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Charlottesville breweries excel at annual Virginia Craft Beer Cup
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville does a lot of things well. Beer is certainly one of them. The Virginia Craft Brewery Guild seems to agree. Five Charlottesville breweries can say that their beers are award-winning after Monday’s Virginia Craft Beer Cup in Richmond, an annual statewide competition for craft breweries.
Virginia Announces Top Tier Women’s Recruiting Class
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia track and field program announced its women’s signing class for the 2024-25 season on Tuesday (July 23). The class features a total of 17 athletes including six transfers and four international student-athletes. “The majority of our incoming women represent an incredible class of...
An Update on the Hoos in Major League Baseball
The MLB all-star break has passed and some Virginia Cavaliers products are amidst pennant chases with their respective ball clubs. Several more are knocking on the door in the minor league ranks. Here is an overview of the ‘Hoos in professional baseball:. Andrew Abbott (Cincinnati Reds) The southpaw has...
Princeton, Above the Law say UVA Law is number 1
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (UVA Today) – 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...
Field Hockey Tryouts / Practice begin August 5th
Varsity and JV Field Hockey tryouts will start on August 5th. Practices will start at 4:30pm and go until 7:00pm on Monday through Friday. Practices will be held at the CHS Turf Field in the CHS Stadium. Student athletes should bring tennis shoes, water bottles, Field Hockey stick, and Field Hockey Goggles if they have them (Field Hockey stick and goggles can be provided if a student does not have gear). Student athletes must have a VHSL physical on file with the school dated after May 1st, 2024 in order to participate.
Back to School Bash expands to entire weekend in 2024
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – 2024 is an expanded year for the African American Pastor’s Council Back to School Bash as it’s an entire weekend August 10 and 11. Pastor Alvin Edwards with Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church pre-registration is closed for the Saturday, August 10 backpack and school supplies giveway… but 300 are available to those who have not pre-registered. That’s 10-to-noon at the Ting Pavilion.
City getting ready for job fair
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The city of Charlottesville will be holding a job fair next month with information on openings in multiple departments. The fair will take place at the Carver Recreation Center on Aug. 29 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The city says representatives from all departments...
Q&A: How UVA’s Olympic Presence Can Enhance the University’s Brand
While the University of Virginia won’t begin its next athletics season until Aug. 7, when the women’s soccer team takes on the University of Tennessee in an exhibition match, there’s plenty of opportunity to cheer on Cavaliers before then. UVA has 17 current or former student-athletes, representing...
Agugua-Hamilton Adds Jackson Kenyon to Staff
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia women’s basketball head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton announced today (July 23) the hiring of Jackson Kenyon as the Cavaliers’ Director of Scouting and Player Development. Kenyon comes to UVA after serving as video coordinator for Winthrop’s women’s basketball program last season. “I...
2024 Olympics: Ultimate Guide to Tracking the Virginia Cavaliers in Paris
The University of Virginia will be represented at the Paris Olympics with 20 athletes who are either former or current UVA athletes or UVA graduates who did not play an NCAA varsity sport.
Rounds of showers and storms
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Keep an eye to the sky. We’ll clouds and sun today, with late afternoon and evening showers and storm chances. Temperatures will warm into the upper 80s, and high humidity will make it feel warmer. Additional showers and scattered storms will be on tap Wednesday and Thursday as well. Meanwhile, we are tracking a cold front, that will begin to clear skies Friday into the weekend. Temperatures will continue to be seasonal. For a complete forecast, go to 29News.com. Have a great and safe day !
University of Virginia research provides better understanding of Alzheimer’s, epilepsy
Researchers from the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered functions of structures in the brain that could help understand and treat several neurological disorders.
UVA’s Kate Douglass Is the World’s ‘Fastest Mathematician in the Pool’
When Kate Douglass reflects on this past academic year on Grounds, she refers to it as the time she was a “normal student” at the University of Virginia. The thing is, though, as UVA professor Ken Ono notes, “There’s nothing normal about Kate Douglass.”. Ono speaks...
I lost $1,000 through a ‘first world’ Walmart problem when I was targeted in store – they wouldn’t answer my complaint
A WALMART customer has recalled the moment her purse was snatched from her cart while she was shopping at the retailer. The horrified shopper called the incident a "first world problem" and has taken total fault for her mistake. Leslie Roman-Williams was recently the victim of a robbery while shopping...
City of Richmond taking next step in operational turnaround
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -The City of Richmond is reformatting and is beginning to assess its entire Procurement Department to make it more efficient. These changes come after City Hall had been under fire over reports of employees abusing their city purchasing cards. However, one city employee is clearing the air while sharing the following steps to improve the current structure.
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