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West Main will soon get a pocket garden. What's a pocket garden? read full story

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Chatham businessman and Iraq War veteran Brydon Jackson tells the Hook today that he is "at the very beginning" of his campaign for the Democratic nomination to run against Rep. Virgil Goode (R) in for his Congressional seat 2008. read full story

A new Prism, C'ville Barbies, Free Speech Wall arrest ON THIS WEEK�S COVER: Prism reborn: For 40 years, the Prism Coffeehouse played host to musical legends including Emmylou Harris, Doc Watson, and Philip Glass. But after a rift between board members, volunteers, and one mercurial artistic director led to the Prism's 2006 closing, the fate of the historic smoke- and alcohol-free nonprofit venue seemed uncertain. Now, a new coalition of music lovers has formed to bring the music and the masses back to 214 Rugby Road. But controversy lurks in the familiar music... read full story

As lawmakers in Richmond grapple with the idea of banning indoor smoking, the tobacco industry is getting ready to take its ball and go home. read full story

Western Albemarle High School senior Daniel Redinger crept his way into the Washington Post over the weekend with a scant 104 words. read full story

UVA Law professor Robert Turner was one of five witnesses who testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday to try to sort through the ramifications of President Bush's pronouncement that decisions about war policy are his domain, the Pittsburgh Post read full story

A new report by the 10 assorted scientists in the greenhouse gas working group at the State Advisory Board on Air Pollution, a division of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, concludes that global warming may be on the verge of wreaking havoc on Virginia's ecosystems, tourism industry, and general well being. "A particular concern is sea level rise," says the 90-page document released January 5. read full story

In yet another Dave Matthews/Coran Capshaw success story, the duo's ATO Pictures wowed the audiences and the studio fat-cats at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, January 27 with their feature film Joshua, staring read full story

Lawyers in Greene and Madison counties gave a thumbs up to Charlottesville General District Court Judge Robert Downer to succeed Albemarle Circuit Court Judge Paul Peatross, who retires tomorrow. read full story

Local fans of iconic blues guitarist B.B. King had reason for panic. read full story

The fine young men from 1998 indie rock sensation turned 2004 MTV sensation Modest Mouse have announced a new album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, due out March 20. Bassist Tom Peloso was a founding member of local bluegrass act read full story

As documented in Rob Sheffield's recent memoir about his late wife, Love Is a Mix Tape, one of Ren©e Crist Sheffield's favorite artists was the underappreciated '80s power popster Marshall Crenshaw. read full story

With a score of 400 to 330, the team from Monticello High School won the Pop Quiz championship over Woodberry Forest School. The finale to the 25th season of the academic showdown came in a live broadcast from 5 to 6pm yesterday on public television station WVPT. The winning MHS team– which edged longtime contender Charlottesville High School by ten points in the semi-finals– included a junior and three seniors. read full story

The Daily Progress is reporting this morning that one of UVA's biggest-ever pledges has expired, throwing the prospect of a 1,200-seat concert hall on Emmet Street into t read full story

On Friday, renowned Chicago Cubs second baseman and Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg was the featured speaker at the UVA baseball team's 2007 "Step Up To The Plate" event, an annual shindig at Mem Gym comprising a dinner, auctions, and– of course, au read full story

Southern Accents magazine, a kind of "Better Homes and Gardens" written exclusively for the Dixie set, is carrying a feature story about Jefferson-area vineyards. "The Barboursville estate has aged well in its three decades," says writer Logan Ward, "It now draws visitors from al read full story

Television stations in both Charlottesville and Richmond are covering a near-miss of bacterial meningitis at UVA. read full story

Virginia Senator John Warner has broken from the party ranks and challenged President Bush's strategy for continued engagement in Iraq. Bush's plan for escalation has drawn fire given the long and rather unimpressive story-so-far of the war, which has now drawn on for read full story