Reminds me of the opening ceremony at the Beijing Olympics, only a little less precise. The flag was created by 2,600 children holding red, white, or blue placards. The celebration of the newly renovated Montpelier included speeches, pageantry, and singing. Montpelier is now “smaller, prettier, and more authentic.”
Photo Credit The Daily Progress
Crossing the train tracks is a big deal. Before you decide to take the shortcut just remember that the police officers are just waiting for you to step onto the tracks, and it will cost you, $100 dollars or 30 hours of community service. More in-depth coverage from The Hook (here) about why police officers […]
Local residents gathered at the Elk’s Lodge near Darden Towe last night to voice their concerns over the proposal to light the softball fields.(Courtesy Daily Progress) My main concern is the price that the lighting will cost…$70,000. I go to Darden a lot to take my dogs to the dog park and there […]
The Carter Mountain wine shop is open and offers free wine tastings. Right now you can pick Gala & Jonagold apples. The Carter Mountain store is stocked with ready picked peaches, nectarines, white peaches, and apples. The Bakery has apple pies, cookies, ice cream and their Famous Apple Cider Donuts. Amy […]
Tailgating is banned from now on from the lawn. Did people really tailgate on the lawn before? Seems weird. Was it the graduates that live on the lawn and their friends or other people that come for the games? That would be a lot of work to carry a cooler out to the […]
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When you see the enormous painting hung downstairs at Boylan Heights, here’s a little background in case you are too young to remember the movie, Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Characters from the 1982 movie wear t-shirts with “Kill Lincoln” written on them. The t-shirt is referring to a rival highschool, not the […]
This Friday on the downtown mall is the kickoff for the UVA football season. From 5:30-9 there will be live music at Fridays after Five and at 7:45 the Cavalier Marching Band will march down the mall ending at the pavilion with Head Coach Al Groh and the 2008 captains to address the fans […]
I like all the buzz right now about trying to transition Charlottesville into recycling paper and plastic bags. Anything that gets people thinking more about the environment for future generations seems like positive change to me. I think the simple behavior of bringing your own bag could make a difference but it will […]
Sometimes it is hard to give your kids a ride to everywhere they need to go in Charlottesville, but the new Fun Bus will make it possible for them to participate in the events that they would like. The bus is a collaboration between the Piedmont Council of the Arts and The University of […]
Scott Hoover did not think it was very fun to spend $5 on a lottery ticket after he learned that he had zero chance of winning the top prizes. Public records showed that the winning tickets had been purchased a month before Scott purchased his ticket. Hoover is now suing the state of Virginia for […]
