“Freedom of expression cannot be limited without being lost.” Thomas Jefferson Robert O’Neil takes TJ’s words very seriously. As executive director of the Pantops-based Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, each year he oversees the awarding of Jefferson Muzzles. The search for censorship in America brings a wide swath of culture within […]
Tuesday, April 5 Filmmaker tells “untold story” of AIDS Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Sharon Sopher screened her latest work, HIV Goddesses, to a full house tonight at the UVA Medical Center. The film documents Sopher’s life as she struggles to come to terms with the disease, which she contracted while working in Africa. In the post-film […]
Tuesday, March 29Deeds in, runs as a regular guy Local Democratic activists turned out at Bashir’s Taverna during a perfect Mall afternoon to hear Sen. Creigh Deeds make it official: he wants to be your next State Attorney General. Joined by his wife and their four children, he spoke as a friend of “everyday families.” […]
Tuesday, March 22 For use in case of emergencies A Planned Parenthood survey shows that if other methods fail, for the women of Charlottesville, emergency contraception is relatively accessible. Collecting data today from local pharmacies as part of national Back Up Your Birth Control Day, PP found that more than 90 percent carry emergency contraception […]
Tuesday, March 15 Tinsley fiddles with First Amendment DMB fiddler Boyd Tinsley can add “trustee” to his list of creds as today the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression announces he will join its Board of Trustees. The Center, which hands out annual Muzzle Awards for egregious acts of censorship across the […]
Dozens of volunteers constantly restock shelves to keep the place bustling and worthy of repeated looks during the sale’s 10-day run, which could raise more than $100,000 for local libraries. As Bill Davis leans against the table next to the basement entrance of the Gordon Avenue Library, a middle-aged woman walks up, smiles and deposits […]
Tuesday, March 8 Tech loves community Today the Virginia Piedmont Technology Council announced three finalists for its Community Award, which, with five other categories, will be given out on May 3. In the community category, music promoter and real estate developer Coran Capshaw gets the nod for spearheading the Music Resource Center’s relocation. PVCC President […]
Tuesday, March 1 CVS manager checks out After a half-century of serving Downtown customers, CVS manager Middie Hall today officially begins her retirement, hanging up her red smock and nametag. Hall, a recent Manager of the Year, started at the store, then Standard Drug, in 1955. And no, she doesn’t need a CVS ExtraCare card. […]
Tuesday, February 22 Developer delays Northtown plan Today developer Wendell Wood asked the County’s planning commission for a deferral on the Northtown Center—a 16-acre project he’s planning on U.S. 29 near Carrsbrook Drive. Wood is perhaps best known as the developer who’s bringing Target to town further north on Route 29. He says he needs […]
Tuesday, February 15 Warner: Darden prof is “outstanding” Governor Mark Warner today recognized Dr. Ed Freeman, professor at UVA’s Darden School of Business, as one of 11 recipients of the Outstanding Faculty Award, the highest honor for faculty at Virginia’s public colleges and universities. Freeman responded humbly, telling C-VILLE, “It’s easy to teach when you […]