UVA thrusts $13.5M theater into the spotlight
The two-story addition to UVA’s current drama facilities will connect to the Culbreth Theatre lobby and box office by May 2012
UVA Board of Visitors raises tuition costs by 8.9 percent
Virginia students will pay $11,576 in tuition costs, while out-of-state students will pay $36,570
Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport adds Chicago service
Local residents may now hop a flight to the Windy City and make it back before the stroke of midnight
Albemarle County, Charlottesville show steady growth in 2010 Census
Census results show growth in all racial groups in Albemarle, slight decrease in Charlottesville whites and blacks.
Local Amtrak train needs more funding to move past 2011
Despite chugging far beyond everyone’s expectations, the Amtrak passenger train that stops in Charlottesville might not survive past 2011.
UVA astronomers, with NASA, discover new cold star
UVA astronomers, with the help of NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), have confirmed the discovery of a new star. This star is a cool brown dwarf star. These stars are characterized by a mass so small they are unable to burn hydrogen into helium.
No incidents yet on Meadowcreek Parkway
We last left the Meadowcreek Parkway saga with construction underway, the county detour open, and the Federal Highway Administration ruling that the Meadowcreek Parkway would not have a considerable impact on the environment. What’s next for the 43-year-old project? The county portion of the Meadowcreek Parkway opened last month and no accidents or tickets have […]
Albemarle’s red light cameras go live today
Beware to “fancy” drivers. The red light cameras installed in Albemarle County become operational today.
Robbery reported at Grady Avenue Quik Mart last night
Police say the suspect was a black male dressed in all black and wielding a tear gas gun
Judge rules in Albemarle’s favor in YMCA-related suit
Judge Higgins dismisses case against county’s allocation for McIntire Park YMCA, no hearing date yet for city case.