
Alumna makes $25 million gift to Mary Baldwin University
Mary Baldwin University announced today the largest gift in its 176-year history: a $25 million legacy gift from alumna and longtime champion Bertie Murphy Deming Smith ’46.

Mary Baldwin University announced today the largest gift in its 176-year history: a $25 million legacy gift from alumna and longtime champion Bertie Murphy Deming Smith ’46.

St. Anne’s-Belfield School humanities teacher and cross country coach Andy Beardsley completed the 2018 Boston Marathon, notable for its cold, wet, windy conditions, in a time of 03:40:43 and in doing so was able to check an item off his bucket list: competing with best friend Larsen Klingel.

After recently serving dual roles as interim finance director and deputy county executive for Albemarle County government, William Letteri has been appointed chief finance officer on a permanent, full-time basis, effective May 1, 2018.

The 38th annual Crozet Spring Arts and Crafts Festival will take place Saturdayand Sunday, May 12 & 13, at Claudius Crozet Park in historic Crozet.

Freshman Brendan Rivoli (Douglassville, Pa.) doubled in the winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning in a 3-2 win for Virginia (21-16) over George Washington (20-16) at Disharoon Park.

Dominion Energy is expanding its Solar for Students program in Virginia to give more students the chance to observe and learn how power is generated by the sun.

On April 26 and 27, the University of Virginia welcomes one of theater’s luminaries, Moisés Kaufman, to share his creative insights with students, faculty, staff and the Charlottesville community. His mini-residency will include two classroom visits and a public talk and book signing.

Singer, activist and host of ‘borderless’ Stephan Said will lead Charlottesville youth in a conversation about social change, empowerment, and unity at the We Are Here diversity festival this Saturday at Ix Art Park, as well as lead the audience singing his new song “We The People.”

Gov. Ralph Northam signed a new healthcare bill into law that will provide relief to many small business owners currently struggling with the Central Virginia insurance premium crisis.

Sen. Tim Kaine has more than $10 million cash on hand for his re-election campaign in Virginia after raising more than $2 million, from 13,918 individual contributions, in the first quarter of 2018.
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