Considering how much coffee they were ingesting that noon, the five panelists were surprisingly sedate. Indeed, watching them smell each of 10 cups, swirl, sip and then press their pencils into the grading sheet, an image of study hall came to mind. Not exactly the caffeinated showdown we had envisioned when we set up the […]
Charlottesville police are searching for 20-year-old Darryl Andrew Johnson in the killing of Phillip E. Adams, Jr. shortly after midnight on Saturday morning. Adams died from gunshot wounds to the chest. The incident occurred in the vicinity of Pacino’s Deli, where the two men became involved in an altercation.
Laughing robustly to oneself for no apparent reason: It’s a sign of madness, yes? Not if you’re Leigh Meredith. For her, it’s a sign of a life pointed in the right direction. Meredith teaches Laughter Yoga, a highly physical practice that is almost zero percent yoga in the traditional sense and 100 percent laughter in […]
We’ll drink to that! Beer Run, the little Belmont suds joint that could, has eanred notice from Imbibe Magazine. The national drinking publication has listed the Carlton Road beer-and-local-good-food shop among the “Best Beer Shops” in the nation.
City police are investigating two shootings that occurred on Saturday. The Daily Progress reports today that a 19-year-old Charlottesville man was discovered shot to death in the 700 block of Sixth Street Southwest on in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police had not released the name of the victim, nor the names of any suspects. Later Saturday evening on the west side of town, an 18-year-old man was shot in the chest and taken to UVA Medical Center to be treated.
Media General Inc., parent company of the dying-fast Daily Progress, reported today in its Second-Quarter earnings call that publishing division profits declined from $133 million in the year-ago quarter to $114 million, driven mostly by losses in classifieds that amounted to nearly 30 percent.
The Miller Center’s national profile rose a little more last week when the National War Powers Commission, convened by the public affairs research center at UVA in February 2007, released its recommendations on July 8. The conclusion of the all-star group? Repeal the War Powers Resolution of 1973. It has failed to promote cooperation between […]
Of the 3,000 in attendance only six were escorted from the premises. Seventy-two others, who left of their own free will, were newly minted United States citizens. Despite the promise of angry protests disrupting the address of President George W. Bush at the 46th annual Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony at Monticello, the event went off smoothly.
Will Frischkorn, a 27-year-old cyclist and former Charlottesville boy, finished the second stage of the Tour de France in second place today, nearly causing an upset
Landmark Communications came a step closer to breaking up all its assets with the announcement today of a deal to sell the Weather Channel to NBC Universal and two private equity firms. The New York Times is reporting that the deal was valued at $3.5 billion