply of NoDoz was rapidly depleted as studying for finals gets underway immediately. For 5,100 seniors and graduate students, the next big date is Sunday, May 22, graduation day. Following that auspicious occasion, look out for […]
Tuesday, April 26 County’s McKeel aims for 12 years on School Board Diantha McKeel announced her candidacy for the Albemarle County School Board today. Jim Kennan introduced her on the steps of the County Office Building by saying if the School Board were graded, McKeel would earn straight As. If re-elected for a third four-year […]
Tuesday, April 19 Taxes the focus of Kaine’s town hall meeting here Earlysville resident Ann Mallek says she’s seen it happen many times in her neighborhood. “People living in little farmhouses are suddenly surrounded by $800,000 homes,” she says, “their assessments go up through no fault of their own.” Real estate taxes are a major […]
Tuesday, April 12 Next time, take the stairs Downtown pedestrians got a little excitement today, and gratefully avoided injury, when Cheryl Longnecker accidentally backed her Subaru Outback up the stairs of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. Longnecker was attempting to parallel park her car on Market Street when her right foot, which was covered by a […]
Tuesday, April 5 Filmmaker tells “untold story” of AIDS Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Sharon Sopher screened her latest work, HIV Goddesses, to a full house tonight at the UVA Medical Center. The film documents Sopher’s life as she struggles to come to terms with the disease, which she contracted while working in Africa. In the post-film […]
Tuesday, March 29Deeds in, runs as a regular guy Local Democratic activists turned out at Bashir’s Taverna during a perfect Mall afternoon to hear Sen. Creigh Deeds make it official: he wants to be your next State Attorney General. Joined by his wife and their four children, he spoke as a friend of “everyday families.” […]