A new home for ShenanArts

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected]   ShenanArts unveiled its new home on Thursday – and had a couple of friends over to mark the occasion. “Ntelos has been very supportive of ShenanArts for a number of years. We certainly appreciate that. And they’ve shown their support here again and upped the ante,” said Mike Conner,…

Derby Dames back in action at Expo this weekend

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   The Charlottesville Derby Dames will take on the rival Rocktown Rollers of Harrisonburg on Saturday at Augusta Expoland in Fishersville. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the shoving starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 in advance at brownpapertickets.com, $8 at the door, and kids under 5 are free….

Gypsy Hill Place move-in pushed back

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected]   Gypsy Hill Place has pushed back the scheduled move-ins of its first residents from July to October. Octagon Partners, the Charlottesville-based developer leading the renovation of the former R.E. Lee High School in Staunton, had set for itself an ambitious 10-month construction schedule after breaking ground at the site…

The Gulf Oil Spill: A Virginia Perspective

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected]   There’s only a “slim chance” that oil from the BP oil spill off the coast of Louisiana will end up washing ashore on beaches in Virginia, according to a James Madison University professor who is a Gulf Stream expert. “The Gulf Stream, as it travels eastward, reaches its closest proximity…

Girl Scouts learn about the weather

Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   Members of Girl Scout Troop 553 from Waynesboro recently visited NBC29’s Charlottesville studio to talk with meteorologist Eric Pritchett about weather and meteorology. The visit helped the Scouts complete work toward Weather and Journey badges. Members of the Troop who took part in the visit were Emmie Reger, Raven…

Arts of the Blue Ridge Festival set for June 5

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Two of Waynesboro’s major arts organizations – the Wayne Theatre Alliance and the Shenandoah Valley Art Center – have joined forces to create a new regional tradition. On Saturday, June 5, the first Arts of the Blue Ridge Festival will be held in Constitution Park in Downtown Waynesboro.

Environmental group praises delay on offshore drilling

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   The U.S. Minerals Management Service announced today that it is postponing indefinitely the public-comment period and the public hearings that were scheduled in Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina in the coming weeks on the proposed sale for oil and gas drilling off Virginia’s shore.