On Friday, February 1, one Walton Middle School student brought something more than books or bubble gum to school—he showed up with a pistol. The student then handed the gun off to another boy, who put it in a locker. That afternoon, after the busses had pulled away and the school was quiet, someone called […]
Mai El Gasim Year: SeniorMajor: Premed Home state: Arizona What’s in your backpack? Coat that she borrowed from a friend, Arabic 202 grammar and reading packet, agenda, class notebook, velcro wallet, key ring from first-year orientation, pink second-generation iPod nano, three pencils, two pens (one broken), one pink highlighter, cell phone, eraser, mints, spare change, […]
Mitch Van Yahres Charlottesville lost one of its longtime public servants on Friday, February 8, when Mitch Van Yahres, 81, died in the Martha Jefferson Hospital of complications after surgery to remove a tumor in his lungs. As mayor and city councilor, Van Yahres cast a crucial vote to create the Downtown Mall in 1974. […]
Dayna Awkard Worked for Albemarle County for: 18 years come March 15Resides in: Waynesboro Job title: Deputy Clerk. She started working as a deputy clerk straight out of Fluvanna High School after her mother noticed an ad for the job. “She knew I loved typing and office stuff,” Awkard says. Although she initially resisted taking […]
Former Del. Mitch Van Yahres has endorsed Barack Obama from the dead, reports Bob Gibson of The Daily Progress today on his blog.
UVA has made a top 10 list that, we imagine, hardly inspires pride around the academical village.
Rhyming for a reason: Last Friday, protesters gathered in front of Allied Cash Advance on Emmet Street to voice their concern over the practice of payday lending. Tuesday 2/5 UVA historian implicated in 9/11 commission cover-up A new book, The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation, claims that Philip Zelikow, a UVA historian […]
There’s no wrong way to write a UVA Football press release, especially if the occasion is to announce the schedule for the 2008 season.
Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will be coming to Charlottesville.
On (some) news stands now: the February issue of the national wine publication Wine Business Monthly,