Hereford will house first-years only
Only chirping birds disrupted the complete silence that reigned over Hereford College on a sunny morning while sleepy students hurried to class.
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Hereford will house first-years only
Upperclassmen cut out because of dorm renovations
Only chirping birds disrupted the complete silence that reigned over Hereford College on a sunny morning while sleepy students hurried to class.
Endowment takes nasty hit as economy falters
The University’s multibillion dollar investments, which include the University’s endowment, lost $600 million, or 11 percent, in the first quarter of the fiscal year, according to UVA’s Investment Management Company (UVIMCO) quarter-end report. By mid-October, the policy benchmark had declined by another 20 percent. According to the report, after the initial hit, the investment pool […]
What's in your backpack?
Michael Karlik Age: 20 Hometown: Fairfax, Virginia Year: Sophomore Major: Political science What’s in your backpack? Sunday’s Washington Post, cough drop, pencils, pens, class notes, two notebooks, battery, Democracy in America by Alexis De Tocqueville, water bottle, calculator, Post-It notes. C-VILLE welcomes news tips from readers. Send them to news@c-ville.com. Michael Karlik
Checks and balances
“Cash rules everything around me,” growled the Wu-Tang Clan back in 1993. And what was true then in Staten Island is still true 15 years later in Central Virginia. Checks & Balances: It Takes All Types Charlottesville’s biggest donors Heavy Hitters Just ask Tom Perriello, who has a six-term incumbent congressman on the verge of […]
City finds support for railroad overpass
Railroads don’t have a reputation locally for cooperating with those who want to build trails over, under and alongside active tracks; railroads would rather not entice potential lawsuits onto their property. But Charlottesville’s City Trails Planner Chris Gensic wasn’t deterred from picking up the phone. “I don’t know that many people have tried calling the […]
After a long hang time, Perriello gets the jump on Goode
When you’re going up against a six-term incumbent who has never won a congressional election by less than 19.5 percentage points, the best thing
City backs away from water supply plan
Yet again, the area’s long-range water supply plan is facing new delays. The plan, meant to provide enough water for the City of Charlottesville and urban Albemarle County until 2055, involves two major construction components: a taller dam at the Ragged Mountain Reservoir and a new pipeline that connects the Ragged Mountain Reservoir to the […]
Local circuit city powers down
Along with ACAC, Charlottesville’s Circuit City reigns supreme in the Albemarle Square shopping center. But the big red and white sign, visible from Route 29, will soon disappear. On November 3, Circuit City Stores, Inc., announced it will be closing 155 stores nationwide to combat a “continued weak macroeconomic environment.” Of the three stores that […]
Not just another brick in the Mall
City Mayor Dave Norris ceremonially cut the ribbon on the Downtown rebricking on November 6 with Morgan Perkins, owner of the Sage Moon Gallery, and City Councilor Holly Edwards. Though the event was billed as the “Mall Restoration Groundbreaking,” it was really just a demonstration of what the barriers will look like on the […]
It takes all types
This campaign season brought many newcomers into the political process, but when it came to big-dollar giving, the old guard held serve. In Charlottesville, only one new breed entered the upper echelon of donors, and they share a last name. Otherwise, these eight types are familiar. Activists Spot them at IY, bagging their own Tofutti […]