As the deadline nears for the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority (RSWA) to release its final report on its solid waste strategic plan, there is one idea that the head of the RSWA isn’t considering. It hardly seems controversial—consolidating curbside trash and recycling pickup in the city and county—but because of an 18-year-old agreement, it’s off […]
Among the P.R. flotsam and jetsam swirling in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s April 16 decision on lethal injection, a semantic battle over the death penalty continues in Virginia. On April 1, Democratic Governor Tim Kaine granted what he called “a temporary reprieve” of the April 8 execution of Edward Nathaniel Bell while […]
Worked for the county for: 11 yearsResides in: Charlottesville Job title: Lead custodian at Jackson Burley Middle School. He has four other assistant custodians to aid him in his daily quest to keep the bathrooms sanitary, the cafeteria clean, the floors sparkling and the mice out of the classrooms. Calvin Sowell, Sr. Best of times: […]
It’s been another couple months, and the local real estate market still hasn’t moved. According to the latest report from…
When you’re trying to scratch out a billion and a half dollars, the last thing you want to see is an economic downturn. So how has our recent financial malaise affected UVA’s $3 billion capital campaign? Let’s just say University fundraisers haven’t exactly been forced into selling pencils and apples on West Main Street. UVA […]
Talk about dominance. The UVA men’s tennis team, propelled by the reigning NCAA singles champ Somdev Devvarman, has become a college sports juggernaut on par with USC football or UNC women’s soccer. The Cavaliers are 28-0 and on Sunday won their fourth ACC tournament in five years. The team has won 31 matches in a […]
Beckett Fog Age: 20 Year: Sophomore Hometown: Lexington, Kentucky Major: Architecture What’s in your backpack? Hand/foot warmers for skiing, thank you note, UK v. Louisville basketball ticket, six packs of Stride gum, dress buckle, tanning lotion, Moleskine notebook, lipgloss, bracelet, eraser, keys, sucker wrapper, Canadian quarter, dollar bill, euro coin, $8.23 in change, headphones, […]
The expression “behind closed doors” is a favorite of mine. There’s the weight of it, the dense and dark tone of its implication mixed with the fluff and nothingness of the actual phrase, like a mother telling a child “Because I said so, that’s why.” There’s the gameshow temptation, the “Deal or No Deal” thrill […]
Two residents of the 10th & Page neighborhood where the Hope Community Center is located urged councilors Monday night to take a closer look at the homeless shelter in the residential neighborhood.
Apparently, AccessUVA wasn’t a premeditated work involving years of planning as much as a hasty reaction to compete with UNC, the New York Times reports today. An article on increasingly generous financial aid packages details an October 2003 Board of Visitors meeting where UVA President John Casteen was handed a press clipping on UNC’s decision […]