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Education

Decision Needed for UVa Magnolias

May 7, 2012

It happens all the time.  People plant their favorite tree or bush in the perfect spot to compliment their existing landscaping, without fully anticipating how that plant might look in a few years.  We see homes with shrubbery leaning heavily on the walls of the home or covering the walkways.  Some of the plants that make southern [...]

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UVa Football Team Gets Innovative Training

March 6, 2012

 The pros do it.  Other universities have done it too.  Now the University of Virginia’s football team will join the ranks of athletes who train by using martial arts for hand and foot agility.  The UVa coaches have trained with a martial arts expert who’s shown them how to teach drills that make their players tougher, increase their [...]

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St. Maartens Reborn

March 2, 2012

In January we let you know about the sudden closing of a popular pub at the UVa campus named St. Maartens Café. There was quite a stir among its loyal patrons. And so, the plucky loyal patrons took it upon themselves to find a way to extend the life of St. Maartens. They organized a [...]

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50 Largest Employers – Albemarle County VA

February 20, 2012

It seems only logical that the 2nd article in our series about 50 Largest Employers in Virginia … features Albemarle County, home of Charlottesville City, the University of Virginia, medical centers and government facilities.    Albemarle County is a hub for employers.    And below are the 50 LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY: 1. University of Virginia / Blue Ridge [...]

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300 New Housing Units Scheduled for Charlottesville VA

February 19, 2012

Recently Charlottesville’s Planning Commission endorsed a plan for construction of a new 300-unit housing building, scheduled for the Corner of Arlington and Millmont St. (behind Barracks Rd. shopping center).   Construction is proposed to begin in May and to be completed in 2013. You can read the details in the link above.  The building is proposed [...]

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Charlottesville By The ABC’s

December 28, 2011

Rebecca Coughlin of Charlottesville has authored her 2nd guide book and it’s titled “ABC’s of Charlottesville”.  She enlisted the help of third graders in Albemarle County for suggestions and illustrations of attractions, shops, parks, and events in our area.  For example, “D” is for Downtown Mall… complete with a drawing of a guy playing the drums (one of [...]

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Michie Tavern Announces New Seminars

December 22, 2011

Most people know of Michie Tavern because it’s next door to Jefferson’s Monticello … or because they love the colonial meals featuring fried chicken.   But locals also know that each year Michie Tavern sponsors a series of informative programs. This particular series of winter talks is sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UVa.   [...]

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UVa Lighting Of The Lawn

December 1, 2011

Tonight the University of Virginia will officially kick off the Christmas holidays with their 11th annual Lighting of the Lawn.  For those of you not familiar with “The Lawn”… this refers to the original portion of the university with the rotunda, quad and dome.  The event will begin at 7:00 and will include a capella song [...]

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In Praise of Domes

November 17, 2011

The University of Virginia is known for its rotunda and dome.  Likewise, much of the Charlottesville Jeffersonian architecture features a dome of some kind.  Though it has needed maintenance throughout the years, it has recently been determined that UVa’s dome is still structurally sound enough that repairs will be sufficient and it will not have to be [...]

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Darden School at UVa Launches Executive Business Ethics Training

October 29, 2011

The Darden School of Business at Charlottesville’s University of Virginia has just announced a totally unique program to train international business executives to lead the business ethics of the future.   They will be training executives to anticipate and then develop strategies … to handle issues such as “the current regulatory environment, health care, corporate governance, intellectual [...]

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