Charlottesville’s Legal Aid Justice Center is getting new leadership at the top for the first time in 20 years as Executive Director Alex Gulotta leaves to take a post as head of the Oakland-based Bay Area Legal Aid. Stepping into his place is Mary Bauer, a longtime litigator known for her work on immigrants’ rights […]
How do you get to space without becoming a professional astronaut? If you’re Justin Bieber or Ashton Kutcher, you shell out a hundred thousand bucks or more for a seat on a space tourism flight. Or you can try to win a spot by harnessing the loyalty of a gamer army. That was UVA third-year […]
Charlottesville still has some qualities of a small town—gossip travels fast, you can’t go anywhere without running into someone you know… But anyone paying attention to local news also knows we face big issues from controversial roads to transformative development of critical segments of Downtown to high profile crimes that need solving. Here are a […]
Our Education Beat coverage is the result of a partnership with Charlottesville Tomorrow. Recent local and national changes to employer benefit systems have added another layer of planning that Charlottesville and Albemarle schools must account for as the two divisions head into budget season. In the coming months, the two school divisions will provide greater numbers […]
Red light camera safety called into question As Albemarle weighs adding red light cameras to another busy county intersection, the effects of the cameras on traffic collisions at the intersection of Rio Road and Route 29 is coming under scrutiny. According to data reported by The Daily Progress, the county has collected almost a quarter […]
A couple’s late night stroll on the Christmas-lit Downtown Mall turned to terror in the early morning hours of Friday, December 20, when they were brutally assaulted by three men in what appears to have been a random act of violence. Even though one of the victims, Jeanne Doucette, managed to take photos that appear […]
Jefferson School Tenants Celebrate First Year at Jefferson School City Center As 2013 comes to an end, the tenants at the Jefferson School City Center would like to share what made their first year in their new home special and what’s in store for 2014. All of the tenants are especially thankful for our broad […]
After eight years of twice-a-month Monday night meetings, and countless hours corresponding with constituents, city brass, and media, former Charlottesville City Councilor and Mayor Dave Norris is stepping out of the public eye, and feeling pretty good about it. “I didn’t run for office to feed my ego or climb the political ladder,” he said […]
Ever wonder how somebody becomes a judge? As the powers-that-be gear up to find a replacement for retiring 16th Judicial Circuit Judge Edward L. Hogshire, we’ve got a chance to watch the process play out from start to finish. For those seeking a seat on a local bench, that process starts here in the community […]
Starting in February, two dozen locals will give their Tuesday nights over to the study of rocks, plants, and birds—and together will pledge to devote nearly 1,000 hours annually to environmental study and education. They’ll be 2014’s class of Rivanna Master Naturalists, the newest members of a statewide corps of highly trained volunteers. Charlottesville is […]