The issue of mountaintop removal of coal prompted her to work on a series [...]
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Adelind Horan grew up in Charlottesville to parents with a long history in area theater. Her mother Lydia and her father Michael have appeared in various Live Arts productions for many years. Now she’s returned home after graduating from Hampshire College.
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has invoked the Patriot Act-inspired Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act to demand that the University of Virginia turn over years of private correspondence between former professor Michael Mann and other climate researchers. The demand conspicously omits one requirement of FATA — spelling out exactly how Mann [...]
Jamie West Charlottesville is known to attract artists and musicians from all over Virginia who come to showcase their talent and entertain people. Jamie West, a twenty-four year old musician traveled all the way from England to play music on the streets of Charlottesville. Deepak Singh compiled this [...] Obama and the Democratic Congress passed landmark healthcare reform after a rancorous year-long struggle. Republicans are threatening to make “Repeal and Replace” their fall campaign slogan, while Obama has welcomed that referendum and polls have shown a bump in public support for the reform now that it’s law.
What did the law get right? How much will it really do for cost-cutting, expanding coverage, and improving quality? What major flaws of our system remain yet to be dealt with? How will the average American be impacted by the reform? What will it mean for political fortunes in the fall and beyond? Leading this month’s Left of Center discussion are three University of Virginia professors: Continue reading Left of Center: Healthcare Reform: What’s Right and What’s Left? News media across the country are collapsing. After recent staff cuts, furloughs and the shutdown of local printing for the Daily Progress, will Media General be doing more downsizing? Can we support four TV stations? Two weeklies? Will blogs replace all of them? What about the partnership between the non-profit Charlottesville Tomorrow and the [...]
Charlottesville is home to many artists and arts organizations. But, is our community fully capitalizing on its own reputation? That was the general topic of the latest in a series of Creative Conversations facilitated by the Piedmont Council of the Arts.
Our recording begins with Maggie Guggenheimer, PCA’s executive director. After a brief round of [...] On October 26, 2009, the Piedmont Council of the Arts held the latest in a series of Creative Conversations. The project is a chance to bring representatives from different arts organizations together in order to share ideas. This time around, the topic centered around the idea of developing partnerships across many different non-profit groups.
After [...] SuzySaid Charlottesville breezed into town earlier this year offering hot tips on fashion, food, parenting, and local fun. Amy Eastlack is the real-life person behind Suzy. Recently she shared her vision for interacting with the local community with CPN.
You can meet Westlack in person at the Cville Pie Fest on October 3. Suzy can [...] On the 8/9 Wake-Up Call three folks from UVa’s Cancer Center participated in a discussion about surviving cancer with the help of Integrative Medicine. The ‘eastern medicine’ approach to cancer treatment includes such methods as massage, music therapy and hypnosis to assist patients with their more traditional treatments. Diane Cole, Manager of Education for [...]
Did you know there are over seven hundred nonprofit organizations in the the greater Charlottesville area? Despite their key position in the economy of our region, until now nonprofits reaching for excellence have had to rely on a grab bag of training programs for their board members. Recently, we spoke with Christine Nardi, Executive [...]
In April 2005, the Charlottesville Municipal Band debuted the Daily Progress March. That meant that the Daily Progress finally had something in common with papers such as the Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune. Nellysford composer Paul T. Richards scored a rousing march for the Media General-owned newspaper which was first performed in front [...]
When we started the Charlottesville Podcasting Network back in 2005, one of the ideas was to do as many interviews as we could to support bands that were coming into town. Sadly, we’ve only been able to do that on a… very limited fashion. However, last week I was contacted by the members of [...]
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