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.
Departure follows announcement of consulting agreement with John Paul Jones’ management company.
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.
Boyd Tinsley rocked a very different crowd today. The virtuoso violinist of the Dave Matthews Band was one of the keynote speakers at the leadership conference for the Ron Brown Scholar Program, which awards college scholarships to African-American high school students, at the Paramount Theatre on the Downtown Mall.
At 2pm this afternoon, activists from Blue Ridge Earth First, Rising Tide North America, and Nuclear Watch South staged a non-violent protest in Dominion Resource’s North Anna nuclear power visitor center in Mineral, Virginia.
Six activists from Blue Ridge Earth First, Rising Tide North America, and Nuclear Watch South, were arrested for taking over and refusing to leave the Dominion Resource’s North Anna nuclear visitor center in Mineral, Virginia.
A homeless campsite near the Rivanna River was shut down Monday after occupants were ordered away by police for trespassing on public property.
The Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO) has come under some criticism from a few local residents for its plans to expand its runway 800’, but the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors seemed willing to re-affirm its support the project at its regular meeting today, offering to put a resolution on its consent agenda next week.