UVA examines safety after tragedy
Following the violent shooting April 16 at Virginia Tech that left 33 people dead in a campus dormitory and classroom building, university officials everywhere are examining policies that protect students’ safety.
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UVA examines safety after tragedy
Expert says schools already do a lot for security
Following the violent shooting April 16 at Virginia Tech that left 33 people dead in a campus dormitory and classroom building, university officials everywhere are examining policies that protect students’ safety.
Students respond on Facebook
It’s no secret that college students live their lives online. So, when tragedy struck Virginia Tech’s campus last week, Facebook.com and other online forums became a primary method for students to ask questions, express reactions and grieve. All in all, five instructors and 27 students, many of them undergraduates with an active online presence, were […]
Men’s tennis topples UNC for ACC championship
The UVA men’s tennis team, ranked No. 2 in the nation, defeated No. 6-ranked North Carolina to win the ACC tournament on Sunday in Cary, North Carolina. It was UVA’s third tournament win in four seasons, and it was a blowout—the Cavs trounced the Tar Heels 5-0. The Cavs went undefeated in ACC regular season […]
Westhaven residents air complaints
A few weeks ago, a generous donation from IMPACT, a group of local faith congregations, paid off $17,000 in overdue rent for nearly 80 residents of city public housing, allowing them
City bike loop gets $100K
After years of discussion, Charlottesville will finally begin to build a bike-accessible loop trail around the city that will exist in addition to the Rivanna Trail, a recreational hiking trail that’s rough in most sections. The new bicycle bypass would serve commuter bicyclers and parallel the existing trail for the most part. In some places, […]
Sportscaster to inspire young women
One of the most famous female sportscasters, Lesley Visser, has been named “Woman of the Year” by the Emily Couric Leadership Forum. The forum will present $20,000 in scholarships to 11 women from local high schools at a luncheon April 25. The Emily Couric Leadership Forum has a new “Woman of the Year” in […]
Martha Jefferson looks to 2012
Martha Jefferson Hospital won’t vacate its nine-acre Downtown property for Pantops pastures until 2012, but hospital officials have already gotten the ball rolling on what will take its place.
Stalking dozers late at night
When local photographer Billy Hunt set out to record the strange, temporary landscapes that result from clearing land for development, he at first shot the sites in the daytime. “They were really not interesting to look at,” he says. “Just a lot of dirt.” Seems obvious, until you visit his show (up at Café Cubano […]
Sewage holds back Albemarle Place
Last December, representatives from the Albemarle Place development gathered with staff from the city, county and Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) to discuss the Meadow Creek interceptor, the main hub for sewage all along Route 29N. For Albemarle Place, a mixed-use project planned for 700 residential units and roughly 40 new stores surrounding Sperry […]
Median home price drops 9.2 percent
The housing market pendulum has swung, and sellers are no longer riding high. Sales and prices are down, inventory is up, and it’s the best time to buy a home in the last decade according to the first quarter market report from the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors (CAAR). It was during the first quarter […]