“Plants are a lot like people—they have their redeeming qualities even when they’re hard to tolerate,” Tony Russell said as he gestured at an invasive vine winding its way up a willow oak tree. Russell is a member of the Virginia Master Naturalists, and has been an active volunteer with the Ivy Creek Foundation and […]
Archaeologists at James Madison’s Montpelier have spent the last three years excavating bits and pieces of the president’s world, searching for clues about his life on the plantation. A team led by archaeologist Dr. Matt Reeves—working with a grant from the National Endowment for Humanities for a study of slave communities—spent years digging up layers […]
Virginia’s own Virgil Goode is taking the stage for a debate tonight with three other third-party presidential candidates in a token nod to—I mean, late-in-the-game look at America’s alternative options in the race for the White House. Goode, the former Republican (and before that, Democratic) 5th District representative who narrowly lost to Tom Perriello in […]
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is making another local stop to stump for his ticket, this time at a rally Thursday at Crutchfield Corporation in Charlottesville. Doors open at 4:30pm for the 6:30pm event, which will take place at Crutchfield’s headquarters at 1 Crutchfield Park off Dickerson Road near the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport. Free tickets […]
America’s universities sit on an ocean of assets, holding on to hundreds of billions in long-term investments. With an endowment worth more than $5.4 billion, UVA is one of the world’s richest institutions, and it’s seeing success where other higher ed investment funds have stumbled. “Over the last one year, three years, five years, we’re […]
The challenge So how, exactly, does one win the 5th? How does a candidate convince the 574,341 voting-age citizens who call it home that he’s the right farm-loving, plain-speaking, strong-on- defense, shrewd-budgeting man for the job? Those involved in the last two successful Congressional campaigns in the district said they won by putting boots on […]
In May, business owners at the corner of McIntire Road and West Main Street thought they would have to vacate their buildings this fall to make way for a seven-story, 133-room Marriott hotel with an interior courtyard, indoor swimming pool, and underground parking garage. Five months later, owners and employees of the businesses that remain […]
Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings, too. The Rivanna River Basin Commission meets from noon to 2pm Monday at the County Office Building to […]
Denial gave way to acceptance Saturday at Scott Stadium: Virginia is a bad football team, and its problems are systemic. The Wahoos lack confidence, discipline, and leadership and have now matched the school’s longest losing streak in 31 years. It was Khalek Shepherd’s muffed punt that ultimately handed Wake Forest a 16-10 win before a […]
Each week, the C-VILLE news team joins reporters from Charlottesville Tomorrow at WTJU 91.1 FM’s on-Grounds radio station for Soundboard, an hour-long, straight-from-the-source news show that touches on the big stories of the week. Click to listen to this week’s show, during which we took a look at our upcoming cover story on Albemarle County Supervisor […]