Tuesday, September 6 Jefferson School finally making progress Members of the Jefferson School Task Force and a local architect charted a future for the former African-American public school in a presentation to City Council tonight. M. Kirk Train of Train and Partners Architects presented designs for the refurbished Jefferson School, which will feature a library, […]
Tuesday, August 30 Warner won’t challenge Allen Today Governor Mark Warner announced he will not challenge Republican George Allen for his seat in the U.S. Senate. Recent polls indicated that the popular Warner—a Democrat who won the governor’s seat in 2001 and whose term expires in January—could defeat Allen. Warner is widely rumored to be […]
Tuesday, August 23 It takes a village to build a town Charlottesville resident Ed Cusick called it “the best of everything and exactly what we need for the county,” while Crozet resident Bill Sweeny said it was “an insult to the people of Crozet and will dramatically hurt the area.” Each was describing the controversial […]
In recent months the major food companies have been trying hard to convince Americans that they feel the pain of our expanding waistlines, especially when it comes to kids. Kraft announced it would no longer market Oreos to younger children, McDonald’s promoted itself as a salad producer and Coca-Cola said it won’t advertise to kids […]
Tuesday, August 16 Deeds supports bassicide Today Creigh Deeds, Democratic candidate for Attorney General, launched a gun-rights group called “Sportsmen for Deeds” to play up his support for the right of all Virginians to hunt, fish and purchase weapons. Like fellow Democrat Tim Kaine, the gubernatorial candidate, Deeds apparently feels the need to pander to […]
Tuesday, August 9 City will vote on elected school boards City Councilor Rob Schilling today announced that he was cheered by news that on November 8, Charlottesville voters will decide whether the City School Board should be elected or appointed. Motivated in part by irritation with the previous board’s handling of last spring’s superintendent crisis, […]
Look closer. All around you, in the thick of the city and the wide-open expanse of the county, you’re missing something wonderful. It’s right in front of your eyes. You just have to stop and see, really see, what you can find. That’s the idea behind “You Are Where?” Sure, it’s a popular visual trivia […]
Tuesday, July 26 County wants YOU to weigh in on Supe search On June 15 Albemarle County school superintendent Kevin Castner announced his retirement. Today, in conjunction with the search for his replacement, the County launched an online survey to get feedback from the community until August 30. Taking a lesson, perhaps, from the City’s […]
Tuesday, July 19 It’s not the heat, it’s the… O.K., it’s the heat With temperatures topping out at 91 degrees today, we’re suffering through, er, enjoying the 11th day of 90+-degree heat so far this year. Just to put that into perspective, 2004 registered only three days of the wretched 90+-degree temperatures. There is a […]
Tuesday, July 12 Phone book company plays dirty? DataNational, Inc., the company that puts out The Community Phone Book, filed suit today in U.S. General District Court-Western District against competitor Yellow Book Sales and Distri-bution Company, Inc., and six former DataNational employees who now work for Yellow Book, seeking $7.7 million in damages. In the […]