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Staff Report New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will be in Charlottesville Friday morning to participate in a town hall with voters on behalf of the Barack Obama presidential campaign. The event will be held at the Martin Luther King Performing Arts Center at 1400 Melbourne Road and will begin at 10:15 a.m. The town hall…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Optometrists at Primary Eyecare will donate their eye-exam fees on World Sight Day – which is being marked on Thursday – to help the estimated 300 million worldwide who are blind or vision-impaired simply because they don’t have access to an eye exam or a pair of glasses. “Who better…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s time for new solutions, Michelle Obama told a rally of 2,500 people on Grounds at the University of Virginia Wednesday afternoon, “because we know that the old ways just won’t do.” Obama, the wife of Democratic Party presidential nominee Barack Obama, and Jill Biden, the wife of Delaware senator…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] They are the ones who are the most affected by cancer and what it can do. They know how important it is to try to get ahead of cancer to beat it before it can do its damage. And they are starting to see the proverbial light at the end…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] A former Monticello High School student will be among the contestants on the next cycle of “America’s Next Top Model,” the reality-TV show hosted by supermodel Tyra Banks. Lauren Brie Harding, the daughter of Albemarle County Sheriff Chip Harding, will be one of the 14 contestants on the show. The…
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Story By Erin Gutzwiller Acrobats, dancers, and musicians are all a part of the contemporary circus known as Cirque du Soleil. This entertainment domain was founded in 1984 in Baie-Saint-Paul by two street performers and has grown rapidly throughout the world. Cirque du Soleil Saltimbanco is in Charlottesville through Saturday night as it continues a…
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General Assembly Report by Rob Bell Each year, I receive numerous ideas from constituents, and this year is no exception. With so many smart people in our community, I usually have more proposals than I can reasonably carry. This year’s bills include:
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] When you’re a TV weatherman, a trip to the local burger place can be a challenge not unlike the 10K races that Eric Pritchett runs when he’s not standing in front of a television screen telling us what Mother Nature has in store for us tomorrow. “What’s it going to…
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham WINNER: The Staunton porn-shop guy I can’t imagine that a startup porn shop could afford a lot of advertising. So … could it be that the media and political controversy that has resulted from the news that he’s getting ready to open in Staunton could have been everything…
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham PUSH: Charlottesville looks at stormwater-system improvements This probably sounds familiar to Waynesboro residents. The city has an aging stormwater-system infrastructure, and is looking at ways it can come up with dollars to pay for improvements. And among those ways – assessing fees on residents and on businesses. Count…
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