A generous competition [April 20]

Apparently, AccessUVA wasn’t a premeditated work involving years of planning as much as a hasty reaction to compete with UNC, the New York Times reports today. An article on increasingly generous financial aid packages details an October 2003 Board of Visitors meeting where UVA President John Casteen was handed a press clipping on UNC’s decision […]

One famous cradle [April 21]

If you ask the national media, Earth Day has expanded to basically the entire month of April, and Charlottesville-based architectural visionary William McDonough is a favorite subject.

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Let it shine [April 17]

A gathering at UVA’s McIntire Amphitheater yesterday proved that, while there will always exist a rivalry between the University and Virginia Tech on the football field or basketball court, the two institutions are simpatico.

We Ate Here

We ordered the satay noodles at South Street Brewery with no hesitation, but getting the rare seared tuna as an add-on felt like an act of some bravery, as we are not terribly hardy about raw fish. Confusion ensued when the waitress asked, “Super rare O.K.?” “Do we have a choice?” we asked. “No,” she […]

We Caught You Looking Sweet!

Where we spotted them: Tiara Tuesday Event at Il Cane Pazzo on April 8. Megan Huffman Occupation: Sales and marketing for WCAV CBS19Style sense: Megan gets her inspiration from Ann TaylorLoft and B. Moss, so it’s no surprise that’s where she does most of her shopping. In fact, she found her brown slacks at Ann […]

Couric Center going up! [April 12]

CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric attended the groundbreaking of the Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center, the $74 million facility planned for the corner of Jefferson Park Avenue and Lee Street and named for her sister, the late Virginia senator. Couric joined Governor Tim Kaine and UVA President John Casteen for the hour-long, invitation-only event, […]