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CPD resumes response to non-emergency calls for service
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville police will once again respond to non-emergency calls for service. In 2021, CPD stopped sending officers to these calls due to its staffing shortage. People calling with issues like fraud, theft, and vandalism were told to file a report online. Soon, these will be handled...
Hospice of the Piedmont hosts 23rd Annual HOP 5k
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A non-profit organization in Charlottesville is spreading awareness around hospice care. Saturday, May 11, Hospice of the Piedmont hosted its 23rd Annual HOP 5k. Folks could walk or run the Keswick Estate course. The goal of the 5k, aside from fundraising, is bringing people in the...
Alex-Zan’s “My Help List Contest” winners recognized
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Some special students are being recognized for all the good work they do in their community. As part of Alex-Zan’s “My Help List Contest,” more than 400 students emailed letters, detailing the importance of helping others and how they have done so. Thursday...
Clemson advances to the ACC Semifinals after a big win over Virginia
In a thrilling showdown at Duke Softball Stadium, No. 21 Clemson emerged victorious with an 8-1 triumph over fourth-seeded Virginia in the ACC Championship. With this commanding win, the Tigers secured their place in the ACC Championship Semifinals for the fourth consecutive year, elevating their season record to 34-16, while the Cavaliers’ record dipped to 32-18. Clemson wasted no time in asserting their dominance, scoring single runs in both the first and second innings. Valerie Cagle’s RBI single in the first inning set the tone, giving the Tigers an early 1-0 lead. They doubled their lead in the second inning when...
UVA professors weigh condemnation of school president after protester crackdown
EXCLUSIVE — Some faculty members at the University of Virginia are privately and publicly splintering with the school’s president after he asked state police in riot gear to clear pro-Palestinian protesters from an unlawful encampment, deepening the divide between progressive professors and university leaders that has opened up at UVA and many other elite schools. […]
More than $1M funding for affordable housing heads to Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - “It’s directly focused on people who are low and moderate in income, and building up a greater supply of housing to meet their needs,” Virginia Senator Tim Kaine said. More than $1.3 million is going to help with affordable housing in Charlottesville. That...
The Green Olive Tree celebrates 45 years of thriving business
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - May marks a big milestone for one Crozet thrift shop. With the help of the community, the Green Olive Tree is celebrating 45 years in business. “A friend called me and said, we’re thinking about starting a little business so people can drop off their used clothes, and others can come and buy inexpensively,” June Andrews, an original member of the Green Olive Tree, said.
C3 awarding thousands to micro businesses to improve their energy-efficiency
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Community Climate Collaborative (C3) is awarding up to $20,000 in energy-efficient upgrades to micro businesses. “Our awardees had been everything from hair salons, restaurants, clothing, retailers, office spaces, and really any small business you can think of,” said Cole Jennings with C3. “Primary goal is to make Climate Solutions accessible and understandable to all members of our community.”
UVA investigating the long-term effects of early childhood education
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Researchers from the University of Virginia are collaborating to investigate early childhood education’s long-term impacts. “What kind of evidence would we see that today’s programs are having an impact on children that lasts beyond their entry to school?” UVA Research Professor Margaret Burchinal asked.
PARTING SHOT: Escaping the Doldrums
While I write this I find myself, as I often do, in the Doldrums. While it may be an old sailing term, I associate the landscape of the Doldrums with its fictional counterpart in the Lands Beyond from Norton Juster’s “The Phantom Tollbooth.” It is a place one slips into when they lack direction and thought. A place where nothing happens and nothing ever changes, so killing time is the only thing to do. A place where boredom is all-consuming, and you can only help escape by literally just thinking.
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