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 In 2008, Charlottesville was designated a “medically underserved area,” a dubious distinction awarded to areas with high incidences of poverty or infant mortality

 Two candidates, Republican James Norwood and Democrat Christopher Dumler, have emerged as potential heirs to the Scottsville District seat on the Albemarle Board of Supervisors. 

Boss, a lively Pomeranian owned, bred and handled by Christine Crane, won his first Best in Show on June 5 at the 57th annual Charlottesville-Albemarle Kennel Club All-Breed Dog Show, held at Foxfield race course. More than 750 dogs of all shapes, sizes and breeds competed in 90-degree weather. Those lucky enough to make it […]

How to understand that strange species called children? For nine months of the year, they’re quarantined in their classrooms, known to those of us not responsible for them as the creatures who emerge from the yellow buses while we wait impatiently. But school ends this week for public schools and some private schools, and now […]

 The latest results of the annual “Point-in-Time” census of the local homeless population show a decrease in both the total number of homeless individuals and the number of unsheltered individuals.

 It’s obvious that we’re currently suffering through some sort of nationwide spike in lunacy. 

When Paul first shows up at Flan and Ouisa Kittredge’s posh Central Park apartment, he says that he’s been stabbed, and that the only copy of his Harvard thesis has been stolen.

 In 2007, Charlottesville and Albemarle government officials identified sustainable development as a priority in their respective comprehensive plans. Last October, the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) received nearly $1 million in federal grant money to start a “livability” plan and help both city and county achieve those goals. Now, however, members of the Jefferson […]

It’s worth remembering that not so long ago, the phrases “University of Virginia” and “baseball powerhouse” went together only in moaning jest. Yet today UVA is a legitimate baseball powerhouse, and a May 14 game against Miami demonstrated why Head Coach Brian O’Connor has been so doggone successful. “My goal as the coach here is […]

 While UVA students have fled Grounds in favor of sandy beaches and the luxuries of summer vacation, construction crews are gearing up for the completion of five new University buildings by the end of August. According to UVA’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Leonard Sandridge, the school currently has “as much construction as […]