Finally. New Charlottesville School Superintendent Rosa Atkins got to start her job on July 3, more than 14 months after the school board accepted the resignation of former superintendent Scottie Griffin. Atkins recently finished her duties as assistant superintendent in Caroline County. “It feels good to start full force in Charlottesville,” she says. In this edited interview, Atkins explains why she\’s so fired up about learning.
Finally. New Charlottesville School Superintendent Rosa Atkins got to start her job on July 3, more than 14 months after the school board accepted the resignation of former superintendent Scottie Griffin. Atkins recently finished her duties as assistant superintendent in Caroline County. “It feels good to start full force in Charlottesville,” she says. In this edited interview, Atkins explains why she\’s so fired up about learning.
Fifth District Congressman Virgil Goode is trying to make political hay with the debate over illegal immigration, but so far his litany of bills isn’t going anywhere. In the current congressional term, Goode has co-sponsored 11 bills and three resolutions that target illegal immigrants. All the bills, however, are stuck in committee and did not […]
At their last meeting, the Albemarle County School Board closed a loophole in their beverage policy that had allowed student groups and athletic boosters to sell snack bars and soft drinks. A group of students from Western Albemarle High School, concerned about nutrition issues, precipitated the change by informing School Board member Brian Wheeler of […]
A week of wet weather eased Charlottesville’s water woes—at least for the moment—and replenished receding reservoirs. Thomas Frederick, director of the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority, said, “We’re full. The reservoirs are running at capacity,” including the Ragged Mountain and Sugar Hollow reservoirs, which were seven inches below normal last month. The dry spell prompted […]
In 1999, talking about the headquarters he designed for Gap, Inc., in San, Bruno, Californiaâwhich, among other innovative touches, featured huge atriums that brought natural light deep into the buildingâBill McDonough asked this question: “When it’s a nice day, why feel as if you’ve missed it?”
Dear Irving: Ace sorely wanted to get the word out about the sweet free parking spots around the Downtown Mall, even though his editors vowed to defenestrate him if he did.
On Monday, July 3, Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall turned 30. The City is celebrating with speeches, bands and a slide-show retrospective to commemorate the Mall’s commercial success. Here at C-VILLE, where several former Mall deadbeats have joined the ranks of the productively employed and regularly showered, we note the Mall’s birthday with a bittersweet air as our favorite stretch of brick sets aside childis
Speaking to the press on Friday, June 23, Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Camblos said two parents at a Crozet after-prom party where teens were drinking will not be charged. Camblos also underlined the County’s commitment to prosecuting teen drinkers and those who contribute to their delinquency. The parents, whose names were not released, hosted […]
Soon, all colleges and universities in Virginia will be required to submit the names and Social Security numbers of admitted students to State police. Police want the data so they can cross-check for sexual offenders who might be enrolling in schools.
On July 1, UVA’s much-ballyhooed “restructuring” will finally come to pass. The change, codified in the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, is just as complicated as its name suggests. Basically, the new law gives UVA more freedom from State oversight in exchange for fewer State dollars. Restructuring gives UVA more flexibility when […]