Charlottesvillians are used to making Top Ten lists, but the area's latest ranking is anything but an honor. The Southern Environmental Law Center includes Charlottesville on its "Top Ten Endangered Places" list, which "targets areas of exceptional scenic, ecological, or cultural value that are facing immediate, potentially irreversible threats– and the important actions needed in 2012 to...
Charlottesvillians are used to making Top Ten lists, but the area's latest ranking is anything but an honor. The Southern Environmental Law Center includes Charlottesville on its "Top Ten Endangered Places" list, which "targets areas of exceptional scenic, ecological, or cultural value that are facing immediate, potentially irreversible threats– and the important actions needed in 2012 to...
Pretrial publicity remains a concern for the defense in the upcoming murder trial of former UVA lacrosse player George Huguely for the death of his former girlfriend Yeardley Love. In a hearing Thursday, Judge Edward Hogshire ruled that the jury will not be sequestered during the anticipated two-week trial, and he went over a plan of how 12 jurors and three alternatives will be chosen from the...
Pretrial publicity remains a concern for the defense in the upcoming murder trial of former UVA lacrosse player George Huguely for the death of his former girlfriend Yeardley Love. In a hearing Thursday, Judge Edward Hogshire ruled that the jury will not be sequestered during the anticipated two-week trial, and he went over a plan of how 12 jurors and three alternatives will be chosen from the...
Making his third appearance to answer election fraud charges Thursday, former City Council candidate James Halfaday waived a preliminary hearing, so the four felony charges will go to the grand jury. The 32-year-old appeared in Charlottesville General District Court January 26 with his attorney, Scott Goodman. After coming in seventh out of seven candidates in last August's Democratic firehouse...
Making his third appearance to answer election fraud charges Thursday, former City Council candidate James Halfaday waived a preliminary hearing, so the four felony charges will go to the grand jury. The 32-year-old appeared in Charlottesville General District Court January 26 with his attorney, Scott Goodman. After coming in seventh out of seven candidates in last August's Democratic firehouse...
Address: 2700 Magnolia DriveNeighborhood: Montvue in Albemarle CountyAsking: $559,000Assessment: $467,200Year Built: 1960Size: 4,676 fin. sq. ft.Land: 4.538 acresAgent: Tommy Brannock, Better Homes and Garden Real Estate III, 434-977-3033Curb Appeal: 7 out of 10
Address: 2700 Magnolia DriveNeighborhood: Montvue in Albemarle CountyAsking: $559,000Assessment: $467,200Year Built: 1960Size: 4,676 fin. sq. ft.Land: 4.538 acresAgent: Tommy Brannock, Better Homes and Garden Real Estate III, 434-977-3033Curb Appeal: 7 out of 10
In November, after five people died in crashes in less than a week and with 19 deaths for the year, Albemarle was looking at its highest number of traffic fatalities since 2003. Since then, two more people have died. The most recent death occurred January 6, more than a week after a 6:30am collision near Western Albemarle High School in the 5900 block of Rockfish Gap Turnpike.
In November, after five people died in crashes in less than a week and with 19 deaths for the year, Albemarle was looking at its highest number of traffic fatalities since 2003. Since then, two more people have died. The most recent death occurred January 6, more than a week after a 6:30am collision near Western Albemarle High School in the 5900 block of Rockfish Gap Turnpike.
The last time an Albemarle County Police cruiser and a pedestrian tangled, it was the pedestrian who got the ticket in an incident that gave law enforcement a black eye and a lawsuit. This time, following a January 13 accident, it's the Albemarle County officer who's facing a charge.
The last time an Albemarle County Police cruiser and a pedestrian tangled, it was the pedestrian who got the ticket in an incident that gave law enforcement a black eye and a lawsuit. This time, following a January 13 accident, it's the Albemarle County officer who's facing a charge.
Everyone knows the story of Charlottesville's most famous bartender, you know, that musician guy who worked at Miller's before becoming a world renowned rock star... what's his name?
Everyone knows the story of Charlottesville's most famous bartender, you know, that musician guy who worked at Miller's before becoming a world renowned rock star... what's his name?
Every January, the six men representing the gerrymandered chunks of Albemarle and Charlottesville (and Rustburg!) head east on I-64 to participate in Virginia's part-time legislature. For 60 days, they'll strive for a budget and deal with the 2,228 bills (at last count) that the General Assembly's 140 members bring to the table, down from the 2,900 they wrote in 2008.  Mercifully, most bills...
Every January, the six men representing the gerrymandered chunks of Albemarle and Charlottesville (and Rustburg!) head east on I-64 to participate in Virginia's part-time legislature. For 60 days, they'll strive for a budget and deal with the 2,228 bills (at last count) that the General Assembly's 140 members bring to the table, down from the 2,900 they wrote in 2008.  Mercifully, most bills...
In Virginia, tax returns are so sacred that a section of code forbids state officials from revealing individual info– even if those individuals have reaped millions of dollars for their land from state taxpayers.
In Virginia, tax returns are so sacred that a section of code forbids state officials from revealing individual info– even if those individuals have reaped millions of dollars for their land from state taxpayers.
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FunStuff: Charlottesville events January 26 and beyond

Alternative countryJanuary 28, Jefferson Theater, 9pm, $15/$17

They're often billed as alt-country, but the track from the Old 97s that appeared on the 106.1 The Corner sampler a coupla years back, "Dance with Me," seems like power-pop and pretty far from Nashville. And speaking of that video, who can't identify with the nerd who wreaks havoc (at least in his own mind) on the bouncers at a snooty nightclub? On their ninth studio album, The Grand Theatre, Volume Two, they seem more thrasher than crooner. Anyway, these guys from from Dallas will have Charlottesville's unsnooty Jeff rocking this Saturday night.

Aye, capellaJanuary 28, Albemarle High School Auditorium, 7:30, $15/$10

It may seem like a steeper than usual price point for vocal performances. However, this multi-act event also features some celebrities in the form of local students gone off to college to sing: Patriots Drew O’Donnell and Jeremy Weiss at Yale and Saint Stacey Hahn at UVA. The main act is a male group from Yale University called the Spizzwinks(?) whose 1914 launch, five years after their school's better-known Whiffenpoofs, seems to have motivated them to inject more humor into their songs and that annoying question mark into their name. Also appearing at this Saturday night vocal-fest near Hydraulic Road is UVA's female a cappella group, The Virginia Belles, with additional appearances by Albemarle High School's a cappella groups, No Fella A Cappella and The Minutemen.

What the frackJanuary 26, J-M Regional Library, 7pm, free

An acclaimed documentary on the controversial subject of underground fracking, Gasland, will be screened at the main library along with commentary by an activist from the Shenandoah Valley, where geologists have found rich reserves of the underground but tricky-to-extract energy. Although this film by Josh Fox earned an Oscar nomination and an Emmy victory, the state of Colorado issued a rebuttal to the film's money shot-- flames from a water faucet-- as merely a natural occurrence of methane. With America's natural gas reserves widely touted as a replacement for Mideast oil, this debate matters. Bruce Richie of Land, Air, Water Stewardship Action Group will speak after the film; so prepare your hard questions.

Winter cooking classJanuary 26 and February 7, Mona Lisa Pasta, 7pm, $60 per class

"I'm for people who are tired of serving meals without compliments," says chef Terre Sisson, whose company is offering a pair of season-appropriate Thursday night cooking classes at a popular Preston Avenue pasta shop. After a snack-and-drink welcome, attendees at the two upcoming events will be invited into the kitchen to learn the techniques. On January 26, it's soups and stews; and on February 7, it's hearty beef fare. Students will be sent away two and half hours later with a recipe packet and, it's claimed, the confidence to replicate the meal.

They might be regularsFebruary 16, Jefferson Theater, Doors at 7pm & show at 8pm, $22/$25

Sorry, we're writing about this one a little early, but for your sake we're worried this Thursday-nighter will-- like most or all of their prior Charlottesville shows-- sell out. Although they released their first album in 1986, They Might Be Giants say they're celebrating their pearl anniversary: 30 years. That's triple the age of some of their youngest fans and half the age of some of their oldest; and this show is open to ages 14 and above. They're touring the wake of a newish album called Join Us, penned from the point of view of various loonies. "Mucking around in the mind of an unreliable narrator," says half of the duo, John Flansburgh, "is about halfway between a pleasant short vacation and self-induced mental illness, and this album is about as chock-full of that as anything we've ever done." Opener: Jonathan Coulton.

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