About two and a half years ago, John Jackson, the director of education technology at the UVA School of Medicine, came to the school’s facility committee with news that some members found a bit unsettling. He pointed out many medical schools—peer institutions—that were offering students more technological resources than UVA: online Power Point presentations and […]
Even as the UVA men’s basketball team is gearing up for its season opener November 22 against the University of Vermont, the Cavaliers have been busy shoring up recruits for the 2008-2009 season. And with verbal commitments from three high school players, the 2008 recruiting class is shaping up to be one of the best—if […]
By Will Goldsmith and Scott Weaver When the dust clears on November 6, we’ll have somewhere between two and six new leaders on the biggest local offices, Charlottesville City Council and the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors (bear with us, we’re writing this on deadline). Here at C-VILLE, we stepped back to look at councilors […]
Campaign volunteers got to work on the Free Speech wall before the fundraiser. The crowd included both young and old, passionate backers and folks looking to be convinced that Obama is the right person for the job. After his speech, Obama embraced Virginia governor Tim Kaine, who is campaigning with the Illinois senator now that […]
Previous coverage: 100 doorbells in 90 degreesVOP workers canvas neighborhoods, fighting predatory lending Back in 2004, Belinda Carter and her husband borrowed $600 from a payday lender. Their van, the couple’s only means of transportation, needed emergency repairs. Two years and nearly $2,000 later, she’d finally paid off the principal and its soaring interest. "You […]
On October 24, the House of Representatives passed the "Celebrating America’s Heritage Act," creating six new national heritage areas, one of which would be the Journey Through Hallowed Ground (JTHG), a 175-mile stretch that connects Monticello in Charlottesville to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, and travels mostly along Route 15. Under the legislation, the JTHG partnership, a […]
In the end, the Charlottesville City Council moved the Piedmont Family YMCA proposal for a $12 million facility at McIntire Park one step closer…
William N. "Bill" Peterson, the man who added a twist to Charlottesville-area writer John Grisham's first foray into nonfiction…
At its upcoming November 13 meeting, the City Planning Commission is slated to weigh in on which street on the east end of the Downtown Mall is the proper place for a vehicular crossing, Fourth or Fifth street.
music Saturday night at Satellite Ballroom kicked off with local quintet Kings of Belmont. Having seen their name on flyers around town for a while, I had begun to imagine that they were some sort of messy, alcohol-fueled garage rock band. I was only partially wrong. Alcohol certainly factors into the Kings’ equation (in one […]