New additions Gov. Glenn Youngkin appointed five new members to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors on June 28. With this slate of selections, 13 members of the BOV are now Youngkin appointees and hold a majority of the board. The BOV comprises 17 voting members and is responsible for approval of policies, the […]
New additions Gov. Glenn Youngkin appointed five new members to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors on June 28. With this slate of selections, 13 members of the BOV are now Youngkin appointees and hold a majority of the board. The BOV comprises 17 voting members and is responsible for approval of policies, the […]
Buy in Two first-time homebuyers in Crozet celebrated with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville on March 16. Katrena Cooper and Tanjah Wheeler are still closing on their homes, but they enjoyed meeting their new neighbors and soaking in the sunny weather during the afternoon celebration. “It means a lot to me to be closer […]
The Good chair Fifth District Rep. Bob Good was named chair of the House Freedom Caucus on December 11, and will start the job in January. For years, the Freedom Caucus has played a prominent role in congressional politics, including the ouster of former House speaker Kevin McCarthy and the lengthy process to elect a […]
Promise broken The Montpelier Foundation board has revoked its promise to share governance of the historic property with descendants of the over 300 enslaved laborers who lived and worked there. The foundation voted in June 2021 to change its bylaws and fill half the board of James Madison’s former home with members of the Montpelier […]
Back-to-backstroke UVA’s women’s swim and dive team won its second consecutive national championship over the weekend—and set five American records in the process. Junior Kate Douglass put on an absolutely dominant show, breaking national records in the 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly, and 200-yard breaststroke on three consecutive days. Alex Walsh and Gretchen Walsh also won […]
When the music stops Virginia’s men’s basketball team, three years removed from a national championship, failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament when the brackets were announced on Sunday. (To make matters worse, Virginia Tech won the ACC Tournament and qualified as an 11-seed.) It’s the first time the Cavaliers have missed the tourney since […]
‘I’m with you’ Before the United States abolished slavery in 1865, thousands of enslaved people were sold in downtown Charlottesville. The Reclaimed Roots Descendants Alliance—whose ancestors were enslaved at Monticello, the University of Virginia, Highland, and other plantations in the Charlottesville area—held a vigil at Court Square on March 3, the anniversary of the Union […]
School daze Charlottesville’s hopes for a $75 million renovation for Buford Middle School became more complicated last week, as a bill that would have allowed localities to raise taxes for school funding was killed in a General Assembly subcommittee. Area state Senator Creigh Deeds’ SB 298 would have authorized Charlottesville to raise the local sales […]
Squared up Charlottesville’s Historic Resource Committee continues to work toward replacing the Court Square slave auction block marker, which was thrown into a river by a local resident in 2020. During a February 11 meeting, University of Virginia graduate students Jake Calhoun and MaDeja Leverett presented their research on Court Square to the committee. Over […]
School (funding’s) out A Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee killed school funding bills Friday that would’ve allowed localities to raise money for school construction, voting 5-3 on all three bills. Similar legislation was passed by the state Senate. The Republican-controlled House’s action looms large in Charlottesville: City Council has expressed that finding new revenue streams […]