Second quarter a boon for buyers
If you’re looking to buy a home, you can thank your lucky stars that you’re shopping now rather than a year ago. According to the second-quarter market report from the […]
Beights’ bridge woes drag on
Late on Tuesday night, July 11, the Beights Development found itself back before the Albemarle County Planning Commission, more than four years after they first received approval to install a […]
Office of the Architect goes “sustainable”
The Office of the Architect at UVA wants to make it a more environmentally friendly and sustainable institution. David Neuman’s office recently developed “Guidelines for Sustainable Buildings and Environmental Design,” a strategy modeled after similar environmental policies at other universities, including Duke and the University of North Carolina.
Reunion giving up 43 percent
Usually a time for such games of skill as Spot-the-Greatest-Weight-Gain and Try-to-Remember-Foxfield, UVA Reunions Weekend have adopted a more serious purpose in recent years—namely, they are increasingly becoming fundraising occasions […]
80 New faculty expected
UVA will open the 2006-07 school year with 80 new faculty, a talented (and tenure-able!) group of the nation’s best and brightest fledgling Wahoos. Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement Gertrude […]
UVA summer camps, by the numbers
Joggers puffing past UVA might notice that the crowd on McCormick Road looks a little younger than usual. They’d be right. No college co-eds, these. With summer here, UVA hosts […]
UVA grad hit by train near Elliewood
A 21-year-old UVA graduate was struck by a train around 4am Wednesday, July 11, between Chancellor and 15th streets near the Corner. He was intoxicated and was sleeping on the tracks. Police found a substantial quantity of weed on him, as well.
Virginia courts to restructure
The Virginia Supreme Court has created a commission that will make changes to courts statewide. The “Commission on Virginia Courts In the 21st Century: To Benefit All, To Exclude None,” […]
Pocket bikes illegal on state streets
Pocket bikes, or pocket rockets, those tiny versions of hot street bikes that have teenagers riding with their knees to their chins, are no longer allowed on Virginia’s public roads. […]
Latest crime stats, first five months
Crime statistics from January through May of this year show a reduction in violent crime, but a climb in property crimes like motor vehicle thefts, burglary, and thefts from vehicles […]