When former Virginia governor and Democratic National Committee chairman and current U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Kaine took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte yesterday, he immediately called attention to his own state—and he didn’t have to look too far to find the Virginia delegation in the DNC crowd. Delegates from the Old […]
When former Virginia governor and Democratic National Committee chairman and current U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Kaine took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte yesterday, he immediately called attention to his own state—and he didn’t have to look too far to find the Virginia delegation in the DNC crowd. Delegates from the Old […]
Each week, the C-VILLE news team joins reporters from Charlottesville Tomorrow at WTJU 91.1 FM’s on-Grounds radio station for a straight-from-the-source news show that touches on the big stories of the week. Last Friday’s topics included UVA President Teresa Sullivan’s town hall meeting with the Faculty Senate, the Meet Yer Eats Labor Day farm tour, the […]
Wintergreen announced today that new owner Justice Companies will be investing $12 million in infrastructure and facilities improvements at the resort over the next 16 months. The first improvements, a five-million-gallon raw water storage tank and pumping station, will come from an initial $6 million that will be invested in cooperation with the Nelson County […]
It’s been over a year in the making, and City Council finally voted on it: the master plan for the eastern side of McIntire Park. Citizens have shown up for meeting after meeting to express concerns about golf, gardens, soccer fields, and skate parks, and after several presentations and revisions, Tuesday night Council adopted a […]
Body-mind continuum While the Jones’ millions provided the original spark for the CSC, the idea likely never would have gotten off the ground if teaching faculty at the University, particularly in the schools of nursing and medicine, had not been applying contemplative practices for many years already. The Mindfulness Center, a part of the UVA […]
An eventful day here in Charlotte. For me, it started with a Planned Parenthood rally at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Yes, this is probably the first time in history that those two organizations were mentioned in the same sentence. A human pillpack led the proceedings: Rush Limbaugh’s favorite slut Sandra Fluke was on hand […]
You can follow Jen Sorensen’s DNC Twitter feed here. Excerpt: “Welcome to the show. Same lofty seats I had last time.”
Remember what I said yesterday about getting around easily? Forget it. The bus route I’d mastered practically ceased to exist, thunderstorms pounded the city, and the sidewalks were packed. At one point, I slipped in behind a guy pushing a cart full of ponchos just to get through the crowd. I wound up waiting out […]
Who doesn’t love looking out the kitchen window at all the feathered friends Central Virginia’s backyards have to offer? Unfortunately, due to declining grassland and shrubland areas in the region, a number of native Virginia bird species, like the bobolink and bobwhite quail, are in danger of becoming extinct. The Piedmont Environmental Council’s James Barnes, […]
Ongoing discussions about rural county schools have raised one question over and over: Are small schools worth preserving for the sake of community, even if it means spending more money? This summer the Albemarle County School Board voted in favor of funding renovations to keep three small elementary schools open, a decision widely supported by […]