Annual Manual

Aug 7

Essays

I-64: Ode to a Highway
Tell me the greatest danger facing travelers along Virginia's stretch of Interstate 64, that venerable highway stretching from the Atlantic Ocean all the ...
So Long, Hookville: Breaking loose from the velvet rut
I like to claim that I was blackmailed into coming to Charlottesville. The real story, of course, is that when it came time to make that pesky decision ab...

Real Estate

Realtor speak: For real laughs, read the real estate ads
Some guys go golfing. Others collect stamps. I read the real estate magazines. Here are some of the things I've learned during the last decade reading abo...

Movie Reviews

Antici-pation: 10 notable coming attractions
Lists are stupid. Looking over the schedule for the rest of 2003 (including films being released for award consideration that you may not see until next y...

Cultural preview

Acting out: Local troupes electrify the boards
If Paris is the cultural capital of Europe, and Chicago is the Paris of the Midwest, then Charlottesville is the Chicago of Central Virginia. Con...
Art in this place: Embarrassment of riches
Of course, it's been some time since the city and a private group teamed up for "Art-in-Place," the program that effectively turned the city into a giant ...
Bookworming: Charlottesville loves its words
It's no secret that Charlottesville is a reader's paradise. Whether your mission is to surround yourself with tatty used paperbacks, rare first editions,...
Charlottesville: And the learning is easy
At first glance, Charlottesville seems like a town that's almost annoyingly pleased with itself. Lest we forget for a moment that it was home to three ...
Get me outta here! Where to go and what to do with kids<BR>
My family seems to think that I am the head of their Entertainment Committee. Any time my kids are stuck without a suitable social agenda, they slouch int...