UVA student charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography
Ralph Samuel Rogers is being held at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail on $7,500 bond.
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Rivanna Master Naturalists recruit new members
If you enjoy the outdoors and want to volunteer to conserve our local natural heritage, consider becoming a Virginia Master Naturalist. The Rivanna Chapter’s next training session will be held Tuesday evenings and some Saturdays from February 14 through May 22 at the Ivy Creek Natural Area.
The Monarch of Time
Over the last 20 years, I have had over a hundred letters and columns published in Charlottesville. Reader appreciation has been my pay and the following letter inspired the most responses:
Home Energy Assessment: Would Your Home Pass?
Feeling cold walls, or air rushing through windows and outlets are obvious signs of leakage, but if you want an accurate diagnosis of where your house is ailing, call in an energy auditor—a specialist trained in providing a comprehensive home energy checkup. He or she will do a series of tests and inspections to find […]
Re-Use, Re-Cycle, Re-Purpose
About twenty years ago, Judy Johnson—former manager of Charlottesville’s City Market—bought a home in Charlottesville’s Woolen Mills neighborhood. Built in 1900, the home was on a generous lot. Johnson, now owner of Renaissance Woman Flowers & Gardens, is a professional florist and garden designer and one of the attractions was the land itself. It was […]
Amazon.com to open two fulfillment centers in Virginia
Governor Bob McDonnell and Amazon.com Inc., announced the establishment of two “fulfillment” centers in Virginia for a total of an investment of $135 million.
Governor McDonnell explains biennial budget decisions
Dear Friend, Monday, I presented my biennial budget for FY 2013 and FY 2014 to the Joint Money Committees of the General Assembly. The budget is focused on getting more Virginians back to work by investing in core functions of government like transportation and education, and reforming our state government to make it more efficient, effective, and user-friendly to taxpayers – all while not raising taxes.
VQR releases short film to coincide with latest issue
Check out "Half Lives: The Chernobyl Workers Now"
UVA names Bryan Fetzer, Harvard recruiter, new head of track program
Virginia athletics director Craig Littlepage announced Tuesday (Dec. 20) that Bryan Fetzer, the top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Harvard the past two years, has been named the Cavaliers’ director of track and field/cross country.