It’s official: Gay marriage is legal in Virginia. “How bizarre to wake up one morning and not know that you’re getting married,” said a beaming Catherine Gillespie moments after marrying her longtime partner, André Hakes, on the steps of the Charlottesville Circuit Courthouse. They had received their marriage license minutes before from Circuit Court Clerk […]
Watching Republican Congressional candidate (and current Fairfax/Loudoun county delegate) Barbara Comstock debate her Democratic opponent John Foust last week, we couldn’t help but think of her as a walking metaphor for today’s GOP. She was poised, mostly well-spoken, and projected the sort of comforting, inclusive image the party is desperate to showcase following a number […]
Story Slam Tonight at African American Heritage Center The second Story Slam kicks off at 6:30pm tonight, October 3, at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center. October’s theme is “Gravy” and eight story-tellers will compete for best story of the night. The winner earns a place in the Story Slam-off, where the winners of […]
Every year Charlottesville’s Blue Ridge Home Builders Association (BRHBA) sponsors the Parade of Homes giving local builders an opportunity to show off the very best in new construction. The 51st Parade is no exception. Consumers who attend will have a chance to view a wide range of home styles, prices and locations. All the best […]
The Virginia Department of Transportation is on track to begin $230 million worth of road projects along Route 29. According to a state mandate, all four components of the plan, dubbed the Route 29 Solutions, must be completed within the next three years. But as the long-anticipated alternative to the Western Bypass moves forward, stakeholders […]
Brooke Jenkins was an unlikely smoker, and an even more unlikely quitter. A devoted athlete, she successfully avoided cigarettes in high school by playing soccer and hanging around other health-conscious jocks. But when she went on to Eastern Carolina University to play on the Division I soccer team, she was shocked to see that cigarettes were everywhere.
On Sunday, September 21, Dan and Gil Harrington stood quietly in the background at a press conference near Charlottesville Police Department headquarters, watching as another couple, John and Susan Graham, pleaded with the public to help them find their 18-year-old daughter Hannah, who disappeared from the Downtown Mall in the early morning hours of Saturday, […]
The Virginia State Police have confirmed that a forensic link ties Jesse “LJ” Matthew, arrested last week for abduction in the case of missing UVA student Hannah Graham, to the 2009 disappearance of Morgan Harrington, whose remains were found on an Albemarle County farm three months after she vanished after a concert in Charlottesville. “For […]
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. Albemarle County supervisors Brad Sheffield (Rio) and Ann Mallek (White Hall) will hold a […]
Literacy Volunteers Students Celebrate Success at Achievement Ceremony On Thursday, a crowd of about 75 Literacy Volunteers students, their families, tutors, and staff gathered in Vinegar Hill Café at the Jefferson School City Center to celebrate the achievements of 44 Literacy Volunteers students. Executive Director, Ellen Osborne, kicked off the celebration. Tutor Richard Alonzo and […]