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Last night in Blacksburg might have been the Virginia basketball fan’s equivalent of watching their son or daughter graduate from, well, college.

"Our baby’s growing up," might have been a fair reaction to what we had just witnessed.

But, instead of it taking 21 or 22 years, it took 27 games.

And, just as a college degree doesn’t make it, "Presto!  Instant adult!" (and parents reading this are thinking, "Nooo, THAT would be a J-O-B) one game does not certify these Virginia Cavaliers as a legitimate, absolutely-for-real basketball team.

 The first annual Charlottesville Women’s Fair will feature learning sessions on topics relevant to woman.

 Toscano will speak to constituents to discuss the proposed budget for 2012-2014 and the changes made by the House of Delegates.

 The Albemarle County Sheriff’s Office hopes to have 200 qualified volunteers for its search and rescue unit by summer.

Ergonomics matter when it comes to recycling.

My first sports event was when as a five year old I saw the Baltimore Orioles in their 1954 debut. I have been a sports fan ever since. My recall of hundreds of games is a bit of a blurred continuum. Mostly I can recall great dramatic moments.

Rose Brown on what the Zero Garbage Challenge means for disposables.

The average size of a new single-family house in the United States grew from less than 1,000 sq. ft. in 1950 to 2,521 sq. ft. in 2007, according to the United States Census Bureau. That was the peak year. By 2010, the average size shrank to 2,392 sq. ft., and experts in the industry predict […]

Real Estate Related News Real Estate Weekly Celebrates 20 Years  In September 1997, I approached Mary Sproles Martin, editorial coordinator for the then five-year-old Real Estate Weekly, about a freelance writing job. I had been in Charlottesville for a little over two years and was working part-time as an assistant to a local builder but […]

Let’s say you like everything about your house—location, size, sunlight, yard, floor plan, and so on. Maybe you’ve lived there for years, or maybe you’re about to buy it. But it has no fireplace. Can you add one? How difficult is it, how much does it cost, and how much resale value does it add? […]