Blog Panel This Thursday
I'm speaking on a VPTC panel this upcoming Thursday lunchtime at the Omni. It's $30 for VPTC members, $40 for non-members. Here's the blurb: When the Web exploded on the…[...]
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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…[...]
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Debate: Should Charlottesville switch to an elected school board system?
Should Charlottesville switch to an elected school board? Currently, the City Council appoints the seven members of the school board, but a group of concerned parents has managed to get…[...]
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Hear Virginia House candidates in their own words
Want to know more about the candidates standing for election to the Virginia House of Delegates this November? The Senior Statesmen of Virginia held a public forum at the Senior…[...]
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Local counselor talks about Carl Jung
Len Worley The world recently celebrated the 130th birthday of Carl Jung, and in Charlottesville, counselor Len Worley gave a talk in his downtown office about the Swiss psychiatrist. Worley…[...]
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Coy Barefoot looks back at The Corner
Have you ever been to a village or town in Virginia that was simply called University? If you've ever eaten at a place on the Corner, the answer is yes.…[...]
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New Citizens Take Oath at Monticello
For the 43rd time yesterday, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation offered up Monticello for a special naturalization ceremony on the anniversary of our nation's birth. 79 people became citizens on the…[...]
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Recommendations from JABA’s conference on longterm aging in Central Virginia
We present to you now the second podcast from the Jefferson Area Board of Aging's June 24 conference. The event was designed to provide input from area experts on the…[...]
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Preparing Central Virginia for Retiring Baby Boomers
How prepared is Central Virginia for the graying Baby Boomer population, the first of whom are beginning to retire? That's just one of the mandates of the Jefferson Area Board…[...]
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Charlottesville Pavilion to open July 27
Yes, Charlottesville, the long-awaited Charlottesville Pavilion will open on July 27 with a free concert from funk band Karl Denson's Tiny Universe. The new facility's grand opening will be held…[...]
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Lecture on Nietzsche
Walter Sokel is Professor Emeritus of German and English at the University of Virginia. He came to the University from Stanford in 1972. Originally from Vienna, he migrated to the…[...]
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