Last week, ahead of Veterans Day, we ran a story about local vets and their struggles—and successes—coming home to the civilian workforce. It was a profile-oriented piece, but one reader, an Iraq veteran from Earlysville, pointed out that there weren’t a lot of specifics in the article about the resources out there for returning military. […]
Last week, ahead of Veterans Day, we ran a story about local vets and their struggles—and successes—coming home to the civilian workforce. It was a profile-oriented piece, but one reader, an Iraq veteran from Earlysville, pointed out that there weren’t a lot of specifics in the article about the resources out there for returning military. […]
Phillip Sims had thrown for 83 yards, one touchdown, and nary an incompletion when he was replaced by Michael Rocco in the first quarter Saturday against N.C. State. Virginia does not have a controversy at quarterback, but a timeshare – an unorthodox arrangement still waiting on its first sustained success story. “They were both going […]
Kerry Rock had been in Charlottesville a week when the then-22-year-old Iraq War veteran found himself in the grocery store, a packet of chicken in one hand and his phone in the other. “I’d done Chinese food and pizza,” he said. “I finally realized I needed to learn how to cook. So I called my mom from […]
A Charlottesville builder is working to drum up interest in ultra-low energy housing, and is inviting locals to learn more at a documentary screening on the topic tonight in a Ridge Street neighborhood home that is a poster child for the movement known as “passive house.” Bill Jobes of Jobes Builders is showing Passive Passion, […]
After a troubling mid-season lull during which the UVA women’s soccer team dropped three games from five by one-goal margins, Coach Steve Swanson’s Cavaliers have gone on a tear, outscoring opponents 19-3 over a five game run. Virginia claimed the ACC Tournament championship with a 4-0 demolition of Maryland this past Sunday and begins its […]
After a decade of planning, the largest development project in Albemarle County’s history is finally almost open for business. Last Friday Pier One Imports made its debut as the first retailer to open at The Shops at Stonefield, the new upscale shopping center on the corner of Hydraulic Road and Route 29. I was one […]
In the runup to Election Day, the debate over whether to lift a 30-year-old ban on uranium mining and milling in Virginia became more politically charged than ever, with both candidates in the 5th District Congressional race accusing each other of misleading voters about their ties to the industry. But Hurt’s reelection won’t mark the […]
Charlottesville’s Human Rights Task Force is staring down a deadline. Two public meetings remain—one on November 14, another on December 5—before its members are to issue a recommendation on whether the city should establish a Human Rights Commission, and what that agency should look like. The local Chamber of Commerce has raised concerns about the […]
Over the next couple of days, we’ll be checking in with candidates and campaign workers from both parties for a look back at the election. Check back with us as we file updates. Another term for Hurt Well before local residents knew Tuesday night that they would have another four years of Barack Obama as […]
Barack Obama was reelected as President Tuesday night in a victory that saw him win nearly every key battleground state—including Virginia—and eke out 50 percent of the popular vote. According to the latest tallies from the State Board of Elections, which had 2,551 of 2,588 precincts reporting this morning, Obama won Virginia 51 to 48 percent […]