Global workers, local business: With help from the IRC, local companies hire refugees


In the last 20 years, the Omni Charlottesville Hotel has hired hundreds of refugees, such as Paw Zaw, Waseem Nasir, Liqaa Al Behadili and Joseph Sesay, who currently serve in areas of housekeeping, food and beverage and guest services. Photo: Eze Amos

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Hall pass

UVA Alumni Association submits plans for a new building

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In brief

DMB in the Hall of Fame, and more

The Big Picture

Coming in clutch

Hall pass

UVA Alumni Association submits plans for a new building

Songs and stories

John McCutcheon talks of living in C’ville and prepping for album number 45