How do you like your undead? In this week’s cover story, we take a look at two groups that we like to think of as vitally challenged—zombies and vampires—and seek an explanation as to why these two supernatural forces occasionally rise to walk among us. (At least, culturally speaking.) And, because one bite is never enough, we also spoke with a few local filmmakers about how to capture the best features of the worst monsters. Dig in!
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In brief 12/11/2024
Fresh ideas The Cherry Avenue Grocery Community and Stakeholder Engagement Project held its fourth and final Buy Back the Block event on December 9, unveiling both the results of its survey and the names of parties interested in owning and operating a grocery store at 501 Cherry Ave. The development is on the site of […]
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Parallax Project and Oenoverse co-founder and UVA School of Data Science associate director of career connections and community engagement Reggie Leonard shares thoughts on how to spend a day in Charlottesville: When I think about my perfect Charlottesville Day, I’ll give myself the constraint of a weekday/workday. I love unexpectedly warm days, when I’m working […]
