School of Architecture welcomes new Dean
In the past year, the UVA School of Architecture has lost key faculty members and its dean, but last week, President John Casteen announced the appointment of Kim Tanzer as […]
Semester at Sea sails off for 100th voyage
With the theme of “Globalization and The Post American/Flat World,” the Semester at Sea program will sail off for its 100th voyage this fall. The very first voyage for […]
UVA grads don’t let drops rain on their parade
This past weekend marked the University of Virginia’s 180th Final Exercises. UVA President John Casteen awarded 6,280 degrees to the excited graduates. One thing the graduates didn’t expect was […]
More than two dozen gas leaks mar Albemarle property
When David and Holli Traud moved into their house in Keswick last May, it had the clean, safe feeling of a brand-new building, complete with white picket fence
“Independent” Fenwick declares for City Council
Bob Fenwick, founder of www.savemcintire.com and member of the Coalition to Preserve McIntire Park, has announced he will be running for City Council as an Independent.
Transit authority gets a green light, but no green
When it comes to regional transit, what the General Assembly gives with one hand, it takes away with the other. This year the Assembly passed legislation to permit Charlottesville and […]
Cummings asserts Thomas-like platform
An hour before the convening of the county’s Democratic caucus on May 11, the two candidates for the Board of Supervisors from the Samuel Miller District—pharmacist Madison Cummings and architect […]
Long black train
Dear Ace, What’s up with the Buckingham Branch train (which has, like, a total of five cars) which is forever parked on the tracks in front of the Transit Center? […]
Is this where once-great political parties go to die?
Lenin returning triumphantly to Finland Station. Napoleon plotting his phoenix-like second act from the Isle of Elba.
Twenty years of local news and arts in the spotlight
We’re ready to turn our volume knobs to the max for week No. 19 of our highly selective tour through the past 20 years of local news and arts in […]