Live From the DNC: The Grand Finale
I’m going to save more in-depth analysis of the convention as a whole for a later post after I’ve had some sleep. But briefly, my impression of Obama’s speech is […]
Live from the DNC: A chat with VA delegate Chris Dumler
I caught up with local delegate and Albemarle County Supervisor Chris Dumler today in the convention hall. This is the first national political convention for Dumler, a 2009 U.Va Law […]
Live From the DNC: Making Arithmetic Swing
As you may have heard, Bill Clinton knocked the socks off the crowd in Time Warner Arena on Wednesday night. I thought I’d grown immune to adrenaline rushes from political […]
Tim Kaine highlights Virginia’s importance at DNC
When former Virginia governor and Democratic National Committee chairman and current U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Kaine took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte yesterday, he immediately called […]
Soundboard, Aug. 31: On the radio with C-VILLE
Each week, the C-VILLE news team joins reporters from Charlottesville Tomorrow at WTJU 91.1 FM’s on-Grounds radio station for a straight-from-the-source news show that touches on the big stories of […]
New Wintergreen owner to invest $12 million in upgrades
Wintergreen announced today that new owner Justice Companies will be investing $12 million in infrastructure and facilities improvements at the resort over the next 16 months. The first improvements, a […]
City approves master plan for east side of McIntire Park
It’s been over a year in the making, and City Council finally voted on it: the master plan for the eastern side of McIntire Park. Citizens have shown up for […]
Yoga U: Is the Contemplative Sciences Center the answer to UVA’s ‘reputation gap,’ or an expensive New Age sideshow?
Body-mind continuum While the Jones’ millions provided the original spark for the CSC, the idea likely never would have gotten off the ground if teaching faculty at the University, particularly […]
Live From the DNC: From the streets to the nosebleed seats
An eventful day here in Charlotte. For me, it started with a Planned Parenthood rally at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Yes, this is probably the first time in history […]
Follow Jen Sorensen’s Democratic National Convention Twitter feed
You can follow Jen Sorensen’s DNC Twitter feed here. Excerpt: “Welcome to the show. Same lofty seats I had last time.”