Selena O’Shaughnessy turns obstacles into opportunities
Selena Cozart O’Shaughnessy, Ph.D., is a career learner. But even her extensive education couldn’t save her from losing her job as a public school administrator when the economy tanked in […]
Cyclist Kiersten Downs stops in Charlottesville on veteran advocacy campaign
Charlottesville prides itself on being a bicycle-friendly town, but can you imagine biking 3,000 miles? Kiersten Downs, a 30-year-old Air Force veteran and doctoral student, has traveled coast to coast […]
Hundreds gather to remember Trayvon Martin
The cry rang up and down Charlottesville’s rainy Downtown Mall last Wednesday evening, a call-and-answer chant heard at rallies across the country in the weeks since George Zimmerman was acquitted […]
The rite stuff: What the Episcopal Church’s position on gay marriage can teach us about the middle ground
Ten years ago last month, a sharecropper’s son from Kentucky was elected Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire. Because Gene Robinson is gay, his elevation to one of […]
UVA to host conference on benefits of hiring veterans
The unemployment rate for veterans has been decreasing since this time last year, and as of last month, was at 7.2 percent. Here in Virginia, 9.4 percent of young vets […]
Human Rights Commission update, ABC still under fire, and an Osher grant: News briefs
Check c-ville.com daily and pick up a copy of the paper Tuesday to for the latest Charlottesville and Albemarle news briefs and stories. Here’s a quick look at some of […]
What’s Happening at the Jefferson School City Center?
First Thursdays at the Jefferson School City Center mean a $10 grill menu and live music at the Vinegar Hill Café. On Thursday August 1, Vinegar Hill Café will host Chill’n […]
Mas chef teams up with Schoolyard Garden program
It isn’t often that fresh gourmet dishes served up by Tomas Rahal, chef and owner of Mas, are received with choruses of “ewws” and “yucks.” Rahal took it all in […]
Green happenings: Charlottesville environmental news and events
Each week, C-VILLE’s Green Scene page takes a look at local environmental news. The section’s bulletin board has information on local green events and keeps you up to date on […]
Green Scene: The forward-thinking garden
Even though summer temperatures have finally climbed to average and above-average highs, it’s definitely time to think about what to plant for the lovely fall growing season. If you haven’t […]