Bob Goodlatte, the representative from Roanoke, has the floor
For those who have assiduously followed this column (yes, both of you), the name Bob Goodlatte may not immediately ring a bell. The reason for this is simple: as a […]
UVA tennis player Jarmere Jenkins wins McKevlin Award as top ACC male athlete
Jarmere Jenkins may have grown up with enough siblings to field a complete batting lineup in the family’s backyard baseball games, but he fell in love with tennis at age […]
Shenandoah officials says ‘no’ to new park entrance for Madison County
Madison County has waited 80 years for its own entrance to Shenandoah National Park, and park officials told county administrators on July 29 that they would have to keep waiting. […]
New board forms to save Barrett Early Learning Center from closing, fundraisers in the making
It’s been three weeks since Grace Williams checked her grandson’s cubby at Barrett Early Learning Center and found a letter announcing the decision to close the nearly 80-year-old daycare center […]
Rain check: Don’t forget to conserve water in the soggy season
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past two months, you’ve probably noticed that it’s been pretty soggy this summer. Officials say the amount of rain is both […]
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 […]
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
“Pull on the same oar together” Reverend Heather Warren thought she would be a “lifer” in the United Methodist Church. Her father was a Methodist minister, and she said she […]