culture – Page 3 – Black and White

grocery store news stand

globe — Schadenfreude. Is the Globe a respected print publication?

Man and a horse, girl and a dog

Gen Lee RIC VA — On Monday, the Charlottesville City Council unanimously approved the creation of a blue ribbon commission that will, among several other objectives, recommend whether the city should remove its Confederate memorials, including the statue of Lee in Lee Park– Daily Progress
(photo from Richmond, Virginia)

Andy Taylor for President

Andy Taylor statue Providence RI — Problem solved. Opie can be Attorney General, Aunt Bee Secretary of State

Tire dump

midnight tire dump — We’ve given everything to the automobile.

Pottersville

Pottersville sign — The places we live naturally decline without care and feeding from residents and good work by elected government.

Jesus chained

Joseph in chains — Local creche, Joseph et alii chained. The world has changed in the last 30 years.

Jesus chained — The Baby Jesus secured in the manger.

nativity scene secured — Even the livestock are at risk.

the Domain

Sewannee, University of the South — The Tigers were shut out 26 times in their 37 SEC games, and were outscored by a combined total of 1163–84.

tabloids 1991

checkout lane tabloids — 127 pounds, desert storm, oprah, vanna white. Changeless change

then and now

CHO front yard 1989 — In previous times one would see front yard displays, nostalgic dioramas in praise of the past. Concrete deer, wagon wheels…

I wonder if the front yard curators continue to feel the need to include the deer? — Do front yard curators continue to feel the need to include deer?

open for business

public comment timer — October 19, 2015- Louisa County Board of Supervisors approved a conditional use permit to allow the open pit mining of vermiculite
in the Green Springs National Historic Landmark District.
The applicant for the zoning change is admired community wide as a good man.
The mining company has, in the past, done award-winning reclamation of a mining site.

So… What the hay?

The highlights of the decision to grant the CUP are on the web.
To cover the subtleties, the principal actors, the hard choices, the layers of compromise,
thousands of words and a fearless newspaper would be required.
The Louisa Comprehensive Plan executive statement, vision and goals recognize the national significance of the Green Springs district.
The Louisa County zoning code allows for the refusal of a CUP if it is not compatible with the surrounding area.

But what the hay.