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Government phones lines back up in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Greene and Fluvanna

Charlottesville · Charlottesville

Government phones lines back up in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Greene and Fluvanna

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Service has been restored after a carrier outage brought down government phone lines in Charlottesville and three surrounding counties Tuesday.See the Story

The Promise of Modern Architecture – Tyler Syck

Charlottesville · Charlottesville

The Promise of Modern Architecture – Tyler Syck

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

It is always rather thrilling to be around for the birth of a new movement. To watch a fresh crop of intellectual leaders emerge, the publication of exciting new ideas, and the creation of institutions designed to make the movement’s vision a reality. The preceding decades have witnessed a steady stream of newly minted schools of thought. Some of these—such as national conservatism and integralism—have gained a great deal of public attention. Ot…Read Article

UVA beats Georgia, Ole Miss for WR; loses CB to 'Cuse

Charlottesville · Charlottesville

UVA beats Georgia, Ole Miss for WR; loses CB to 'Cuse

Virginia gained its highest-ranked commitment from a wide receiver in Alabama on Wednesday, but lost out on one of its top targets from an in-state cornerback prospect. The post UVA beats Georgia, Ole Miss for WR; loses CB to ‘Cuse appeared first on Jerry Ratcliffe.Read Article

Fleisher and Wade win nomination to City Council; Pinkston places third

An incumbent City Councilor failed to secure a nomination for re-election in the first official use of ranked-choice voting in Charlottesville. Only one round of counting was necessary for two candidates to achieve enough votes to qualify for the ballot. Newcomer Jen Fleisher received 3,108 first or second rank votes and Juandiego Wade received 2,216 first or second rank votes. That equates to 50.56 percent for Fleisher and 36.05 percent for Wad…Roe V. Wade · Charlottesville Read Article

Bloomberg taps Pickert as US economy team leader

Bloomberg News journalist Reade Pickert has been named U.S. team leader for economy coverage. Pickert will start her new role next month. She has been deputy team leader for its Federal Reserve team and previously covered the economy for four-plus years. Pickert is a University of Virginia graduate in international relations and affairs and economics. While there, she worked on […]Charlottesville · Charlottesville Read Article

Karen Hamilton gets Republican nomination for House District 62

Republican voters in Greene County had only one race on the primary ballot this year. Delegate Nick Frietas decided to retire from the House, leaving an open seat for District 62. In the primary election, Karen Hamilton defeated R. Clay Jackson 2,439 votes to 1,760 votes. That’s 58.09 percent. In addition to Greene County, District 62 consists of the counties of Culpeper, Madison, and Orange. Hamilton carried all but Madison. Jackson is the chai…Charlottesville · Charlottesville Read Article

New meeting management system in place in City Council chambers

At the June 16, 2025 meeting of the Charlottesville City Council, Councilors used for the first time a new system to run meetings. Longtime observers of City Council might recall that a voting board was on the stage right side of the City Council dais. This displayed how each of the five elected officials voted on matters. That system has now been replaced with a computerized system that displays results on two computer screens. The system was n…Charlottesville · Charlottesville Read Article

Charlottesville Fire Department warns about danger of lithium-ion batteries

Last month, the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority’s Board of Directors were told about a string of fires at the Ivy Solid Waste and Recycling Centers caused by improperly discarded batteries. On June 11, the Charlottesville Fire Department put out an alert warning about the dangers of a certain kind of rechargeable battery. “During a recent emergency response, CFD found that a fire had started in the basement of a home after lithium-ion batteries we…Charlottesville · Charlottesville Read Article

Long-awaited Shake Shack coming to Charlottesville

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It's been talked about for years, and it's finally happening: Charlottesville is getting a Shake Shack.Shake Shack · Charlottesville Read Article

Not the Pythagorean Theorem: The Mathematical Discovery That Could Change Quantum Computing and Cybersecurity

At the University of Virginia, Professor Ken Ono came across an unexpected discovery that redefines the understanding of mathematics until now.Collaborating with mathematicians Will Craig and Jan-Willem van Ittersum, he proposed the unprecedented connection between two completely opposite areas of mathematics: partitions and prime number distribution.Like the elaboration of Pythagorean Theorem, the study entitled "Partitions detect cousins" disc…Charlottesville · Charlottesville Read Article

CASPCA launches digital auction to raise critical funds

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The Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA is hosting a digital auction this week to raise funds critical for its busy summer season.Charlottesville · Charlottesville Read Article

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