One teen injured, four cited in James river accident
It may come as a surprise, but lazily drifting down a secluded section of the James River on an inner tube with a few buddies and a six-pack is considered […]
Brush up on your UVA
While UVA students were away interning, working, taking summer classes or laying on the couch eating Fla-vor-ice and playing X-box, there were some changes made ’round TJ’s university.
UVA\’s Blue ridge hospital site stagnates
Property values for the 45 or so historic buildings at UVA Foundation’s Blue Ridge Hospital site are dropping fast as land values in the area off Route 20, south of […]
Allen’s controversial greeting sparks debate
As Virginia Senator George Allen’s biggest verbal blunder of his campaign saturates the media, the Republican hopes to put the recent monkey business behind him.
New census data conveys old news
In spite of a uniquely thriving culture, Charlottesville’s population tallies run closer to those of the rest of Virginia than expected. Charlottesville met the requirements for study by the U.S. […]
School board to consider religious literature
The next Albemarle School Board meeting may bring about a battle of divine proportions, thanks to a recent attempt by two Hollymead Elementary students to distribute religious literature among their […]
Few changes to city discipline policy
Only a few tinkerings to the discipline system will result from the recommendations of the Charlottesville schools’ Discipline Task Force. Then interim superintendent, Bobby Thompson, appointed that group of 25 […]
Take a seat?
What I mean is, why is so much of this public space taken up by private seating for restaurants? What\’s the idea?âPaul Uppaskwat
Taking Care
Reva Frazier choked on a piece of chicken in July 2004, while living in the Trinity Mission of Charlottesville nursing home. She was 90 years old and legally blind. She’d entered the home because she couldn’t walk or feed herself anymore. She could barely communicate, and didn’t have the ability to tell anyone she was choking…
Back to school
Or is this some kind of trick question designed to confuse the students? âWanda Ring Aigh