Tuesday, January 2Show them the money Local wine queen Patricia Kluge made the largest single gift ever to PVCC. Giving to community colleges is on the rise, reports The Roanoke Times. Giving back to the ol’ alma mater isn’t restricted to four-year universities anymore, the Roanoke Times reports. Though their endowments look puny compared to […]
Tuesday, December 26Martinsville to become Martinstown? Remember Martinsville: The Southside Virginia city that got the shaft in a deal brokered by Rep. Virgil Goode with defense contractor MZM, Inc. is now considering giving up its city charter to make ends meet. The poor City of Martinsville is considering giving up its City charter to become […]
Due to an editing error, we need to correct a correction in last week’s issue. (Are you following?) Last week’s correction (p. 19) stated that we incorrectly identified a circuit court judge candidate in our article “Who are you outside the law,” Courts & Crime News, December 19. That’s correct; however, we incorrectly corrected the […]
In an article about circuit judge candidates [“Who are you outside of the law?” Courts & Crime News, December 19], we incorrectly reported the name and marital status of one of the candidates. Her name is Elizabeth Brady, not Patricia Brady, and she is unmarried. Apologies to Ms. Brady.
It’s the 25th anniversary of First Night Virginia, and the list of New Year’s entertainment options is as long as your bar tab ought to be by the night’s end (if you choose to cap off your First Night Virginia experience with a few spirits, that is)…
In celebration of 25 years of cramming extraordinary entertainment into a single day, First Night Virginia adds a few new events to a list of returning favorites from the 2006 festivities. Musical options range from salsa and showtunes to Creole and classical; magic acts and comedy showdowns follow each other; the night even adds a […]
Tuesday, December 19Full-circle floors The December issue of the green-building magazine eco-structure contains a love letter to Ruckersville-based Mountain Lumber, which reclaims and recycles wood to be used as flooring. In owner Willie Drake’s 32 years in the business, he’s nabbed wood from such sources as Guinness stout-brewing vats, Ming dynasty-era structures from China, and […]
Tuesday, December 12 Bills the kid Is there anything this kid can’t do? Among Brian Bills’ abilities are hobnobbing with politicos, generating an uncanny interest in current events among his peers and making us feel really inferior about our accomplishment. The Virginia Department of Education announced yesterday that local wunderkind Brian Bills has been named […]
Al Terek Pettiford reads poetry at his graduation from the New Beginnings transitional re-entry program at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail. Pettiford, serving time for embezzlement, is one of 14 inmates to graduate from the program,
Part of the South Lawn project, the new Arts & Sciences building will be the first UVA building to strive for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification—but if a proposal goes through, it won’t be the last. The building and grounds committee of the Board of Visitors (BOV) (www.virginia.edu/bov) recommended at their December […]