What’s happening in Charlottesville-Albemarle the week of June 16?

Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings in the comments section.  Tonight’s Charlottesville City Council meeting—7pm today, Monday, June 16 in Council chambers at City […]

What’s Happening at the Jefferson School?

JABA Members Dance the Day Away at Prom On Thursday, May 29, 26 members of the JABA Mary Williams Community Center traveled to Nelson County to attend the “Senior Centers’ Members’ Merry Month of May Prom.” The prom was held in the fellowship hall of the Nelson United Methodist Church and included lunch, door prizes, […]

Former Venable teacher Corey Schock pleads guilty to online coercion of a minor

Former Venable Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Corey Schock has pleaded guilty to online coercion and enticement of a 15-year-old Northern Virginia girl. Schock, 44, was arrested February 10 and indicted by a federal grand jury May 29. According to a March 7 affidavit, Schock’s participation in the online relationship—under the profile name “Nick Nick” and […]

What will Charlottesville’s new City Market look like?

After years of study and debate, the Charlottesville City Council is poised to pick a design for a permanent home for the City Market, the weekly farmers’ market that has occupied the municipally owned parking lot on Water Street since 1993. Four proposals are in, each including multi-story mixed-use residential and commercial buildings with space […]

Utterly conventional: Virginia Republicans bet big on boring with Gillespie

Odd Dominion is an unabashedly liberal, bi-monthly op-ed column covering Virginia politics. In case you slept through it, the Republican Party of Virginia held a nominating convention last weekend, which ended—as widely expected—with the coronation of New Jersey native Ed Gillespie, a former lobbyist and longtime Republican political strategist, as the GOP standard bearer to […]

What’s happening in Charlottesville-Albemarle the week of June 9

Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings in the comments section.  The West Main Project Steering Committee meets from 9-11am Tuesday, June 9 in the […]

What’s Happening at the Jefferson School?

June Collmer Photography Exhibit at Vinegar Hill Cafe Stop by Vinegar Hill Café at the Jefferson School City Center this month to admire the photography of June Collmer. While Collmer holds a B.A. from Temple University in studio arts, her various careers as a pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP), attorney, and nonprofit executive director, have kept […]

Bennett gets a new contract, will take home $1.9 million per year

UVA basketball coach Tony Bennett has signed a contract that ties him to Virginia for several more years and ups his base salary 13 percent to $1.924 million. “We are pleased with Coach Bennett’s commitment to the University of Virginia,” said UVA Director of Athletics Craig Littlepage in a news release this week. “Tony believes in […]