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Dahl Opens Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Racing on Aug. 30
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Senior rower Sky Dahl will represent the University of Virginia at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games from Aug. 28-Sept. 8. Dahl is part of the United States’ PR3 mixed four with coxswain that will race in the heats on Friday (Aug. 30) at 3:30 a.m. ET on Peacock.
Candidates Endure Rigors on Path to Naval ROTC Program
They met as strangers and became a team. Seven candidates to be midshipmen in the University of Virginia’s Naval ROTC program arrived on Grounds well in advance of their classmates’ move-in days for three days of military training. The candidates, all planning to eventually be commissioned in the U.S. Navy, had participated in some introductory training at the Great Lakes Naval Station, but this was their first time together as UVA NROTC candidates.
WTJU to Broadcast Chamber Music Festival Concert IV
The 25th Annual Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival takes place September 8 through September 19, with five concerts scheduled at UVA’s Old Cabell Hall and the Paramount Theater in downtown Charlottesville. Purchase tickets HERE. WTJU will be live broadcasting Concert IV from Old Cabell Hall, Sunday, September 15, beginning at...
Koussevitzky@150 Debuts on Charlottesville Classical
2024 marks the 100th anniversary of Sergei Kousevitzky’s tenure as director of the Boston Symphony — and the 150th anniversary of his birth. Koussevitzky@150 brings together the best of his legendary recordings with the voices of those who knew Koussevitzky best from Leonard Bernstein to Aaron Copland to Nicholas Slonimsky.
Cagle, Safradin Earn ACC Weekly Honors
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A pair of Virginia women’s soccer players earned weekly honors from the ACC this week as Maggie Cagle was named Co-Offensive Player of the Week and Victoria Safradin was named Defensive Player of the Week by the league office on Tuesday (Aug. 27). The Cavaliers...
The Felice Brothers Mini Concert on World Cafe
The Felice Brothers’ latest album, Valley of Abandoned Songs, once again sees brothers Ian and James Felice mixing clever and amusing lyrics with skilled musicianship. Alongside bandmates Will Lawrence and Jesske Hume, the band performs a mini concert of songs from the new record, as well as songs from their 2021 album, From Dreams to Dust, on the next World Cafe.
Residents are being kicked out of one of the area’s most affordable apartment complexes to make way for luxury units
Allison was homeless before moving into her apartment at Cavalier Crossing. The little $560 per month room was the only place she could find in Charlottesville that she could afford on her salary — and she was happy to have it. “I was thrilled about it,” said Allison, who...
Concerns raised over Charlottesville utility poles placement violating ADA laws
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Concern has been raised over an ongoing Americans with Disabilities of 1990 (ADA) violation in Charlottesville. The issue stems from where utility poles are placed, forcing some people off the sidewalk and onto the road. “When you force people who use wheelchairs out into the street,...
Relief from the heat is insight
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Good morning. The work and school day is getting off to a humid start, with patchy fog. It will be another steamy day. While temperatures will be in the low 90s, heat indices are expected to be close to 100. A stray shower or storm will also be possible. A First Alert Weather Day has been issued for Wednesday, when real feel conditions could reach 105. Meanwhile, we are tracking a cold front that will bring a better chance for wide spread showers and storms Thursday and Friday, and cool temperatures back into the 80s. For a complete forecast, go to 29News.com. Have a great and safe day !
Grand Opening of Zorch Pizza Parlor is Today
Wow! Today is the grand opening of our new restaurant at 7524 Forest Hill Ave. Zorch Pizza Parlor is a full service old school pizza parlor with a full bar, new menu items including house made mozz sticks, wings, salads, cheesesteaks, vegan cheesesteaks, specialty cocktails, and more! Our staff has worked extremely hard bringing this vision to life and we hope this will be a place where every day is a pizza party.
Community rallies to support injured high school lacrosse player’s return to Fredericksburg
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (DC News Now) — Students in the region are starting a new school year, but for one high school lacrosse athlete, getting to go back to school at all is his goal. Gunnar Burns, a senior at James Monroe High School (JMHS) in Fredericksburg, returned home last week – three months after sustaining […]
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