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…

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.