The Charlottesville Parks & Rec department tells the Hook that, starting tomorrow, the city will put up a fence around the Smith Pool complex at Buford Middle School on Cherry Avenue, in order to prepare for its imminent demolition. While that’s one less swim option for residents, you can still check out the sports & rec page of the Hook’s “Discover Charlottesville” site for other places where you can get your laps in.
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The Boss comes back around
In case you missed his sold-out show at John Paul Jones Arena on April 30, you have a second chance to catch Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band in concert. He’ll be playing the Richmond Coliseum on Monday, August 18. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 27 at 10am and range from $66 to $96. To read about Springsteen’s time frequenting Richmond in the band Steel Mill, check out our April 24 cover story. # (0)
Sheffield leaves Rolling Stone
After more than a decade as a reporter, columnist, and contributing editor for Rolling Stone, former Charlottesville resident Rob Sheffield has switched magazines. Now instead of penning the bi-weekly “Pop Life” column for music journalism’s Old Grey Lady, Sheffield’s byline can now be found in the pages of Blender, the monthly music publication from the folks who brought you Maxim, with his new column, called “Station to Station,” the second installment of which you can catch in this month’s issue. Last year, Sheffield took the literary world on a trip through Charlottesville’s early-’90s music scene in his memoir Love Is A Mix Tape. # (1)
So long, Smith
The Charlottesville Parks & Rec department tells the Hook that, starting tomorrow, the city will put up a fence around the Smith Pool complex at Buford Middle School on Cherry Avenue, in order to prepare for its imminent demolition. While that’s one less swim option for residents, you can still check out the sports & rec page of the Hook’s “Discover Charlottesville” site for other places where you can get your laps in. # (1)
Snap o' the day: The Aristocrat
The empty on West Main around high noon today gives proof that Charlottesville isn’t entirely a Stoli town. (0)
Lost Charlottesville: Ski Land
We came across the 2/21/74 edition of the Daily Progress, with this ad for Ski Land, one of America’s only ski areas to augment natural snow with both plastic carpets and pellets. According to commenters at DCSki.com, the place operated for just a single season. Bonus: there’s a nearby ad for Skatetown, the former East Market Street roller rink which is now the home of the Starlight Express bus service. (1)
Is the new Aquatic Center still going to be built there?