Ayers a tough act to follow
On November 13, UVA\’s dean of the College of Arts & Sciences announced he would be leaving to become the ninth president of the private University of Richmond. For UVA, his loss is more than just a gap in personnel.
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Ayers a tough act to follow
What now for South Lawn project, history department?
On November 13, UVA\’s dean of the College of Arts & Sciences announced he would be leaving to become the ninth president of the private University of Richmond. For UVA, his loss is more than just a gap in personnel.
Wilsdorf Hall should help draw top faculty
With the newly christened addition of the $43 million Wilsdorf Hall, UVA isn’t just touting a brand spankin’ new engineering building. In what’s being seen as an already developing worldwide nanotech research scramble, the University is jockeying for a position as one of the county’s top nanotechnology institutes, with no intention of being left behind. […]
Local neurocenter treats Iraq vets
Some studies have shown that as many as 20 percent of Iraq’s injured suffer head trauma, making brain damage the “signature” injury of the war. A center in Charlottesville contracts with the Department of Defense to rehabilitate hundreds of those injured. Virginia NeuroCare is the only non-Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital to treat patients who are […]
Mark Warner raised hopes, money
When former Virginia Governor Mark Warner announced last month he would not seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2008, he left not only a hoard of disappointed supporters eager for somebody other than Hillary Clinton, but also roughly $9.8 million in political contributions. Those contributions to Forward Together, his Alexandria-based political action committee (PAC), […]
Local campaign donors: Goode-Weed Race
The following individuals gave $2,000 or more to candidates for the Fifth District U.S. House of Representatives in 2006, according to the Federal Election Committee. In the race between Democratic challenger Al Weed and Republican incumbent Virgil Goode, Goode lost Charlottesville and Albemarle but won the district overall by almost 20 percentage points.
What can we tell from who gave?
Laugh, according to creed
A hirsute man sits in plain view on the toilet, straining. His wild pawing at the walls is accompanied by the sort of explosive sounds that go over big at a fourth grade lunch table. But this man is on a date, giving the sad-eyed woman on the other side of the door a horrific earful.
Street smarts
Dear Ace: Any time I take a scenic drive around Charlottesville, the street I’m driving on inevitably goes through about 15 name changes. What’s the deal?—Jane Jing Lane Yes, Jane, Ace must concur—Charlottesville street names seem to change names more often than Paris Hilton changes partners. But you should count your blessings—you could, after all, […]
Hardware store sells for undisclosed amount
As first reported in C-VILLE on October 31, Mall stalwart The Hardware Store will soon wrap up its three-decade run and put away its toolboxes, condiments and all, for good. Owners Stan and Marilyn Epstein have sold the four-storey building, which houses not only their restaurant but a number of smaller businesses like Race Jewelers and Art Upstairs.
Wahoos win first game in John Paul Jones
Indoor fireworks, lighted torches, green lasers, a mascot rappelling from the ceiling, players making a smoky entrance, Michael Buffer proclaiming, “Let’s get ready to rumble”: UVA certainly made a spectacle in opening the $130 million John Paul Jones Arena for its first men’s basketball game November 12 against No. 10 ranked Arizona.
Allen concedes to Webb
On November 9, two days after voters cast their ballots, Virginians finally had a senator-elect when Republican incumbent George Allen conceded the race to Democrat Jim Webb, avoiding what could have been a lengthy recount in the last undecided Senate race in the country. Webb led the former governor by 7,300 votes.