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C-Ville Commuters Eat Dirt – Lose All Parking!

By Outskirts Guy
New signs begin to appear.

In a drastic change in policy the city elders have decided it is time to shake things up a bit. Garrett Street is where almost all commuters who work on the downtown mall park. This has been the case for years. Due to excessive crime in the area it became a no parking zone from… more »

Big Failed Erection in C-Ville

Big Failed...

I know C-Ville refused to admit it, but let’s face it…all is not well on the historic downtown mall. Issues arise (or not) as age advances, and TJ’s mall has seen better days.

During the past week people have begun applying “things” to the structure in… more »

Urban Evolution, Legendary Supermarket

Urban Replacement

Charlottesville continues to go through explosive growth with new developments going on all around us. Things such as our new landmark hotel (that will look the exact same way for years to come) rise above the city skyline and shout…I am woman hear me roar…. more »


Autos Attack Pedestrians: Incidents Skyrocket

Movie poster from Death Race 2000

In the past year the number of pedestrians that have been attacked by careless drivers in automobiles have skyrocketed here in Charlottesville. Comparing the data* (obtained from the Charlottesville Police… more »

Wind Lashes Out, Threatens Mall

Wall collapse on mall

Charlottesville is very windy, but during the past few weeks it has been missing. It returned today. Sirens have been rampant in the downtown area throughout the entire day. At… more »

Media Knows No Boundaries (for Parking)

Parking News

From a loyal reader:
Do the police routinely allow TV news vans to park illegally in Charlottesville? This evening I saw two WVIR vans parked illegally. One was on the brick… more »

TJ and MJ are Thriller’s

Image of TJ and MJ at Monticello

MJ unveiled his plans for a string of farewell concerts yesterday before 1,000 screaming children.

The superstar revealed this summer’s gigs will be his curtain call during a bizarre appearance at… more »

Snow Cripples C-Ville (Soon)!

March Snow

Snow started gently falling around 3pm this afternoon. The current forecast is for 4-8 inches followed by a bitter cold evening near the 10 degree mark. There is a good… more »

Standoff Behind Spudnuts

brawl in belmont

There must have been at least a dozen police cars. Turns out there was a standoff with a person that was threatening others. I saw a ton of things getting… more »

Land of the HDTV Challenged

Size Matters in HDTV

The locals stations have gone digital. Of course the current view is old school digital 480p shown by that small dark region in the lower left. HDTV is the full… more »

C-Ville vs. Albemarle. Cage Match 101.

Cage Match

For years the county has been paying bucks to the village due to the wrath of TJ. It looks like those days may be coming to an end. If the… more »

Birth of the Digital C-Ville

Back in the 50’s C-Ville enjoyed having their first AM radio station. The 70’s brought FM. In the 80’s they discovered television when NBC 29 started broadcasting (that scared the… more »

C-Ville Peeps

pole_dancing

Looks like C-Ville is going to have some fun on Friday evening at Siips [sic]. Women who have been training at things such as lap dancing, pole dancing, and boa… more »

Fresh Air Fund Needs Camp Counselors

As most of you know…me and breeder results rarely hang out together, but quite a few of you around here seem to love em. You should sign up for this… more »

Where smoking bans go to die….

Baby wants cig.

In possibly the most shocking news since Monticello admitted TJ slept with Sally (oh wait…did they ever officially admit to that?), the Virginia Senate approved several bills that will ban… more »

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