Rotunda to Rivanna: the future of our urban core
Like the palm of your hand, our city, if you were to look at it from high in the sky, has a similar pattern of lines that time has carved out. One of those lines, running east to west from the Rotunda to the Rivanna River, and parallel to the Buckingham Branch railroad, has local "palm readers" looking to the future. "In 50 years, I hope someone can walk from the grounds of the University all the way to the…
March 28th, 2013 issue #1213
NEWS
Late March brings another four or more inches of heavy, wet snow, closing city and county schools yet again. No such luck for UVA students trudging to class on Monday, Marc...
The carousel at Central Place is supposed to celebrate the Virginia Festival of the Book and the coming of spring. On Friday morning at 34 degrees, that seems like a brisk ...
Dumler petition: Mr. Smith goes to circuit court
In the latest episode of the scandal-plagued, sexual-battery-pleading, jail-time-serving Supervisor Chris Dumler saga, one of his constituents takes 584 signatures to Albem...
For Travis: Losing locks for a cure
Twelve-year-old Travis Compher, a seventh-grader from Caroline County, has been battling leukemia for more than a year and is still undergoing monthly chemotherapy treatmen...
John Lewis and the power of love
Civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis was arrested 40 times in the '60s, and four times since he's been in Congress. The youngest speaker at the 1963 March on Washington...
Lest we forget: Special election April 2
Even in a non-presidential election year, Virginians go to the polls. This year, besides the June 11 Democratic primary and the November 5 governor, lieutenant governor and...
Public housing fray: HUD says no Norris conflict of interest
Former mayor and City Councilor Dave Norris has made a career out of working for nonprofits dedicated to helping the disadvantaged. That's why it was so surprising to find ...
Witness-less: Curry prof's grand larceny charge reduced
UVA Curry School of Education professor Glen Bull was in Charlottesville General District Court March 21 to face grand larceny charges involving a purse. The incident alleg...
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Drink and be merry: Wine Made Simple celebrates
Back in 2011, Wine Made Simple owner Joyce Watson told The Dish that it was her dream to open a wine shop, and to be a "community hub for people to socialize and enjoy good...
Young and old: Vinegar Hill Café aims for health at all ages
Two months after the grand opening of the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, community music and educational events are happening on a near-daily basis in t...
Going coastal: And like a bad neighbor...
By PATRICK CLARKIn 1938, when storm-watchers gave hurricanes names fit for railroad lines, the Great New England formed off Africa's western coast, hurtled across the At...
Jeepers peepers! Frogs are canaries in a coal mine
By Amy Mathews Amos. The snow had melted, the sun was shining and the river beckoned, so I took a long walk by the water this weekend. Being outside was satisfying enough, bu...
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Focused on a cure: Kassell's ultrasound vision
Every once in a while, a technology comes along that revolutionizes medicine. Sometimes, it just takes a while to recognize its impact. In 1970, for instance, Neal Kassell ...
