Small Bites: Local bird is the word, Swap-ing and gathering, and more
You know everyone at your Thanksgiving table, so insist on a bird that’s from around these here parts
Local waves of grain
There are only a handful of local grain growers in the area and when I met with Brian Walden, owner of Steadfast Farm in Red Hill, I learned why. “We don’t have the flat expanses of land they have out west, and Virginia’s hot and humid climate is treacherous for growing grains,” said Walden, who […]
Albemarle Police issued summonses for underage drinking
Officers made contact with these individuals and later determined that none of them were over the age of seventeen. Officers issued fourteen summonses to juveniles that were between the ages of 15-17.
County Board of Supervisors approves recommendations for western bypass
The Board voted unanimously to approve recommendations that included plans for design speed noise control. A task force of local schools and neighborhoods submitted the proposal.
Small Bites: Foodie flicks, Sweet on the Shenandoah and more
The Virginia Film Festival is dishing up three courses for foodies
Canines, Costumes, Charity
The Doggie Howl-o-Ween event on the downtown mall raises $1,000 for Service Dogs of Virginia.
Here's looking at you, Virginia Film Festival
When Flynt finally got back to work, he continued to grow his $400 million media empire from a golden wheelchair. The man in the golden wheelchair Larry Flynt regrets nothing, or at least very little After Larry Flynt was shot in the spine by a sniper—a neo-Nazi who had been offended by a spread featuring interracial […]
Marva Barnett and Jahan Ramazani Are Honored With 2011 Thomas Jefferson Awards
Barnett and Ramazani are the 61st and 62nd recipients of the Thomas Jefferson Award, the highest honor the University community bestows upon its faculty.
Albemarle County Schools enjoy national distinction
College Board named Albemarle schools to its Advanced Placement Honor Roll for increasing access to Advanced Placement classes. Twelve percent more students have enrolled in AP classes since 2009.
UVA Medical Center works on new test for identifying Down syndrome in unborn babies
The UVA Medical Center participated in an international clinical trial for a new and more accurate method of testing whether or not an unborn baby has Down syndrome.