UVA: Arrest disclosure system to launch Monday, did not encounter glitch
A program devised by UVA to require students to self-report arrests and criminal convictions may not be working
Cuccinelli says Virginia can regulate abortion clinics
In a legal opinion issued late last week, Cuccinelli argues that the state Board of Health has the legal authority to regulate abortion clinics
City Council: Let there be goats!
A herd of new neighbors may soon be grazing in the city’s backyards. At its August 16 meeting, City Council supported an amendment to an ordinance that would allow miniature goats within city limits. Won’t you be my neighbor? If City Council passes an amended ordinance on September 7, you can house three of these […]
UVA South Lawn opens to students and faculty
Students are back, and the biggest project on Grounds has finally opened
Facebook fund to benefit twin daughters of Charlottesville couple
The Coyles, a Roanoke family, started a fund for sisters who lost their parents in a car accident in Orange County on July 31
Perriello allows signs, tells Hurt not to “skip the job interview”
The race between Democratic incumbent Tom Perriello and Republican challenger Robert Hurt is heating up this week, both on TV and in print
New UVA self-disclosure policy toughest on athletes
Three months after the May 3 death of UVA lacrosse player Yeardley Love—allegedly at the hands of fellow student-athlete George Huguely
Tallest man in the world to undergo surgery at UVA
The Guinness World Record holder stands more than eight feet tall, and will undergo radiosurgery to try to correct an excess of growth hormone
Charlottesville, Albemarle schools miss Adequately Yearly Progress mark
Virginia’s Department of Education released the AYP reports today as part of the No Child Left Behind Act, and it’s bad news for Virginia schools
Council to consider more stringent panhandling rules
City Council will revisit and vote on proposed changes to the panhandling regulations on the Downtown Mall at it August 16 meeting. The proposed amendments to the current ordinance would include changing the term “panhandling” to “soliciting.” The ordinance would prohibit solicitation “from and to any person who is conducting business at any vendor table […]