Webb wanes: Democratic candidate comes up short in red district
President-elect Joe Biden swept to an easy victory in Virginia last week, carrying the state with 53.9 percent of the vote to Donald Trump’s 44.2 percent, according to data from […]
What next? 5th District flippers move on to the next race
Three Democratic women in Virginia upset Republicans in House of Representatives races Tuesday–but Leslie Cockburn wasn’t one of them. The investigative journalist and Rappahannock County resident fell short against Republican […]
In brief: Fried chicken, flinging the mud, Long on Nike, and more
County boots Trump chicken Albemarle County said the state of emergency declared for the August 11-12 weekend was still in effect after Indivisible Charlottesville brought an inflatable chicken with a […]
Can Leslie Cockburn beat Tom Garrett in the red 5th District?
She frequently wears a green quilted vest—and her campaign has high production values, perhaps fitting for a former “60 Minutes” producer. Two weeks before the 5th District Democratic convention May […]
In brief: Taking back their streets, Cockburn controversy, Cantwell returns and more
Calming effect “That’s the reason we did this—people fly down the street,” says Shawnee West as she watches a car drive through the intersection of Little High and 11th streets. […]
In brief: A lost neighborhood, a plane crash and C-VILLE wins big
Vinegar Hill reimagined The winners of a Bushman Dreyfus Architects and Tom Tom Founders Festival competition to use public spaces to create constructive dialogue and to reimagine Vinegar Hill, the […]