UVA plans plaque to honor memory of Morgan Harrington
"We have to find a relationship with Morgan that transcends the inconvenient fact of her death. I am not sure how to do that yet"
Bike Charlottesville ballot calls for more bike lanes, improved West Main
According to VDOT’s draft Bicycle Policy Plan, Charlottesville has the second highest percentage of bicycle commute trips among Virginia cities, at 2.1 percent
UVA makes Kaplan/Newsweek list for jocks, WSJ list for recruiter ranks
UVA also made the cut for "Most Desirable Large Schools" (No. 7) and "Best Schools for Future Power Brokers" (No. 9). Always be closing, Wahoos
Forest Hills Park shooting suspect in custody of Charlottesville police
The Charlottesville Police Department’s CrimeView website shows a total of 29 incidents of assault reported within 1/4 mile of Forest Hills Park during the last six months
McDonnell staff recommends ABC privatization via auction
Governor says plan is opportunity to eliminate "an outdated government monopoly"
Winter issue of VQR cancelled
Plans for the Winter 2010 issue of the Virginia Quarterly Review were in place by April, around the time editor Ted Genoways received a Guggenheim Fellowship for a project on American poet Walt Whitman and the Civil War. While Genoways was on leave, two organizers of the annual LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph—co-founder Nick Nichols […]
Clark withdraws offer to withdraw congressional bid
Two days after he offered to withdraw his third-party bid for the Fifth District Congressional seat, Jeffrey Clark—who launched his campaign when a GOP primary selected Virginia Senator Robert Hurt as the Republican opposition to Democrat Tom Perriello—has his game face on again. Jeffrey Clark, independent candidate for Virginia’s Fifth District Congressional seat, wrote in […]
Jeffrey Clark withdraws offer to withdraw from Fifth District race
The independent candidate says he is "disappointed" that Robert Hurt’s campaign has not responded to financial leak question
Sunset/Fontaine Connector gets new study
When the Albemarle County Planning Commission unanimously approved the 54-acre rezoning of UVA’s Fontaine Research Park in July
Virginia Quarterly Review cancels winter issue, closes office
The New York Times Arts Beat blog reported yesterday evening that VQR offices will remain closed until a UVA investigation is complete