UVA Board to meet Tuesday for possible reinstatement vote
Three members of UVA’s Board of Visitors have called for an emergency meeting of the Board, set for Tuesday at 3pm, to "discuss possible changes in the terms of employment of the President." It’s evidence that Sullivan’s supporters on the 16-member Board—down a voting member after the resignation of Vice Rector Mark Kington earlier this [...]
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UVA Board under fire following Sullivan resignation
Outrage within the UVA community over the sudden and still poorly understood resignation of University President Teresa Sullivan is building to a head this week, and the Board of Visitors is bearing the brunt of the anger over the secret ouster.
Board of Visitors’ Fralin voices opposition to Sullivan’s removal
Sole member of UVA Board of Visitors to vote against Zeithaml issues statement
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Carl Zeithaml appointed interim UVA President after marathon meeting
After more than 11 hours behind closed doors, the University of Virginia Board of Visitors has elected Carl Zeithaml, head of UVA’s McIntire School of Commerce, interim president.
Kington resigns from UVA Board of Visitors, signals need for “healing process”
UVA Vice Rector Mark Kington has resigned from his position, according to a letter sent to Governor Robert McDonnell today
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Thousands rally for Sullivan; Board of Visitors stands its ground
More than 2,000 UVA faculty, students, and alumni took to the Lawn this afternoon in a strong show of support for ousted President Teresa Sullivan, who met briefly with the Board of Visitors.
Full text of Sullivan’s statement to Board of Visitors
Sullivan’s complete remarks to the Board of Visitors during a closed session today
Sullivan to Board of Visitors: Trust requires frank discussion
UVA has released a statement made by ousted president Teresa Sullivan to the Board of Visitors this afternoon, a seven-plus page document read aloud by Faculty Senate member and drama professor Gweneth West on the Rotunda steps as the Board carried on a closed-session meeting.
Faculty Senate supports resolution blasting Board over Sullivan ouster
In a near-unanimous vote, the Faculty Senate of the University of Virginia on Sunday passed a resolution put forward late last week by its Executive Council that expressed strong support of ousted University President Teresa Sullivan and a lack of confidence in the Board of Visitors that apparently orchestrated her resignation.
Faculty Senate resolution expresses “lack of confidence” in UVA leaders
UVA’s Faculty Senate went a step further today in its criticism of University leaders over their ousting of President Theresa Sullivan, even as Sullivan’s own appointees encouraged cooperation within the community.
Court releases auction bidders for Landmark Hotel property
Live auction of Downtown property set for Monday
As local land holdings grow, Jim Justice shares plan for string of retreats
Jim Justice II doesn’t call central Virginia home, but his footprint in the region is big—and growing.
Former UVA President: Transparency an issue in Sullivan’s ousting
Details of UVA President Teresa Sullivan’s resignation continue to trickle out in the days following the surprise announcement of her coming departure, but leaders remain quiet about the reason she was pushed out—and a former University president says the lack of transparency from the Board of Visitors on the issue is troubling.
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Trash talk: Single stream, dirty MRFs, and redefining waste
Baled plastic bottles—many likely from Charlottesville curbside containers—await pickup at TFC Recycling in Chester. The single-stream plant can process 6,600 tons of recyclables a month. (Photo by Ash Daniel) This pile of newsprint and ink cost you nothing, but there’s stiff competition for it all the same. Recyclable materials—including the weekly in your hands—have been [...]
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Green Scene
Forecasts for the 2012 hurricane season predict an average number of Atlantic storms, but a UVA climatologist says we’re in for an uptick in activity soon. (Photo: Zuma Press/zumapress.com) ’Tis the season: Risk of hurricanes average now, but what’s on the horizon? The 2012 hurricane season officially began last Friday, but mother nature had no [...]
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Human Rights Task Force preparing for first public meeting
Charlottesville’s Human Rights Task Force was born amid controversy last winter as the City Council put the brakes on a plan to appoint a body to investigate, mediate, and issue rulings on alleged cases of discrimination.
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Azalea gets overhauled after long public process
A plan for the newly updated Azalea Park shows rearranged amenities and a new parking layout. (City Parks Department) How does a park grow? Many in the Fry’s Spring neighborhood can now count the ways. After years of community input, planning, and grant-seeking, a series of improvements to Azalea Park is now under way, [...]
Judge rules in favor of Meadowcreek Parkway interchange
A federal judge has struck down a local group’s latest legal objection to the Meadowcreek Parkway, issuing an order that dismisses a number of legal arguments against the federally funded interchange that will connect the rod through McIntire Park with the 250 Bypass.
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BH Media deal discussed
Berkeshire Hathaway’s purchase of 63 daily and weekly newspapers owned by Media General—including the Daily Progress and the Richmond Times-Dispatch—is still keeping people talking. Especially media wonks like us.
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Legal fight over YMCA in McIntire heads to state Supreme Court
More than four years after the Piedmont Family YMCA inked deals with the city and Albemarle County that would allow the group to build a permanent facility in McIntire Park…
Wintergreen sold to Greenbrier parent company
After years of financial hardship and a soured tax deal with the state, Wintergreen has announced it’s being acquired by James C. Justice Companies, Inc., a coal company that also owns the upscale historic Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia.
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Public, media view interrogation video from Huguely trial (with audio)
The reporters and members of the public who gathered in Charlottesville Circuit Court this week to see key evidence from the trial of George Huguely knew the details of the case already.
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With new director onboard, mental health group holds expo (with audio)
Alice Anderson believes that if you want to solve a problem, the first step is shining a light on it.
Huguely trial evidence shown in court
The reporters and members of the public who gathered in the shaded courtroom at the Charlottesville Circuit Court this week knew the details of the case already.
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Planned hotel project may mean new life for West Main, but is the city losing its last cheap startup space?
The property at the corner of Ridge McIntire and West Main Street, pictured here in a 2007 photo, is slated to become a 70′-tall hotel—a project the city says will help establish a gateway to Downtown at one end of the overlooked corridor. But the project will displace a number of young startups, some of [...]