Category Archives: Charlottesville

Friends who have been following the rebirth of our back porch (which I have dubbed Deck 2.0) may not all know another interesting fact about our home: we purchased it from the estate of Madeline Kahn. Yep, that Madeline Kahn. … Continue reading →

GOP struggles to win over Charlottesville | Charlottesville Daily Progress. I am a CVille Democrat, and I support the local party, but I hope that the Republicans do find a candidate who can represent their party in the upcoming city … Continue reading →

So I’ve been off the blogging horse for awhile, and of all things, Facebook has inspired me to start again. For reasons that I will explain in a future post, I have decided to use CitizenMcCord as my primary blogging … Continue reading →

I had a terrible dream last night. It was November 7th, and I saw this on my TV.

Update: It has been pointed out to me that I might increase my chances of acceptance if I actually spell Sorensen correctly. Duly noted and corrected. I have decided to apply for the 2009 Sorensen Institute Political Leaders Program. Only … Continue reading →

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I recognize that it has been too long since I posted here. I have found that I can either do, or I can write, but I have difficulty balancing both. For the past several months, in addition to my day … Continue reading →

June 23, 2008 Manager Carmike Six Cinema 1005 Garden Blvd. Charlottesville, VA. 22901-1461 To the Charlottesville Carmike Six Manager: I am writing to express my utter dissatisfaction with the quality of service and the general ambiance of your theater. In … Continue reading →

I find this to be an extremely clever use of open market resources. Category 4, a local web design and hosting firm (I worked with them when implementing the new Virginia Film Festival website) is offering a Barack Obama WordPress … Continue reading →

From March 13-16, the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, OFFSCREEN, and University Democrats, are sponsoring a film festival marking five years of occupying Iraq. All events are free and open to the public; discussions will follow each screening. The … Continue reading →

As if there wasn’t enough to do on March 4, Charlottesville Parks and Rec has scheduled a public forum to discuss the Master Plan Project for the western end of McIntire Park. The meeting runs from 6:30 to 8:30 in … Continue reading →

Those of you who work or live near the University Medical Center may find this interesting. Note that this unfortunately overlaps with the Old Lynchburg Road Citizen information meeting: U.Va. Officials Give Update on Medical Center Plans On Tuesday, March … Continue reading →

I (finally) attended my first Parks and Rec meeting last night as a Board member, and I hope to blog about it this weekend. Until then, I thought it important to get this information out to those who may not … Continue reading →

Smith Magazine is sponsoring a contest to tell a complete memoir in just six words. Many of these have already been collected in a book Not Quite What I Was Planning, but they are also still accepting submissions on their … Continue reading →

This Sunday, Feb. 24th at 3:00 P.M., Chief Billy “Red Wing” Tayac of the Piscataway Nation will speak at UVA  issues affecting today’s American Indians. The event, open to the public with no admission charge, is sponsored by the Charlottesville Center … Continue reading →

My friends at the CCPJ are sponsoring two very interesting events this week. To begin, a free screening of Uncounted on Feb. 21 at 7:00 at Sojourner’s Church, 1017 Elliott Ave. The film is a nonpartisan look at election fraud … Continue reading →

The Charlottesville Office of Voter Registration has posted the results of the February primaries as a PDF. The results are broken down by precinct, and it’s very clear to see how Obama swept them all. I was standing out in … Continue reading →

February 5 is Super Tuesday, and though Virginia will not be voting until a week later, the results of that twenty-two state voting blitz could do much to determine the next nominee of each party. So if you’re not already … Continue reading →

In the January 29 C-Ville Weekly, Josh Levy writes an editorial about just how great things are going in Iraq: Not long ago, it seemed as if we were on the verge of defeat; now it is likely that Iraqis … Continue reading →