C-VILLE Blogs

ACC Tournament Preview BC Versus UVA

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:59:32 -0400

Virginia has not won an ACC Tournament game since 2006. Yikes! Go Hoos!

Invisible Hand records Bravo TV show theme

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:35:27 -0400

Plus, Worn in Red is a "Band to Watch in 2010."

More hobbies all the time, i.e., here come the fruit trees

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:26:25 -0400

As if hens weren't enough, we are also adding a mini-orchard to our little homestead this year.

No price for dredging yet, but South Fork Reservoir could hold 1,247 million gallons

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:26:23 -0400

The estimated dredging volume totals 1.54 million cubic yards of sediment

Virginia Lax wins 20-6 over VMI

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:34:58 -0400

The Hoos improve to 5-0 on the young Lax season.

Gift from Batten Family Fund expands Charlottesville Area Community Foundation grant program

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:15:00 -0400

The Batten gift increases available annual funds from $280,000 to $573,000. On March 1, the CACF Governing Board awarded $250,100 in grants

The henhouse takes shape!

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:49:36 -0400

As promised, we celebrated Land Day on Sunday with a frenzy of activity.

NEW C-VILLE COVER STORY: Roll with it

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:48:28 -0400

Fourteen states have legalized marijuana, and there's reason to think that someday soon Virginia may join them.

Video gaming industry faces off with movie industry in battle over incentives

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:48:10 -0400

Much less boring than it sounds!

Legal Aid helps inmates take on Virginia Parole Board

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:24:38 -0400

Currently, the Roanoke Times points out, the Parole Board turns down applications "94 percent of the time...one of the nation's lowest parole rates"

R.I.P. Mark Linkous, Sparklehorse frontman and longtime local

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:14:06 -0400

Plus, an in-depth Oscars recap.

Virginia loses ninth straight ACC game: Maryland 74 UVA 68 on Senior Day

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:51:51 -0400

Coach Tony Bennett received his first technical foul of his young coaching career this afternoon, and it just might have cost his team the game.

Senior Day at the JPJ (Landesberg suspended) as Maryland comes to town, Lax Sunday Syracuse

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:13:07 -0400

UPDATE: Sylven has been suspended from playing in games for the remainder of the season for academic reasons!

C-VILLE Minute: Your weekend preview [with video]

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:54:44 -0400

Cabaret, STREB, the Oscars, and the mother of all local shows at the Jefferson. Plus plenty of other excellent ways to spend your weekend.

Another Plan 9 bites the digital dust, "Fallow City Project," and VQR up for Ellie

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:59:03 -0400

As of last month, it's curtains for the Williamsburg location. Plus, a digital Ellie nomination for VQR, and some notes on "Fallow City Project" at Ruffin

Checking in with Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail's "Beyond the Bars" class

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:42:03 -0400

Students will exhibit work at Jefferson-Madison Regional Library as part of tonight's First Friday art opening

UVA basketball star Monica Wright named ACC Player of the Year [VIDEO]

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:35:28 -0400

Her last regular season game was against rival Virginia Tech. She scored 27 points and her jersey, No. 22, was retired that night in front of a crowd at John Paul Jones Arena

UVA attaches the Casteens' name to the Arts Grounds project

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:32:17 -0400

In fact, they've already drawn up a nice logo for the Betsy and John Casteen Arts Grounds

Small plane crashes in Louisa County, pilot pronounced dead

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:25:43 -0400

The twin-engine plane took off from Freeman Field at Louisa County Airport and was headed to Reston

Growing a more local garden

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:56:53 -0400

We've always used Maine-based Johnny's Selected Seeds, but I'm intrigued by Southern Exposure Seed Exchange in Louisa.

Albemarle County supervisors hear overwhelming public call to fully fund school budget request

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:01:00 -0400

Also, many requests for increases to real estate tax, preservation of Scottsville and Crozet libraries from more than 130 speakers

Virginia loses eighth straight ACC game: UVA 55-BC 68

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:30:16 -0400

The Hoos lose again up in Chestnut Hill, MA to Boston College. Yikes. It's like Groundhog Day.

Former Governor Douglas Wilder talks handgun control with Sabato's UVA class

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:12:03 -0400

"One handgun a month?" Wilder asked the class on more than one occasion. "Isn't that 12 a year? How many do you need, for God's sake?

Get clever with March ABODE

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:38:03 -0400

Got eggs? Got mud in your garden? Got milk? We've got you covered.

LGBT activisits give money to Jefferson Area Food Bank while Westboro Baptist Church tours state

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:18:37 -0400

Donation not a direct response to arrival of Westboro Baptist Church in Virginia, but "poetic timing" not lost on André Hakes

North Garden freestyle rapper advances on BET's "106 & Park"

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:20:25 -0400

The coup de grace in Friday's battle was when T-G'sus said he would tie his opponent "to the back of the bike from Purple Rain."

Virginia and Boston College Wed 9 p.m. Chestnut Hill, MA

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:18:21 -0400

Virginia hopes to end this horrible 7 game losing streak!

Charlottesville City Market to accept debit, SNAP cards as of April 3 reopening

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:54:12 -0400

Swipe your card, get your tokens, pay up! Also, JABA takes gig as intermediary between market and USDA

City Council votes to enact 65-decibel limit for Belmont and Fontaine

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:41:58 -0400

"Sixty-five makes sense," Mayor Dave Norris told Council, adding that the new level allows "Bel Rio to be Bel Rio"

The best little show that (almost) never was

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:34:14 -0400

T-Model Ford, an 89-year-old Misissippi blues man, made an unannounced stop at the Tea Bazaar last night. Plus, looking forward to Audio March.

NEW C-VILLE COVER STORY: In the grip

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:32:30 -0400

In November 2009, Delegate Rob Bell proposed an amendment to the state's school funding formula

Recycling in stereo is harder than it sounds

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:27:14 -0400

Crutchfield used to have a trailer outside the store that would take most electronics, but no longer. What to do?

Kluge and Moses buy back Meadows Estates lot at foreclosure sale for $3.67 million

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:06:48 -0400

The property is assessed at $2.7 million, according to county records

LightHouse entry wins short category at Virginia Independent Film Fest

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:45:07 -0400

Plus, a bout of "indie" confusion at Plan 9

Charlottesville Ice Park goes on the market for $4.1 million

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:07:58 -0400

Owners Bruce and Roberta Williamson write that keeping the rink open one more year will push losses past $1 million

#5 Duke 67 Virginia 49

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:40:38 -0400

Virginia was held under 50 points for the second time in three games. Jerome Meyinsse scored a career-high 21 in the loss.

1st place Duke and Virginia 7:45 pm Sunday John Paul Jones Arena (sold-out)

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:14:53 -0400

The University of New Jersey at Durham heads up to Charlottesville to continue their mastery of the Hoos.

Charlottesville Lady Arm Wrestlers get props in Washington Post

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:58:38 -0400

Bridezilla, Stiletto Southpaw and more get credit for inspiring similar lady arm wrestling organizations through CLAW

C-VILLE Minute: Your weekend preview [with video]

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:01:16 -0400

What'll it be? From "Fallow City" at Ruffin to IllVille Crew at the Southern, watch me weigh your weekend options.

Realtor's suit against Patricia Kluge's Vineyard Estates cleared for trial April 2

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:03:32 -0400

Albemarle Circuit Court Judge Thomas H. Wood ruled, in hearing today's preliminary motion, that there was no termination agreement between Kluge's company and the listing agent, Frank Hardy

Recommended Albemarle County budget down $40 million compared to 2008-2009

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:44:11 -0400

County executive Bob Tucker (pictured) presented his proposed budget to the Board of Supervisors this morning. Here are a few highlights

Deer hunting for beginners, and other recent reads

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:01:06 -0400

I've been doing a lot of Dominion-related reading lately, plus some stuff about Tom Perriello and the Parkway.

Taj Mahal vs. Parachute, and Eric Hurt's new movie in pre-production

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:28:04 -0400

Local heroes Parachute will face off with Taj Mahal in April, plus other events.

What's a little inflation? South Fork-Ragged Mountain pipeline still looks feasible, according to review

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:26:58 -0400

Wiley Wilson design firm's study of 2006 costs adjusts for inflation, but plays it safe estimating easement acquisition costs

Finding spring in dead skunks

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:13:13 -0400

In our hermetically sealed world, it can be easy to forget, or resent, the seasons.

Rutherford Institute president John Whitehead gets Milner S. Ball Lifetime Achievement Award

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:41:31 -0400

After defending "thousands upon thousands," Whitehead says fulfillment comes from helping other people

Virginia's arts funding is on the chopping block

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:50:14 -0400

So what? The cuts would compromise state artist grants, and Virginia Foundation for the Humanities programs like the Festival of the Book.

Sale price of Patricia Kluge's Albemarle House cut in half

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:12:36 -0400

The Georgian style mansion is now on the market for $48 million

Virginia loses again on the road 74-62

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:41:32 -0400

Virginia was only down one at the break, but just could not get the win as the Hoos lost their sixth straight ACC contest.

Protests planned for John Yoo appearance at University of Virginia

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:31:07 -0400

Yoo, a lawyer for the Bush administration, was one of two authors investigated by the Department of Justice for authoring memos that authorized waterboarding of suspected terrorists

Virginia travels to Miami for key ACC match-up tonight at 7

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:27:42 -0400

The Hoos have lost 5 in a row and Miami has lost 8 of 10.

UVA President John Casteen inhaled by Altria Group's board of directors

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:37:46 -0400

Altria is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, a contributor to UVA's $3 billion capital campaign

Former GWAR member and Sarah White join forces

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:25:39 -0400

I met GWAR's Michael Bishop at UVA's Battle of the Bands - that's what he told me.

NEW C-VILLE COVER STORY: Putting a face on history

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:33:06 -0400

Archeologists at Montpelier spent a portion of the fall digging through the Madison family's trash that had accumulated outside a landscaping wall.

Worms, mushrooms and the intangibles of growth

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:27:09 -0400

Browsing a new book: Annie Leonard's The Story of Stuff.

Foreclosure sale, breach of contract lawsuit to keep Kluge and Moses busy in coming weeks

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:27:19 -0400

On Friday, an Albemarle County Circuit Court judge will decide whether a breach of contract suit against Vineyard Estates, LLC will head to trial on April 2

Charlottesville Police Department unveils local CrimeView website

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:23:14 -0400

Website allows locals to map incidents and crime activity by address, neighborhood and dates

Bell's amendment to proposed budget would move $2.8 million from Charlottesville to Albemarle schools

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:07:14 -0400

Should local school boards and officials talk it out instead?

Local documentary premiere packs the Paramount

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:22:19 -0400

Notes from last night's premiere of World Peace...and other Fourth Grade Achievements.

Clemson hands Virginia fifth-straight ACC defeat 72-49

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:52:01 -0400

Virginia lost earlier in the week to Florida State where the Hoos only scored 50. Today, they only scored 49. Yikes!

Virginia back on the road to Clemson Saturday 4 p.m.

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:47:35 -0400

The Hoos have lost four straight ACC games and the Tigers are favored by 11.

Sharing eggs makes you cool

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:24:42 -0400

Neighbors sent us home with a dozen eggs from their very own chickens. Now this is living.

Beginning to unravel the Festival of the Book schedule

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:03:04 -0400

The Fest's 16th year of no-holds-barred, eye-popping literary mayhem will run March 17-21

Albemarle School Board sends unbalanced budget to Board of Supervisors

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:58:13 -0400

The school board's request includes a proposed move to block scheduling, a move originally intended for the 2011-2012 school year

Aaron Henderson closes "Midway" at Ruffin Gallery [with video]

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:14:36 -0400

From swinging cinderblocks to the Gravitron, it's an exSTREBaganza.

Harrington family: DNA results from Morgan's remains will take 5-6 months

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:28:52 -0400

Dan Harrington says that family will focus on issue of campus safety going forward

New design coming to Azalea Park?

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:55:04 -0400

Parks and Rec Advisory Board hears calls for locked gates, lights

Virginia loses 4th in a row 69-50 to Florida State

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:14:29 -0400

The Hoos look befuddled, confounded, and totally out of sorts tonight at the John Paul Jones Arena as they lost their fourth in a row.

Legal Aid Justice Center's Andy Block to take job at UVA Law School

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:39:01 -0400

Block will step down in June to take new post as Director of the Child Advocacy Clinic

Online shopping experiment proves less than green

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:33:34 -0400

I turned to the intertube in my quest for a cotton shower curtain. Why did I think I needed such a thing?

Governor McDonnell to cut Virginia K-12 school budgets by $731 million

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:24:06 -0400

Says Department of Taxation projects increase in income revenue, which he hopes General Assembly will direct towards education

Patricia Kluge to unload fine and decorative arts from Albemarle House in June

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:18:33 -0400

The two-day auction will include hundreds of works of "outstanding" Georgian furniture, decorative objects and paintings, valued at more than $13.5 million.

Virginia aims to stop the bleeding tonight 7 p.m. JPJ

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:07:36 -0400

Virginia has lost three in a row and must get back to the winning ways this evening as Florida State comes to town.

Charlottesville noise ordinance draws vocal crowd at City Council

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:43:37 -0400

The noise controversy began last summer with the rezoning application for 814 Hinton Avenue

Albemarle, Charlottesville eligible for federal aid following record snowfall

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:26:19 -0400

President classifies December snow in Commonwealth a "major disaster"

Albemarle and Charlottesville schools confront possible teacher cuts, other budget woes

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:12:08 -0400

Walker Upper Elementary and Buford Middle may see increased class sizes, while county school board hears calls for higher real estate taxes

Virginia hammered in College Park by Maryland 85-66

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:25:35 -0400

The Hoos NCAA hopes all but vanished tonight in Maryland.

Wading into mountaintop removal

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:23:44 -0400

Today, I hope you'll take some time to read the feature I've written for C-VILLE about the power company Dominion.

Feedback Session: Old Calf [with video]

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:22:34 -0400

Ned, Matty and Mike stopped by the C-VILLE office to play some tunes.

NEW C-VILLE COVER STORY: Green is the new black

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:19:42 -0400

No matter how many LED lights it donates to light the UVA Lawn at Christmas, Dominion Power, a $15 billion company, remains a huge factor in the coal industry

Cathcart Properties to turn 16 acres in Belvedere into "294-unit luxury multi-family community"

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:47:01 -0400

The Reserve at Belvedere will feature a putting green, bocce court and a whole lot of residential space

Flaming Lips will play Charlottesville Pavilion on April 15

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:46:21 -0400

Tickets for the Pavilion's first announced show of the season go on sale Friday morning.

Maryland and Virginia hoops preview Monday 2/15 8 pm Comcast Center

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:21:25 -0400

The game is on ESPN-360 and the Wahoos are struggling. Watch out for All-ACC Venezuelan Greivis Vasquez!

Legal Aid helps farm workers win large settlement against forestry company

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:59:16 -0400

Workers represented in the lawsuit entered the United States legally under the H-2B visa program and were recruited by Superior from Mexico and Central America

Virginia Tech 61 Virginia 55

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:14:23 -0400

The Wahoos just did not have what it took to win this evening in Blacksburg as their bitter rival Virginia Tech found a way to win 61-55.

ACC Hoops Preview: Wahoos VS Hokies Huge Game Saturday 8 pm Cassell Coliseum!

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:44:44 -0400

If Virginia has even a slight hope of making the NCAA Tournament, this is a must win for the Hoos against their most bitter rival Virginia Tech!

C-VILLE Minute: Your weekend preview [with video]

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:11:08 -0400

Say bye-bye to Birdlips, see actors in overdrive and hold your lovers close.

Charlottesville School Board announces budget work session

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:22:52 -0400

Board will meet on Monday to discuss Governor McDonnell's unfreezing of the composite index and a potential $1 million in additional cuts

DMB's jilted ex-producer makes awkward trip through town

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:53:30 -0400

Steve Lillywhite says he's "back to Charlottesville for the first time since i got fired by DMB. I shall not be seeing them!"

UVA's Darden School to award local businesses defying downturns

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:19:04 -0400

News comes on heels of overall decline in 2009 retail sales in Charlottesville and Albemarle

Charlottesville schools cancel professional work days, send kids back February 15-16

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:53:40 -0400

That's not all, students. You'll also be making up days in March, April and June

Jefferson Theater announces new schedule [With Video]

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:44:16 -0400

The big boy Downtown is opening its doors to Baaba Seth, White Rabbits, Easy Star All-Stars and Lotus. Here's your one-stop resource for deciding whether to go.

When local food means opening the freezer

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:06:39 -0400

For us, at this time of year, locavorism is much more about eating stuff that was grown months ago.

Can Virginia make the NCAA Tournament this season?

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:14:14 -0400

Probably not this year, but the total turnaround is pretty amazing and certainly has re-energized the fan base!

Verga, Fifth District GOP challenger, "takes his lumps" from Tea Party

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:48:45 -0400

The Lump Report ranks seven Republican candidates for Fifth Congressional District

Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce and PVCC unite in workforce initiative

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:41:39 -0400

In the spring, workshops will be held in the new Stultz Center for Business and Career Development at PVCC. Until then, groups will meet at various locations at the college

Charlottesville Fire Department responds to odor, light haze in Silverchair

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:14:15 -0400

No answer at the main phone number for Silverchair, so hopefully everyone is fine

UPDATE: Virginia Senate threat assessment bill amended to remove FOIA exemption

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:38:18 -0400

An identical house bill proposed by Delegate Rob Bell seems likely to see the same amendment before moving on to Senate

Finance Committee is considering grant money for film industry

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:44:00 -0400

The state Senate Finance Committee decides today whether it will O.K. $5 million in film grants.

They have the parts! Brown Toyota readies for local recall repairs

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:49:59 -0400

Charlottesville's Brown Automotive ready to repair all affected models, says voluntary Prius recalls can be addressed in 45-minute fix