VCU has secret deal with Philip Morris
[UPDATED 5/29] The New York Times today reveals a restrictive agreement in place since 2006 between the Richmond tobacco company Philip Morris and Richmond’s public university, Virginia Commonwealth.
If you’re going to panhandle, you gotta know the rules
NBC 29 had a story a couple of days back. Apparently there is city code for this sort of thing.
Hope homeless shelter shuts down for good
By the time (a little before 8pm) that I got to the Hope Community Center for its last night as an evening homeless shelter, the place was packed.
World financial leaders to invade Charlottesville
This September, Charlottesville will become ground zero for global financial leaders. The Miller Center of Public Affairs announced today that it will host The New Financial Architecture: A Global Summit on September 7-9.
Writer George Garrett dies at 78
It is widely reported today that George Garrett, writer and former UVA English professor, has died at his home in Charlottesville. According to the Washington Post, Garrett died on May 26 of bladder cancer.
News Quiz, the answers
Milk via I-95, 30 grand for your own wind machine, and tennis nightmares of Georgia.
Local food markets keep branching out
More happy news from the local food front: Another farmer’s market has joined the roster, and this year’s Buy Fresh Buy Local guide is now hitting the streets. The new market is in Forest Lakes, in the parking lot of the South Recreational Facility, and runs Tuesdays from 4pm to 7pm.
UVA tennis ace wins back-to-back singles championships
While most folks were getting drunk in front of a grill, UVA’s Somdev Devvarman was kicking tennis tail, becoming only the fourth player in the last 50 years to win back-to-back NCAA men’s singles championships yesterday.
Charlottesville Fire Chief to head Homeland Security committee
Charlottesville Fire Chief Charles Werner has been elected the new chair for the Executive Committee of the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Emergency Communications and Office for Interoperability and Compatibility.