Monthly Archive for June, 2007

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Spivey Pleads Guilty

Former CHS choir director Jonathan Spivey has pleaded guilty to indecent sexual liberties with a minor, Liesel Nowak writes for the Progress. Apparently, the sexual encounters were consensual, taking place in his office and in the choir robe chamber next to his office. The 47-year-old was first accused of sexual contact with his students last September, indicted in December, promptly committed to Martha Jefferson’s psychiatric ward, and then resigned his job. Spivey was also the minister of music at Mount Zion Baptist Church, though it looks like he may still hold that position, since he’s still listed as staff on the church’s website.

QUEST:le Mans

Johnny St. Ours, Oliver Kuttner, and a pilot for a TV series about racing in Le Mans — that’s quite a combination. If this 23 minute show gets enough viewers, it may win the Independent TV Festival Pilot contest.  #

Giving Candy to Strangers

A bunch of UVa students have been driving around and giving ice cream to strangers just for the heck of it.  #

Christian’s Pizza Adding New Locations

Pizza lovers rejoice: Christian’s will be adding three new locations around town, says today’s Daily Progress. (The story isn’t online.) Owner Christian Tamm had established a Corner location back when he owned Sylvia’s, but has stuck with his downtown location since he established Christian’s a few years back. Now he’s adding locations at Pantops, 29 N. and the Corner, all simultaneously. To keep quality high, he’ll make his best current employees into managers of the new locations.

“Evan Almighty” Not Liked by Reviewers

The reviews of “Evan Almighty” are rolling in, and they’re bad. They’re really, really bad. The positive reviews describe it as “mildly entertaining,” “[this movie] shouldn’t work, but it kind of does,” and “this is idiotic.” I’m a total movie cynic, and even I liked it more than that.  #