James Madison’s Montpelier Unveiled


Courtesy of the Montpelier Foundation

Two years ago, James Madison’s Montpelier was partially demolished in the first step of major renovations to restore the house to the way it was back in Madison’s day. The Montpelier Foundation hopes the reconstruction will allow visitors to the Orange County estate to learn more about James Madison, who is often called the father of the U.S. Constitution.
On a sunny day in late April, the new/old exterior of the mansion was formally unveiled in ceremonies presided over by Senator John Warner and Representative Eric Cantor. Both men paid tribute to Madison’s role in the creation of the United States of America. In this report, you’ll hear excerpts from both men’s speeches. You’ll also hear from Mark Wenger, the project’s architectural historian. Ambient music in the piece comes from the Shenandoah University chorus, who were on hand to sing the national anthem.


Vegan Cooking with Chris and Darlene Bruce


Hash with Spinach and Mushrooms (Chris Bruce)

We’re happy to begin a new series of conversations with Central Virginia bloggers here on the Charlottesville Podcasting Network. As you may know, the area has been seeded with many blogs thanks to the work of Waldo Jaquith. His aggregator, cvilleblogs.com, has encouraged many people and organizations to start their own in order to give voice to their interests, pastimes, and cultures.

We begin our series with a talk with Chris and Darlene Bruce, the authors of Eat Air, a weblog about vegan cooking. Since November of last year, the couple have been posting recipes to encourage others to consider a vegan diet, which means no animal products. After our talk, I listened in as Chris cooked a hash with mushrooms and spinach and Darlene made banana oat bundles.

lesbian sex
free lesbian porn
lesbian stories
her first lesbian sex
teen lesbian
lesbian sex stories
free lesbian sex videos
lesbian orgy
free lesbian videos
lesbian videos
teen lesbians have sex
free lesbian sex
lesbian movie
lesbian movies
lesbian galleries
lesbian teen movies
lesbian lovers
lesbian hentai
free lesbian movies
naked lesbians
hardcore lesbian sex
lesbian love scenes
teen lesbians
lesbians having sex
herfirstlesbiansex
black lesbians
lesbian toons
hot lesbians
anime lesbians
lesbian erotica
lesbian love stories
lesbian porno
lesbian pussy
lesbians kissing
sexy lesbians
lesbian kissing
free lesbian porn videos
lesbian pictures
asian lesbians
lesbian pics
free lesbian porn movies
lesbian kiss
lesbian licking
lesbian sites
free lesbian porno
free lesbian sex stories
lesbian smother
her first lesbian
lesbians fucking
lesbian anal
lesbian chat
lesbian sex videos
hentai lesbian
black lesbian sex
lesbian dating
free lesbian stories
hot lesbian sex
lesbian anime sex
lesbian erotic stories
lesbian trailers
mature lesbians
free lesbian
lesbian dildos
lesbian photos
lesbian video
dildo lesbian
free lesbian pics
girls lesbians
her first lesbian experience
lesbian incest
free lesbian pictures
free lesbian video clips
lesbians in pantyhose
first time lesbian
free lesbian feet
free lesbian foot galleries
lesbian clips
lesbian fucking
peeing lesbians
black lesbian porn
lesbian wedding
free lesbian sex pics
interracial lesbians
lesbian books
lesbian sex tips
lesbian vids
kiss lesbian teen
lesbian cartoons
lesbian kisses
lesbian twins clips
lesbian femdom
lesbian lolita
lesbian masturbation stories
lesbian milf

U.Va and the Peace Corps

John F. Kennedy signed the Peace Corps into existence by executive order on March 1, 1961. Since then, the University of Virginia has sent over 800 volunteers to all corners of the globe. Since 2000, over 400 U.Va graduates have gone overseas to honor and sustain Kennedy’s vision of an agency that works for world peace through coexistence and understanding. Last week, U.Va celebrated its special role in the Peace Corps in a day-long series of conversations and musical performances.

We spoke with three volunteers about what they learned. Charlottesville resident Bob Vernon served in Venezuela in the 1970’s. Curry School graduate Sara Johnston served in Namibia and the Gambia from 1998 through the end of 2000. Matt Hural is the current on-Grounds recruiter for the Peace Corps. Their remarks are book-ended by comments by deputy director Jody Olsen in this 27-minute podcast.

Update: The Hook features the stories of several U.Va graduates who served in the Peace Corps in its July 27 edition.


Fighting “Hidden Hunger” in Central Virginia

More than 650,000 Virginians have sought assistance from a food bank in the last five years, according to a new study from America’s Second Harvest called Hunger in America 2006. Charlottesville is served by the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network. Marty White is the agency’s CEO, and he spoke to reporters today about the region’s hunger problems. CPN presents a recording of the press conference.

Nursing simulation conference at U.Va


Reba Childress instructs a nurse using Sim-Man (photo credit: Tom Cogill)

The U.S. Department of Labor estimates the nation will need a million new nurses by 2012. Nursing schools across the country are looking for new ways to increase the number of graduates, but are also struggling to fill faculty positions. Increasingly, they’re turning to advanced simulation models to help bridge the gap. Sean Tubbs recently visited the first-ever Virginia-wide conference at the University of Virginia’s School of Nursing.



Slowpoke’s Jen Sorensen on the Cartoon Crisis

The outcry among many in the Muslim community over images of the prophet Mohammed continues to smoulder. It isn’t often that a cartoon can prompt such a reaction. Jen Sorensen, the Charlottesville-based creator of Slowpoke Comics, says the biggest negative reaction she got is when an offended reader offered to pay for her retirement. Sean Tubbs recently met with Sorensen at Court Square Tavern for a chat about her work and her take of the cartoon crisis.

Sorensen Training the Next Generation of Political Leaders

The 2005 class of Sorensen’s college leaders program

For over a dozen years, the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership has been training would-be politicians and government officials the ins and outs of Richmond. Currently the Institute is looking for applicants to its 2006 Youth Leaders Programs. Sean Tubbs recently dropped by Sorensen’s offices on Old Ivy Road to speak with recent alumni of the program as well as Marc Johnson, youth programs director.

An Interview with Delegate-elect David Toscano

The Virginia General Assembly convenes tomorrow for a new session, and this year, there will be seventeen new faces in the House of Delegates. One of them is David Toscano, recently elected to serve the 57th District. Sean Tubbs spoke with Toscano on Sunday to find out how he was preparing to become a legislator, the differences between the Charlottesville City Council and the legislature, and to find out what bills Toscano has filed for the session.

This piece kicks off a new feature on the Charlottesville Podcasting Network- Charlottesville Interviews. In the weeks to come, we hope to bring you conversations with a number of people in and outside Central Virginia.

The Many Faces of Jane Eyre

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Charlotte Bronte, the author who gave millions of school children something to read with the publication of Jane Eyre. The novel is one of the most common in the English language, and the Rare Book School is honoring Bronte with a look at the ubiquitous nature of this classic in a special exhibit in the Rotunda called Eyre Apparent, which features a look at the depth at which the novel has penetrated pop culture, and to show that there’s much more to a book than its text.

Barbara Heritage is curator of collections at the Rare Book School. I met her recently at Alderman Library while she was putting the exhibit together and asked her to describe a shelf containing much in the way of Eyre paraphrenalia.



Along the Rivanna Trail with Diana Foster

The Rivanna Trail loops around Charlottesville and Albemarle county, almost exclusively along privately-owned land. Hikers trek across pathways cared for by a couple hundred volunteers. The rustic trail is the best place to get away from it all without leaving the city, a fact that is increasingly recognized by developers, landowners, and government officials.

That’s a far cry from the early days of the trail, according to Diana Foster. She’s the past president of the Rivanna Trail Foundation, which runs the 20-mile pathway. Currently about 18 miles of the loop have been built, with another five miles of companion trails.

Every November, Foster leads a one-day trek around the trail to draw attention to the natural beauty of the urban wilderness. I recently took a much smaller trip with Foster through a small section of the Rivanna trail from Jordan park in southeast Charlottesville, to Fifth Street near the Willoughby section of town. I asked Foster to tell me about the ultimate goals of the Rivanna Trail Foundation.

Fry Springs Neighborhood Reacts to 2008 Bridge Closure on JPA Extended

Residents of the Fry’s Spring area of Charlottesville are up in arms about the Virginia Department of Transportation’s plan to temporarily close Jefferson Park Avenue Extended near Fontaine Avenue, beginning in 2008, to repair and widen the bridge that crosses the railway tracks. City officials say the plans have been on the books for several years, but many residents argue they’ve been caught by surprise. And they’re not quite sure why the plans call for the conversion of Todd Avenue from a thru-way to a cul-de-sac.

On October 26, about three dozen people attended a meeting of the Fry’s Spring Neighborhood Association to ask questions of Jim Tolbert, Charlottesville’s director of neighborhood services development. The meeting was moderated by Mike Farrugio, former president of the group. CPN is pleased to bring the meeting in its entirety, and will be following up with a feature on this topic in the near future.



Audio of October 10, 2005 Campaign Forum for the Jack Jouett District Seat on the Albemarle Board of Supervisors

I am posting this on November 11, 2022 but back dating it. This is a recording I was paid to record by the Free Enterprise Forum. I had thought it was on cvillepedia already but it’s gone. It’s a bit of history, though maybe not anything anyone would really want to know. Yet, here it is.