Eighty attendees gathered to celebrate Deaf literature at the University of Virginia on February 8. The festival, which started as a student project for fourth-year Molly Rathbun, brought attention not only to the vibrant Deaf literature community, but the importance of accessibility. The festival first took shape last spring, as an independent project under Rathbun’s […]
Eighty attendees gathered to celebrate Deaf literature at the University of Virginia on February 8. The festival, which started as a student project for fourth-year Molly Rathbun, brought attention not only to the vibrant Deaf literature community, but the importance of accessibility. The festival first took shape last spring, as an independent project under Rathbun’s […]
The sentencing of Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. in connection with the November 13, 2022, shooting on the University of Virginia Grounds has been delayed by more than nine months. Jones pleaded guilty to the murders of Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr., and D’Sean Perry and related charges on November 20, 2024. Jones faces a sentence […]
Following an executive order from President Donald Trump and a memo from Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, UVA Health “has suspended all gender-affirming care for patients under 19 years of age … [but] remains committed to being a community of healing, compassion, and respect for all,” according to a statement on its children’s transgender youth […]
Chaos and questions were rampant when the Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a memo pausing all federal financial assistance programs on January 27. The order was eventually rescinded, but future plans for the funding remain unknown at press time. The funding freeze, the culmination of multiple executive orders issued by President Donald […]
The Albemarle County School Board unanimously appointed Leslie Pryor as the Rio Magisterial District representative on January 23, after a public hearing on the candidates. Pryor was one of seven people vying for the seat, which was left vacant following the death of board member Chuck Pace in December 2024. In a release announcing her […]
By Merrill Hart Formal fraternity recruitment at the University of Virginia concluded on Saturday, January 25. There are 28 chapters in good standing at UVA, but that didn’t stop some Hoos from rushing groups operating outside the Interfraternity Council system. The red-bricked estates lining Rugby Road’s Mad Bowl briefly went silent last spring when the […]
Charlottesville has its share of decades-old businesses that are locally owned and operated and insinuated into the fabric of the community. Unfortunately, in the coming weeks, it will have one less. The owners of Reid Super-Save Market, a popular grocery store on Preston Avenue, announced January 6 that they have accepted an offer from local […]
Charlottesville City Schools will have two mental wellness days each school year, beginning in 2025-26. “I know that it can be very difficult to find a moment’s rest during the academic year,” said Superintendent Royal Gurley in a December announcement. “Teachers are supporting student success not just during the school day but after hours as […]
As the nation mourns the passing of former president Jimmy Carter at the age of 100, the University of Virginia Miller Center is commemorating and celebrating his impact on its flagship initiative: the Presidential Oral History Program. Founded in 1975, the Miller Center is a nonpartisan organization focused on studying the presidency and its accompanying […]
Despite community outcry and fundraising efforts, longtime Charlottesville grocery store Reid Super-Save Market will close on January 25. Neighboring nonprofit Twice is Nice has purchased the Reid’s space, and plans to move in in early 2026, according to a January 6 press release. Reid’s co-owner Sue Clements says many factors contributed to the decision to […]