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Preston commented on Dead Western and Snowblink
Bob Gibson is a class act, a fact known by everybody who knows him ... And, to boot, he knows how to turn a good phrase ...
Eric commented on Family Weekend Choral Showcase
Charlottesville is not NY, NY, by any stretch, but it is beginning to have an affluent/effluent
air to things. Work to keep C'ville simple and unpretentious and things will be fine. Let C'ville slide into a complete gridlock and culture where people lose their smiling outlook on life and it'll...
TheHookIsCrazy commented on Family Weekend Choral Showcase
The presence of The University gives the area enough of a pretentious reputation. Courtney Stuart, please don't feed the superiority complex that some around here have.
Ann Harbor, Michigan. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Austin, Texas. Amherst, Massachusetts. All are college towns with culture...
Dick Thaxter commented on Dead Western and Snowblink
Great story. Not too long ago I got back in touch with Bob Gibson after many years. We grew up together in Arlington and were good friends since childhood. In high school we ran the Teen Democrats together where we earnestly tried to get rid of Rep. Joel Broyhill (I hope I haven't outed Bob's...
Arbutus commented on Family Weekend Choral Showcase
I think the author's point was simply that the lifestyle one can experience in Charlottesville is somewhat similar (in a mini way) to that of New York. There is a level of sophistication here, not typically found in other towns this size; more like Boulder, perhaps. The train connection between...
Lonnie commented on Family Weekend Choral Showcase
As someone who's live here my whole life, I'm rather tired of some of the assumptions about Charlottesville I hear repeatedly.
First of all, Charlottesville is NOT a college town. Blacksburg is a college town. Here's the difference... Tech has a huge student population but in the summer the...
Marguerite Leathers commented on The Virginia Gentlemen
Just wanted to say that Dr. Hook's column is my favorite article in the Hook.
He should compile all of his columns and publish a book.
The Hook Book...or something.
I live near Courtland, VA..but my husband and I enjoy vacationing in the Charlottesville area. One of the first things I always do...
Lisa commented on Family Weekend Choral Showcase
I think Charlottesville needs to get over itself. I can't believe that this is considered a topic for discussion (or a cover story).
Terry commented on Family Weekend Choral Showcase
The Coran is to Charlottesville as the Ronald is to MacDonalds.
t.m. commented on Family Weekend Choral Showcase
Hell no, Charlottesville is not the new NYC. Not even close to Boston, or D.C., for that matter. The only thing 24 hours in town is CVS and Waffle House. You can't even have a building higher than 9 floors. The only thing C-ville is growing to emulate is Fairfax County.