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Is it just us, or does it seem that the entire four years of Bob McDonnell’s governorship has somehow elapsed during his first four months in office? 

During the last year, the theme of UVA’s Arts Grounds seems to be “scaling back for the sake of moving forward.” In 2007, the Board of Visitors approved a $118 million Arts Gateway plan that included a new art museum on Emmet Street and a $26 million expansion and renovation of the drama building on […]

All the presents in the world won’t keep UVA President John Casteen from stepping down in August. Last week, the head ’Hoo was gifted with a tray of cupcakes bearing his likeness (see above), the Piedmont Virginia Community College Medallion for his support of the school, and an elm tree, which will be planted near […]

Pass by a house designed by architect Eugene Bradbury, and you may not see the home for the trees. 

Just in time for Earth Week, federal funds were allocated to the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA), which means potential green jobs for the area.

 In each of the last three years, the City of Charlottesville has seen at least one fatality stemming from a collision involving some combination of cars, bicyclists and pedestrians. Last week, a UVA graduate student became the first fatality of 2010. On the morning of Monday, April 19, Matthew Steven King was riding his bike […]

 There are a lot of ways I could blame my eating habits on other people: My Mennonite grandmother, for instance, thinks mayonnaise is an acceptable topping on salads; the highlight of my family reunions is the chocolate buffet to which everyone contributes; a classic dinner growing up was “Chunky soup and rice,” for which one […]

“I was born with a heart condition called aortic stenosis, and it’s basically a deformed aortic valve.” Scheline Crutchfield is a tall, slender woman with perfectly straight hair and a happy, deep gaze. She frankly recounts her lifetime of heart disease.  READ MORE:  •  Doctors’ orders: You can get healthier right now, yes you can. […]

 You think it’s going to be such an ordeal, this business of getting healthier and living better. You’ll have to trade in your sedan for a bike, give up your favorite TV shows, eschew the brew entirely, and in general become a bore. T’ain’t so! READ MORE Going to health: Or, How I learned to […]

Bard lovers often want to disassemble Shakespeare’s histories and stitch them back together in new ways. Orson Welles did so in his brilliant, but obscure, Chimes at Midnight. Now Sara Holdren, our local Shakespearean cotter pin, brings a fresh take on Henry IV with Live Arts’ new production.  It’s not often that Live Arts delves […]