Mark Warner to speak at City Market
Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner will be visiting Charlottesville this Saturday.
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Mark Warner to speak at City Market
Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner will be visiting Charlottesville this Saturday.
New fast food joint in the works for Cherry Avenue
“Seafood Express†is coming to town. A local couple will open a new fried-chicken-type restaurant at 600 Cherry Avenue.
Reservoir levels drop precipitously
“Chance of showers†is one of the most familiar refrains of late summer, echoing every morning from our TVs and radios. But the number of showers actually hitting our area and filling our reservoirs has been next to nothing in the past month, leaving our area vulnerable to a third consecutive year of drought restrictions.
Feedback presents Thomas Gunn
The local songwriter performs two tunes recorded live in the C-VILLE Weekly office.
Five athletes with UVA connections still competing
Of the eight athletes with ties to UVA who went to compete in the Beijing Olympics, five are still competing:Darden student Adam Nelson has been chasing gold for the past two Olympics. We’ll find out Friday whether he will get his third shot after the shot put qualifying rounds.
Single sanction honor code raises concerns at Semester at Sea
UVA was on the front page of Sunday’s Metro section of The Washington Post. The story rehashed concerns about the University’s 150-year-old honor code and its “single sanction,” linked to the recent expulsions of two students in the Semester at Sea program, for which UVA is the academic sponsor.
Ever wanted to live through a horrible plane wreck?
If you have a recurring desire to find out what happens when a plane goes down, well, you are in luck, and, mind you, your presence is appreciated. This Saturday, the Office of Emergency Management for Charlottesville, UVA and Albemarle County are looking for volunteers to “play victims” of an airplane accident.
Marketing director leaves The Paramount
Departure follows announcement of consulting agreement with John Paul Jones’ management company.
Tom Perriello gets labor endorsement
As a conclusion to his Economic R.E.V.I.V.A.L. tour, Tom Perriello received the endorsement of labor union UNITE HERE. Perriello, a Democrat challenging Democrat-turned-independent-turned-Republican Virgil Goode for his congressional seat, received the endorsement yesterday at the Hyosung Tire plant in Scottsville.