When Selena Garcia began working with the Jefferson Area Comprehensive Health Investment Program (CHIP), public health nurse Amy Chenoweth “became part of the family.” Along with a family support worker, Chenoweth helps Garcia with appropriate health information and resources for her sons, 6-week-old CaÃson and nearly 3-year-old Cesar.
When Selena Garcia began working with the Jefferson Area Comprehensive Health Investment Program (CHIP), public health nurse Amy Chenoweth “became part of the family.” Along with a family support worker, Chenoweth helps Garcia with appropriate health information and resources for her sons, 6-week-old CaÃson and nearly 3-year-old Cesar.
It looks like outgoing Councilors Rob Schilling and Blake Caravati are leaving City Council on good terms. At least Charlottesvillians better hope so, because Mayor David Brown just gave them keys to the city. The ever-jocular Caravati quipped: “Now that they’ve given us keys, they’ll probably change the locks.” Judging from their farewell remarks on […]
Summer is here, and with it comes a host of jobs offered by your local government. Maybe you want to switch careers, or maybe you just want to expose your teen to actual sunlight. Fortunately for eager job seekers, Albemarle County and Charlottesville have dozens of open positions for part- and full-time workers of […]
Chocolate may be an aphrodisiac, but now, thanks to Mars, Inc., it has another, more educational function: history lessons. To sweeten the deal, the company (which, according to the release, “has played a sweet role in American history”) even incorporated our very own Thomas Jefferson, the nation’s third president, into the gooey mix. The famed […]
An area man has filed suit against the United States Postal Service (USPS) for “favoring African-Americans over Caucasians for promotions,” according to a complaint filed this month with the U.S. District Court.
Former UVA employee Dena Bowers has filed a lawsuit in Charlottesville Circuit Court against the University of Virginia and several staff members for her firing last November. The suit, filed June 19, alleges Bowers’ firing was done without proper notice and violated her free speech rights. In October 2005, Bowers, who is active with the […]
Raja Jabbour, the former Albemarle High junior varsity girls’ soccer coach charged with possession of child pornography, has remained in jail pending a bond hearing set for Tuesday, June 27. At an earlier U.S. district court hearing, Judge B. Waugh Crigler ruled that Jabbour should be released under a conditional $50,000 bond, but federal prosecutors […]
Dear Punjint: “The deal,” as they say, is that hookah smoking is simply awesome, in the way that only a communal activity whose health risks haven’t yet been fully assessed can be.
By J. Tobias Beardopinion@c-ville.com The news was first reported on June 14, but it didn’t really start to spread until two days later. By the 19th it was all over the ’Net, bubbling just under the surface of more serious matters. Jay-Z had declared he was boycotting Cristal. Yes, Jay-Z, the head of Def Jam […]
The Bundoran Farm development suffered a tragic loss Wednesday, June 14, when Qroe Companies CEO Robert Baldwin and Regional Director David Brown died in a plane crash around 11:30am. Baldwin, 75, and Brown, 55, were en route