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Virginia Rep Requests $4M for Blue Ridge Tunnel Projectnew
Plans to convert the Blue Ridge Tunnel into a hiking trail through Afton Mountain may have gotten a boost when Representative Tom Perriello asked the House Appropriations Committee to earmark $4.36 million for the project in fiscal year 2010.
C-Ville Weekly |
Mark Meier |
05-06-2009 |
Housing & Development
How Did It All Start for Wolverine?new
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is the elaborate yet curiously dull backstory of Marvel Comics' favorite razor-clawed mutant badass.
C-Ville Weekly |
Jonathan Kiefer |
05-06-2009 |
Reviews
Behind the Scenes at Boyd Tinsley with Carly Gullicksonnew
Trying to rise in the ranks of worldwide tennis, dozens of professional athletes, including Carly Gullickson, descend on the Boyd Tinsley USTA Women's Pro Championship.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
05-06-2009 |
Sports
Charlottesville Ten Miler Not So Wasteful After Allnew
One of the reasons running is my workout of choice is that it can be very light on resources.
C-Ville Weekly |
Erika Howsare |
04-08-2009 |
Sports
Broken Marriage: A Timeline of the Landmark Hotel Tragedynew
Charlottesville's Landmark Hotel started as a $30 million project that even the Board of Architectural Review could love. Now, only Mother Nature is working on the skeletal tower that stands as a sardonic reminder of the times.
C-Ville Weekly |
Will Goldsmith |
04-08-2009 |
Housing & Development
Free Speech Is Unchained with the 2009 Muzzle Awardsnew
Usually it's a good thing to receive a free t-shirt and get your name in the paper, but not if you're a winner of a Muzzle Award from Charlottesville's Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression.
C-Ville Weekly |
Wistar Watts Murray |
04-08-2009 |
Policy Issues
With Norris Stepping Down, Who Will Lead Charlottesville's Homeless Efforts?new
After almost five years as the first executive director of Charlottesville's primary homeless provider, Dave Norris is moving on.
C-Ville Weekly |
Jayson Whitehead |
03-25-2009 |
Politics
Danny Schmidt Saves the Best for Lastnew
If the only stupid question is the one not asked, then Danny Schmidt, a Charlottesville expatriate and a founding father of the local folk scene, is thumbtack sharp, a songwriter with the curviest question marks.
C-Ville Weekly |
Brendan Fitzgerald |
03-25-2009 |
Reviews
'March' of the Dingbatsnew
For a crass sex comedy, Miss March seems strangely self-neutering—quite literally, given the last-act revelation that one character was born without genitalia. Gentlemen, ask yourselves: Better or worse than a four-year coma?
C-Ville Weekly |
Jonathan Kiefer |
03-25-2009 |
Reviews
Hitchhiker's Guide to Wine: Georgia and Hungarynew
Sometimes hitchhikers have to stand in the rain for a while. Not every ride you catch takes you exactly where you wanted to go. But that's no reason to quit. Remember the hitchhiker's motto: travel to strange places, meet interesting wines, and drink them.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
03-25-2009 |
Food+Drink
Can Chemistry Develop If It's Not There Already?new
Chemistry is a complex beast. In the early intoxication stage of dating, it’s easy to mistake hormones for lasting chemistry. True lasting chemistry comes from physical, emotional, and other forms of chemistry combined.
C-Ville Weekly |
Marya Choby |
03-25-2009 |
Advice
New 'Halo' Packs a Bigger Blastnew
In the hands of veteran PC developer Ensemble, Halo Wars is a strong — if somewhat stripped-down — exercise that really immerses itself in the lore of the Halo universe.
C-Ville Weekly |
Aaron R. Conklin |
02-25-2009 |
Video Games
Budget Cuts Target Virginia's Neediest Kids...To Save $8 Millionnew
One of the most troubling aspects of Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine’s budget proposal is that we do without any state-run emergency mental health beds for those under 18. Both child advocates and mental health watchdogs say this is a terrible idea that will crowd hospitals, correctional facilities and, some worry, morgues.
C-Ville Weekly |
Will Goldsmith |
02-25-2009 |
Economy
Kill Skills: 'Taken'new
In Taken, Liam Neeson kicks so much ass. How much? Well, imagine the exact amount of ass-kicking you think is enough, plus even more. Now double it.
C-Ville Weekly |
Jonathan Kiefer |
01-28-2009 |
Reviews
Officially and Unofficially, Dialogue on Race Moves Aheadnew
Charlottesville's City Council has committed to spending $10,000 on a community-wide "dialogue on race," and during budget hearings, it will weigh whether to spend up to $50,000 more. But the very idea of a dialogue on race seems to have started one, even before Council has spent a dime.
C-Ville Weekly |
Will Goldsmith |
01-28-2009 |
Race & Class
