No one can say the UVA football team didn’t have its opportunities. But when Clemson hit a field goal to make the score 13-3 with 2:37 left in the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers were out of timeouts and, after quarterback Marc Verica threw his third interception of the game, out of chances to win the coastal division in the wacky Atlantic Coast Conference.
No one can say the UVA football team didn’t have its opportunities. But when Clemson hit a field goal to make the score 13-3 with 2:37 left in the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers were out of timeouts and, after quarterback Marc Verica threw his third interception of the game, out of chances to win the coastal division in the wacky Atlantic Coast Conference.
Despite the drop in attendance to football games this year, the University of Virginia is considering building a new 400- to 700-space parking garage at Scott Stadium. On November 16, UVA issued a “request for letters of interest and statements of qualifications†(RFQ) to select firms to design and build the garage.
Coldplay breaking up? Blink 182 getting back together? Music gossip and videos hot enough to thaw your eyeballs.
The financial meltdown has claimed another victim. Barnes & Nobles has reported an unexpectedly high quarterly loss and lowered its forecast for the year.
And now, the second installment of Green Reads for this week! From the New York Times’ Dot Earth blog, a list of reader recommendations for what Obama should do on behalf of the planet when he takes office.
Virginia’s 7th District Congressman Eric Cantor became the first Virginian named party whip. Cantor’s youth and efforts are rumored to put him in line as a potential Speaker of the House in the future.
Fry’s Spring is alive with the sound of music. And we caught it on tape!
Running a newspaper is tough business nowadays. Media General, Inc., whose newspapers include The Daily Progress and Richmond Times-Dispatch, knows something about it. All it’s hearing from Wall Street is: sell, sell, and sell.
Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris kept his promise. Yesterday, he traveled to Northern Virginia to personally deliver a bust of Thomas Jefferson to Falls Church Mayor Robin Gardner, the ante in the Falls Church Voter Turnout Challenge.
Those in attendance were treated to a close game that came down to the final possessions. The game was a back and forth physical match-up, and UVA (2-0) happened to score last, winning 77-75.