How the 2026 World Cup affected local businesses in host cities
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Learn how the 2026 World Cup changed sales, staffing, tourism, retail demand, transport activity, and operating costs for businesses in host cities.
Search Results for New York City
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From Charlottesville to the Majors: History of Hornets, Tom Sox making it to The Show
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In 1971, Mike Caldwell was drafted by the San Diego Padres out of North Carolina State after he had played for the Charlottesville Hornets of the Valley Baseball League while in college.
Former MLB pitcher Nelson Chittum travelled the U.S. in two distinct careers
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Nelson Chittum played professional baseball from 1956-1964, pitching in two games with the Boston Red Sox in 1958, and in 27 games with the St. Louis Cardinals the next two seasons.
A first-timer’s guide to driving Virginia and the East Coast from abroad
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This guide walks you through how to plan an East Coast road trip starting in Virginia, what the driving actually feels like, and the small logistics that catch first-timers off guard.
Analysis: What’s up with the Baltimore Orioles? Where do we even start?
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Gunnar Henderson is hitting .202. Taylor Ward, who had 36 homers with the Los Angeles Angels last season, has one in Baltimore as of May 16, in 204 plate appearances.
Infrastructure reliability under review as communities face rising utility demands
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Public utilities — especially water and plumbing systems — are experiencing higher demand and more frequent service disruptions.
UVA Football: 11 wins in the fall, but no NFL Draft picks in the spring
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Virginia won a school-record 11 games in the fall, but had just one bona fide NFL prospect, tailback J’Mari Taylor, who went undrafted this weekend.
Unfit to govern: We need a 25th Amendment for the American Police State
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Donald Trump, the 47th president of the United States, spent the night of April 12 and into the early morning hours unleashing a barrage of AI-generated images, threats and insults.
When Turner Ashby baseball won 40 straight games – but no state title
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On April 2, 1968, the Turner Ashby High School baseball team – after a one-run loss to Fort Defiance to start the season – beat Page County, 2-0, behind the pitching of Jodie Wampler.
North Carolina hires Michael Malone to fill open basketball coach position
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Odd move by North Carolina, which pulled another Bill Belichick with its hire for a new basketball coach, going with former Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone, whose most recent touch with the college game dates to 2001.
