Are UVA Law's gossip headlines self-inflicted?
In a fundraising letter for the UVA School of Law’s $150 million capital campaign, Dean Paul Mahoney singled out the school’s “sense of community.”
The year in electoral absurdity
Yes, as shocking as it seems, Virginia has completed another circuit around the sun, and one more crazy political year has finally drawn to a close. And, as ever, we […]
Push things forward
We’re on the verge of 2012, and whether the New Year is the dawn of a new era or just another click of the big wheel of fortune as […]
The other social network
In tough economic times, nonprofits get pinched. As the demand for their services rises, their budgets face pressure from lower rates of charitable giving, cuts in government funding, and, as […]
Redevelopment partnership will hinge on "radical approach"
In March, a team from the City of Charlottesville and the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) began to look for the most effective way to overhaul the city’s public housing stock.
Access to services questioned after false report of homeless death due to exposure
When reports of the death of a homeless man at the Coal Tower last Saturday night began circulating in the homeless community, the blame game started. As the story was […]
The Tavern closes; building's fate to be determined
During his 30 years as owner and manager of The Tavern, Shelly Gordon served three types of people at his lodge-style, UVA-bedazzled diner: students, tourists, and townspeople
Following tragic year, Virginia Quarterly Review makes new hires
More than one year after a suicide prompted workplace bullying allegations and an internal investigation, UVA announced last week that the Virginia Quarterly Review had hired a new publisher and deputy editor
Crozet school unveils $300,000 Renewable Energy Center
Support grew one cupcake sale at a time, and it culminated in a reworded Bob Dylan song in a Crozet gymnasium
Review: The Producers
To paraphrase a line from The Producers, Christmas came early to Live Arts this year, and guess who they stuffed in our stocking? Adolf Hitler! This holiday season, Live Art’s […]