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“I didn’t think I would make much of an impact,” said Maya Carr. “I just thought it would be once-a-week tutoring that doesn’t really matter.”

With the Democrats’ Fifth Congressional District caucuses wrapped up and the first debate before the Republican Senate primary out of the way, we’re staring down a long summer of campaign rhetoric. 

When Chris Gensic has his way, park-hopping in Charlottesville will be as easy as getting on your bike.

Last weekend, visiting my family in southwestern Pennsylvania, I saw something shocking.

As longtime readers well know, former U.S. Congress critter Virgil Goode was one of the founding inspirations for this column, and has remained our patron saint ever since. 

The prom is a major event in a teenager’s life. Arguably, the girls more than the boys, look forward to it all year.

Woodberry Payne (pictured) says that certain places make good horses. But mostly, he said, what makes a good horse is something intangible inside them. It’s about a horse’s desire, what’s in a horse’s heart. (Photo by Carissa Dezort) The spring race at Foxfield is Saturday, April 28, and Woodberry Payne will be there as usual. […]

Happy trails: The Charlottesville Area Mountain Bike Club maintains and build paths for your riding pleasure. (Photo by Eric Kelley) Local fat tire fans have a lot to be excited about. Trails in and around Charlottesville have been multiplying in recent years, largely due to the hard work of the Charlottesville Area Mountain Bike Club. […]

“What is the money for?” Stanton Braverman demanded. “Payment for water? Payment for land? Was it a gift?”

The debate over uranium mining in Virginia came to UVA last week, as Southern Environmental Law Center attorney Cale Jaffe joined Virginia Uranium Inc. project manager Patrick Wales as part of the Batten School’s Energy Policy Forum.