Exhausted by the annual Al Groh firing watch? Not geeked up about Tony Bennett’s low-scoring brand of basketball? Just because fall has barely arrived doesn’t mean it’s too early to grab a box of Cracker Jacks and spring forward to baseball season. Last week, UVA released its baseball schedule, and this week, players dust off […]
Ah Virginia, where the political merry-go-round never knows to stop. With five weeks remaining in the 2009 political season, the 2010 race for congress in the Fifth District is already as crowded as a Saturday at the City Market. Five Republican hats are already in the ring for the right to challenge first term Democratic […]
If it sounds pretty damn boring to sit through a six-hour meeting, called by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources,
As expected, county Supervisor Sally Thomas will not be running for re-election. Charlottesville Tomorrow reports that Thomas, who is finishing her fourth four-year term, made the announcement at the end of the Board of Supervisors meeting last night.
The Landmark Hotel—intended to become a 10-story boutique luxury hotel with 101 rooms, a five-star restaurant, and a roof top bar—started as a $30 million project that even the Board of Architectural Review could love. Now, only Mother Nature is working on the skeletal tower that stands as a sardonic reminder of the times.
It’s no secret that the City of Charlottesville was disappointed with the 2000 census. In general, the more people, the more federal and state dollars, and originally the 2000 census concluded that 45,049 folks lived in the city. But Albemarle County quickly noticed that one block at UVA had zero responses, and the city joined […]
Given the stranglehold that Democrats have on city politics—a complete lock on all elected positions except for the nonpartisan School Board—the real election for City Council is taking place May 9, when the Democrats will caucus “unassembled” to nominate their candidate slate. The city Democrats officially kicked off the political season with its annual pasta […]
In a press release this afternoon, UVA finally acknowledged the hiring of Tony Bennett as basketball coach and shared details of his salary.
The Daily Progress announced layoffs today, including four in the news room and two in advertising.
According to The Daily Progress’ longtime sports reporter Jerry Ratcliffe, UVA has hired Tony Bennett as men’s basketball coach.