Rotunda and Jefferson statue
Albemarle County
2 years ago
UVa for Class of 2028 receives another record number of applications

Another huge volume of students want to go to UVa.

Education
2 years ago
Montpelier Descendants Committee founder launches nonprofit to revolutionize power sharing

BARBOURSVILLE, VA  (CVILLERIGHTNOW) – Less than two years after leading a successful movement to […]

Rappahannock Chief Anne Richardson, attorney Greg Werkheiser and contractor Devon Henry spoke about social justice battles in Virginia at SXSW 2024 in Austin.
Albemarle County
2 years ago
Virginia social justice leaders discuss tribal land and Confederate monuments at SXSW

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLERIGHTNOW) – Several Virginia residents who have played prominent roles in social […]

Babur Lateef
Albemarle County
2 years ago
UVa Health System Board Chair Babur Lateef running for Lt. Governor

The University of Virginia Health System’s Board Chair is running for statewide office

Bridge Ministry founder William Washington and filmmaker Chris Farina
Albemarle County
2 years ago
Documentary film on the Bridge Ministry premieres

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – In November, the Paramount Theater was filled near capacity for a […]

University of Maryland
Albemarle County
2 years ago
UMd suspends frat and sorority social and recruitment activities

The same week UVa’s Inter-Fraternity Council temporarily suspended fraternity activities, the University of Maryland itself has ordered fraternities and sororities on campus to suspend social and recruitment activities.

Edgar Shannon Library interior
Albemarle County
2 years ago
UVa Board renames school’s largest library after Edgar Shannon

The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors has changed the name of the school’s largest library.

JMU drone image
Education
2 years ago
JMU student reporters claim SGA closed meeting violates FOIA

Editors of James Madison University’s student publication The Breeze are accusing the University and Student Government Association of Freedom of Information Act violations by suddenly ejecting reporters from covering an SGA Tuesday night meeting that was quickly designated “closed”.

Local
2 years ago
U.S. Capitol Commission approves Barbara Johns model for statue sculpting

The Commission on Historical Statues in the United States Capitol has approved the full-scale clay model of the statue of Barbara Rose Johns, that replaces Robert E Lee which was removed in 2020.

Charlottesville City
2 years ago
Former CHS Orchestra Director remembers the late Caroline Buckman

Former Charlottesville High School Orchestra Director Laura Mulligan Thomas is remembering Caroline Buckman, a CHS alum whose career as a professional violist spanned decades and included inspiring accomplishments even after her death in the spring of 2023 from breast cancer.