Author: David McNair
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Marquee message
The current film line-up on the Downtown Regal marquee offers an odd, and inadvertent, social commentary. Photo by Anita Byers.
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Jilted again? Dewberry, City, clash over hotel project
When I was with the Hook I tried to explain to John Dewberry’s people that the abandoned Landmark Hotel project was a sore spot for us, that we’d been burned by a sharp-tongued, thin-skinned developer and his partner, who left the Landmark at the altar, her gown in tatters, and that while she’s stood there…
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Stuart debuts at C-Ville
Here’s a positive development on the DTM: former Hook editor and reporter extraordinaire Courteney Stuart still has a desk on the Mall and is penning stories, although it’s certainly not as nice as her window perch in the old Hook office. Man arrested on Albemarle child porn charges “never in trouble” The man arrested on…
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Holy Cow menu…check it out!
Dr. Ho’s Holy Cow on 2nd Street NW is up and running, and here’s the menu: Banger: ‘n-a-Bun (Breadworks Sunflower Wheat) $4 Meal Deal: Sandwich + one topping, chips, and a spritzer $7 Gluten Free Jackalope BBQ (made with Jack Fruit): ‘n-a-Bun (corn flower) $5 Meal Deal: Sandwich + one topping. chips, and a spritzer…
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Video: Jamie Dyer & The Hogwaller Ramblers at Fellini’s
Formed in the early 1990s, and transforming ever since then, The Hogwaller Ramblers are perhaps Charlottesville’s greatest un-signed band, and they play every Sunday now at Fellini’s. Frontman Jamie Dyer, the only original member left, has managed to keep this band of rogues together for so long, we guess, because when you’re in it it’s…
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“Birds” is the word: Virginia Film Festival around the corner
Start getting psyched, as most of the film festival movies are being shown on the DTM, at the Regal Downtown and Paramount, with the opening gala held at the Jefferson, the “Festival Lounge” set up at Escafe, and “wrap up” party at the Main Street Arena. Every year, the festival is a bit daunting, with…
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BID for the DTM? What we can learn from Vermonters
Our DTM is a wonderful place, one of a few such successful pedestrian malls in the country, but on a recent trip to Burlington, Vermont’s Church Street Marketplace, a pedestrian mall similar to the DTM, one downtown business owner came away wondering if we might be able to learn a thing or two from our…
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Way-back machine, courtesy The Times of Charlottesville
Clearing out the offices of the Hook, we found another deceased newspaper, The Times of Charlottesville, published on the DTM by Sandy McAdams and Phil Stafford out of Daedalus Books. Here are some snapshots from 1975 & 1976.
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Don’t miss the Dane Alderson Trio
On Monday there was only a small crowd gathered around Midnight at Rapture for the Dane Alderson Trio’s regular gig, but they were all listening, really listening. No one was playing pool, chatting, or even going to the bathroom. A lot of the people in the crowd were musicians themselves, come to hear one of…
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