Budget bus: Starlight gears up for big changes
When A. Goff Limousine purchased luxury Charlottesville-to-New York bus service Starlight Express in 2010, general manager Dan Goff promised to give Amtrak a run for its money by offering competitive rates and expanding the round-trip bus service to the Big Apple. Less than two years later, Goff says, he's getting ready to do just that as he prepares to unveil "massive" changes that could prove a game-changer in the local transportation business.
May 31st, 2012 issue #1122
Flights slashed: CHO to LaGuardia about to get skimpier
If you live in Charlottesville but want to wake up in the city that doesn't sleep, you'll have a harder time doing it pretty soon. That's because this summer, the Charlottesville Albemarle Regional Airport is losing two of its three daily nonstop Charlottesville to LaGuardia flights.
News
Got an AED? Group pushing defibrillator awareness
A new partnership between the Charlottesville Fire Department and the Chamber of Commerce wants to elevate awareness of Automatic External Defibrillators, or AEDs, in order...
Justice at last: Broke Wintergreen finds deep-pocketed buyer
Wintergreen Resort– stung by a pair of weak snowsports seasons, challenged by state officials over tax credits, and losing its credit line– has found salvation ...
Manslaughter at most? Huguely team files to set aside verdict
Attorneys for George Huguely filed a motion asking the judge to set aside Huguely's conviction for second-degree murder in the death of his former girlfriend, Yeardley Love...
Not forgotten: Mall façade demolition settled for $16K
Two and a half years after the art-deco glass storefront of the old Victory Shoe Store on the Downtown Mall, now home to SweetFrog Frozen Yogurt, was unceremoniously demoli...
Stonewall lost: Pictures recall burned Natural Bridge mansion
O turn thy rudder hither-ward awhile,Here may thy storme-bett vessel safely ryde;This is the port of rest from troublous toyle,The world's sweet inn, from pain & wearis...
In Western Albemarle a bonfire burns as nearly a dozen bikini-clad girls run around it. Must be some sort of Memorial Day ceremony– or else it was a birthday party fo...
The Dish
Beer buzz: New laws a boon for local breweries
Unlike Virginia wineries, breweries in the state haven't been able to sell beer for on-site consumption without having a restaurant. All that began changing on May 15 when ...
Turning two: Cav Diner revamps decor, menu
A shout out to the Cavalier Diner on Emmet Street, which just celebrated its second birthday. Owner Aristea Vlavianos, daughter of venerable local restauranteurs Margarita ...
Essays
Mitt-picking: Choosing Condi Rice a game changer
By Juan Williams Washington's favorite gossip game– speculating about the vice presidential pick– now gets serious.
Real Estate - On the Block
Country indeed: Renovated vernacular invites light, exudes character
Facetime
Reefer activism: 2.6-ounce possessor fights back in Drug War
Here's what Jordan McNeish learned after nearly half a year in jail: "There are two classes of people: people who have done something they think they should be in jail for,...
