New Ragged Mountain Dam design unveiled
Representatives from Schnabel Engineering Associates on Tuesday showed Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority board members the early designs of a new dam for the Ragged Mountain Reservoir.
New Ragged Mountain Dam design unveiled
Earthen dam cheaper the sooner we act, says RWSA Executive Director Tom Frederick
With a price of $4.1 million, what could replace a dormant Ice Park?
As its June 30 closing date approaches, the Charlottesville Ice Park faces the real possibility of lying dormant
Goode battles "illegal invasion"
Pundits throughout the media realm are pontificating on Arizona’s new immigration law, and Virgil Goode recently added his voice to the fray. Will former congressman Virgil Goode throw his hat in for a third-party run? Seems unlikely, but he can still combat political correctness around the Fifth District. Goode, the Fifth District’s former Republican congressman, […]
Virgil Goode urges Virginia to embrace Arizona immigration law
"The first thing we ought to do is get every state in the union to lock arms with Arizona and say, ‘You’re exactly right’"
Hurt dominates GOP fundraising in Fifth District race
If money is power in the realm of political campaigns, Robert Hurt is mighty powerful.
Head of UVA's endowment resigns
When he began leading the University of Virginia’s investment management firm, he oversaw roughly $2.5 billion in assets. More than five years and one Great Recession later, Chris Brightman, CEO of the University of Virginia Investment Management Company, resigned for “personal reasons,” with an endowment pool totaling $4.4 billion, according to a January 31 investment […]
Bell's $2.6 million amendment fails
Contentious words were exchanged. A lobbyist was hired. A City Council resolution was passed. And in the end, Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris liked the outcome. READ MORE Charlottesville and Albemarle are locked in a battle over $2.6 million in school funding. Who will come to the breaking point first? The General Assembly thwarted Delegate Rob […]
Casteen rebukes Attorney General's letter on gays
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli recently slapped second-year University of Virginia student Seth Kaye in the face. Not literally, but Kaye said that was how he felt when he awoke to an e-mail outlining a letter Cuccinelli sent to the state’s public colleges on March 4. READ MORE Click here to read this week’s Odd […]
Charlottesville and Albemarle are locked in a battle over $2.6 million in school funding. Who will come to the breaking point first?
In November 2009, when the Albemarle County School Board sat at a table with Delegate Rob Bell and informally gave him the nod to ask the 2010 General Assembly to revise the state’s school funding formula, members knew Charlottesville officials would not be happy. Bell’s proposed amendment would subtract $2.6 million in school funding from […]