Monthly Archive for June, 2008

Local Man Makes Good

Published by Waldo Jaquith on June 29, 2008 in In Brief. 2 Comments

Charlottesville resident Adam Nelson has qualified for the Olympics in the shot put.  #

President to Speak at Monticello July 4

Published by Waldo Jaquith on June 27, 2008 in Government and Politics. 215 Comments

Monticello Naturalization Ceremony President George Bush will be the speaker at this year’s Independence Day naturalization ceremony at Monticello. Such events take place around the country, and the annual event at Monticello is for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Charlottesville’s is always a big deal, not just because of the always-excellent speakers (Sam Waterston, actor and Unity08 founder, spoke last year), but because of its great location. The event is free, though probably tough to get into this year. It’s always stunningly hot, even at its 10am start time, so prepare accordingly if you intend to go.

We have the internets?

Published by Waldo Jaquith on June 26, 2008 in In Brief. 6 Comments

Council is looking at blanketing downtown with WiFi. I’d go with a mesh network—it’s cheaper, and my tests downtown show that it’ll work just fine.  #

VDOT Reviewing Light Cycles on 29N

Published by Waldo Jaquith on June 24, 2008 in In Brief. 9 Comments

VDOT is reviewing the timing of lights on 29N. The bad news is that some of these jammed intersections are probably just getting more traffic than they can handle.  #

Locally-Producer Hard Cider

Published by Waldo Jaquith on June 23, 2008 in In Brief. 1 Comment

The Sheltons’ apple orchard will begin producing hard cider, with the first batch expected to go on sale in the spring. Oh, hell yes.  #