Council stops interchange dead in its tracks
Way back in July, Charlottesville had grand designs on breaking ground for the Meadowcreek Parkway (MCP) in the fall of 2008. Fast forward nine months, and the birth of the […]
Free Clinic fills gap for uninsured
For the better part of four decades, thoughts about health insurance rarely crossed the mind of Rachel Stegeman. She worked. Her husband worked.
Your tax dollars, at work
Worked for city for: Three yearsResides in: Charlottesville Job title: Director of Communications, a.k.a. the city spokesman. Barrick oversees media relations in town, runs the three local access TV channels, […]
Playing around with sex ed
On March 11, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the news that one in four girls between the ages of 14 and 19 have at least […]
Facts about and symptoms of common STIs
More feature articles: Playing around with sex edOne girl in four has an STI. Something has to change. Grading the presidential candidates on sex edPlanned Parenthood’s Becky Reid on McCain, […]
Grading the presidential candidates on sex ed
If you care either way about the current state of sexual education, you shouldn’t have a hard choice between John McCain and the two remaining Democratic candidates, Hillary Clinton and […]
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More feature articles: Playing around with sex edOne girl in four has an STI. Something has to change. Grading the presidential candidates on sex edPlanned Parenthood’s Becky Reid on McCain, […]
Neighbor sues over JPA project
Wade Apartments, one of the titans of local student housing, made quick work of erecting a 20-unit apartment building at 1620 Jefferson Park Ave., but a neighbor is claiming in […]
New blood likely won’t revive Western Bypass
Harrison Rue, executive director of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC), announced recently that he’s leaving his post to take a consulting position in Raleigh, North Carolina. Could the […]
City staff will build for Habitat
Charlottesville is turning over several city-owned parcels to the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity. While that’s nothing particularly new for the city, in addition, the city is acting as […]