From UVA to NBA
Last Thursday, three UVA men’s basketball alums took the first step in their NBA careers. Trey Murphy III, the 6-foot-9, 206-pound guard, was drafted 17th overall to the New Orleans […]
New school?
For over a decade, Charlottesville City Schools has been discussing a massive school reconfiguration, which would move fifth graders from Walker Upper Elementary—which houses fifth and sixth grade—down to elementary […]
Growing together
By Matt Dhillon In the staggering summer heat, Kendall King digs her fingers into the dark topsoil of a new garden bed. She’s kneeling on the back lawn of Visible […]
‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’
After two months of steady, relatively low numbers of new COVID cases, Virginia is starting to once again see an increase in new cases each day. On July 23, the […]
In brief: Repping UVA in NBA & Olympics
Everything’s coming up Mamadi Last week, former UVA basketball star Mamadi Diakite finished his first season in the NBA with a championship win. The Milwaukee Bucks’ 105-98 victory over the […]
Firearm fracas
A collection of 100 or so area gun lovers gathered on the lawn of the Albemarle County Office Building last Wednesday afternoon to register their opposition to a proposed ordinance that […]
Driving it home
For decades, Virginia has had controversial right-to-work laws, which ban employers from requiring union membership. Though supporters of the laws claim they protect the rights of workers and attract businesses, […]
Digging down
“How do you lose a president’s house?” That was Highland Executive Director Sara Bon-Harper’s reaction when a 2016 archaeological dig conducted at James Monroe’s plantation turned up a discovery that […]
In a haze
By Danny O’Dea All along Route 151, breweries and wineries dot the sides of the road. This beautiful, hilly stretch of Nelson County highway is known around the state for […]
In brief: CBD dispensary opens, Fashion Square Mall auctioned
High roller: Boutique dispensary opens downtown The future of pot has arrived in Charlottesville. And it looks like an Apple store. Skooma, the town’s newest CBD dispensary, opened on the […]