It’s possible that one day physical newspapers will be retro-cool and resurge as vinyl records have in recent years. Circulations will be up. Advertising will be bountiful. Bill Watterson will start drawing Calvin & Hobbes again. Until then, newspapers have to make money in new ways if they are to persevere in their First Amendment […]
The Albemarle Planning Commission has recommended approval of a request from Great Eastern Management Company to allow more townhomes at its North Pointe development near the Charlottesville Albemarle Airport. The Board of Supervisors originally rezoned the 269-acre property in 2006 to allow up to 893 residential units and more than 837,000 square feet of commercial […]
A March 13 bomb threat at the University of Virginia’s Shannon Library was determined to be a hoax. UVA issued the all clear less than three hours after evacuating Shannon and Clemons libraries. “University Police responded to an emailed bomb threat at Shannon Library on Friday, March 13. … No bomb was discovered during the […]
As Charlottesville’s zoning code continues its third year of implementation, the new rules face many challenges, some of which will go through the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals. On March 19, the quasi-judicial body will take up the definition of student housing as it relates to a proposed seven-story apartment building on Seventh Street SW. […]
It’s possible that one day physical newspapers will be retro-cool and resurge as vinyl records have in recent years. Circulations will be up. Advertising will be bountiful. Bill Watterson will start drawing Calvin & Hobbes again. Until then, newspapers have to make money in new ways if they are to persevere in their First Amendment […]
Multi-instrumentalist and singer Alice Gerrard says she’s lucky that her life turned out the way it did: making friends with and playing alongside some of folk music’s most historically resonant figures. On Friday, March 20, Gerrard and Virginia state folklorist Katy Clune are set to discuss her book, Custom Made Woman: A Life in Traditional […]
It came as no surprise when Chris Kelly told his parents he wanted to attend Vanderbilt University. Sure, Vandy’s a great school. But the subtext was clear: Kelly, the son of two accomplished local musicians and a serial band leader during his four years at Monticello High School, was a natural fit for the biggest […]
Poet and multimedia artist Diana Khoi Nguyen often explores themes of intergenerational and family trauma through her work, which includes two books of poetry: Ghost Of, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and most recently, Root Fractures. In both books, photographs play a significant role, including family photos that Nguyen’s brother cut […]
