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Moving camera, moving images: Staunton gallery hosts 'pastel' photograph exhibit this week
STAUNTON – The photographs in Pamela Petro’s Dusk Series are often mistaken for pastel drawings. Or viewers assume that their mysterious, glowing, ghostly, colors and forms were manipulated in Photoshop or a similar computer program. Neither is true, said Beverley Street Studio School in a press release for an upcoming exhibition of Petro's work at the school's gallery in Staunton.
Substance abuse counselor pressures former clients, coworkers for drugs
All the details in our Health Safety stories come from publicly available Final Orders, Consent Orders, Orders of Suspension and other documents from the Virginia Department of Health Professionals. For more information, see the Editor’s note below the story. STAUNTON – An anonymous former client of the Mid-Atlantic Recovery Center (MARC) received a...
Crowds gather for Cooter’s Place 25th anniversary festival
PAGE COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - Luray is hosting its Cooters 25th anniversary festival, with all types of food, live music, car shows and even brought the cast of the hit 70′s show Dukes of Hazzard to do a meet and greet. Fans of the show came from all over...
UVA Earns 4.5-Star Rating in Money Magazine’s Best Colleges of 2024
Money Magazine has given the University of Virginia a 4.5-star rating in its “Best Colleges of 2024” assessment. The publication considered several metrics, including graduation rates, the cost of tuition, financial aid and alumni salaries in assigning a possible two to five stars to the school. Money started...
Charlottesville accepting applications for 24 boards and commissions
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The City of Charlottesville is accepting applications for more than 20 boards and commissions. People who live in the city are encouraged to apply and participate in discussions that affect and shape the future of Charlottesville. In a press release, the Charlottesville says it’s important to...
Seeking input on recreational needs at Court Square, Market Street parks
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- An upcoming public input session will be focused on the potential future of the Court Square and Market Street parks. The Charlottesville Department of Parks and Recreation will be hosting a series of sessions to get input from residents on their current and future recreational needs in certain parks.
Chesapeake Woman Wins $180K With 6 Virginia Lottery Tickets
The woman's strategic play of identical winning numbers across multiple Virginia Lottery tickets resulted in a substantial $180,000 payout. A Chesapeake resident struck gold with the Virginia Lottery when she purchased six tickets for the Pick 5 game, all bearing identical winning numbers for the June 5 draw. Latoya Burke’s...
TomSox cruise to 10-run win over Jacks’
CHARLOTTESVILLE – As part of a doubleheader this past Friday night, the first game between Covington and Charlottesville was a makeup game from July 9th that was suspended to the weather conditions. With the TomSox leading 2-1 in the fifth inning when play resumed, the home team erupted with nine runs across the next three innings […] The post TomSox cruise to 10-run win over Jacks’ appeared first on The Virginian Review.
Tom Sox Big Bats Clinch Southern Division Title in Dramatic Baseball Weekend
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A dramatic weekend of baseball at CHO Airport Park has positioned the Charlottesville Tom Sox strongly for the playoffs as the 2024 Valley League Season enters its final week. The weekend began with a Friday doubleheader, starting with the resumption of a paused...
Crozet Thrift Store Relocates After 45 Years
CROZET, VA (CVILLERIGHTNOW) – The Green Olive Tree is on the move. Crozet’s Christian thrift store, which opened the door at its original location back in 1979, faced demolition when the property on which it sat was sold for development. But Music Today, located just across the street, made an offer they couldn’t refuse, and a deal was made.
The Career Lesson in Todd DeSorbo’s Journey From CPA to UVA to Team USA
When they lunch together, it’s typically over burgers at Högwaller Brewing on the east side of Charlottesville, though Todd DeSorbo “loves some tacos,” Jeffrey Lovelace said. “We have run into each other at some taco places around town.”. Lovelace is a professor within the University...
News in Brief: Princeton Says UVA Law Is No. 1. So Does Above the Law
The University of Virginia School of Law has landed at No. 1 in two new rankings of the country’s law schools. In a new Princeton Review ranking, UVA Law reclaimed No. 1 spots in the Best Professors and Best Classroom Experience categories. As reported in the 2024 rankings, the...
Many more rain chances ahead
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Expect more unsettled weather conditions for most of the rest of the week. That means there will be a chance for some additional beneficial rainfall across the region. There will be a scattering of showers, downpours and thunderstorms through at least Thursday and even perhaps Friday.
Protesters demand answers about Nassau Street incident
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- A group of people walked from the Charlottesville Police Department to Nassau Street on Sunday afternoon. It was a protest for Edward Fitzhugh Anderson, who was killed in a pedestrian crash earlier this month on the 700 block of Nassau Street. Protesters say they want...
CASPCA Offering Free Adoptions for Guinea Pigs in Need of New Homes
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Something you don’t see every day from your local animal rescue, but CASPCA is looking rehome 16 guinea pigs. And in order to do so, the animals are available for adoption free of charges. “Guinea pigs are wonderful companion animals with vibrant...
Evaluating the state of the UVA men’s basketball program
As the 2023-2024 athletic year has come to an end for the Virginia Cavaliers, we at Streaking the Lawn will be running a state of the program series for the numerous athletic programs that are part of the university. Grading the men’s basketball program from the 2019-2020 season to the...
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