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50th anniversary of Flight 349 How could a plane go missing over American land? How could one man survive? The 50th anniversary of the last flight of ... Gallery Added: 11/1/2009	Charlottesville photog captures Syrian protests Former Henley Middle School teacher and Hook photographer Jay Kuhlmann, who moved with his family to Syria this past su... Gallery Added: 11/4/2008
New hospital topped off in style At an October 14 "topping off" ceremony the final steel beam was secured on the new 500,000 square foot, $275 million M... Gallery Added: 10/14/2009	Roberta McCain stumps for son The 96-year-old mother of GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) rallied the rightward troops at Albemarle Re... Gallery Added: 10/31/2008
Building green, re-creating the past For two years now, Heartwood Corporation has been re-creating an 1830's Federal-style estate in Keswick, just down Rout... Gallery Added: 10/13/2009	Immigration on the menu Immigration is a hot issue right here in Virginia, attendees discovered at the annual fundraiser and education event em... Gallery Added: 10/24/2008
U2 at Scott Stadium An Irish band came to town on October 1. Gallery Added: 10/11/2009	Montrose fire Firefighters responded October 21 to a housefire in the Belmont district. Four occupants escaped unharmed, no thanks to... Gallery Added: 10/21/2008
New train for Charlottesville Governor Kaine led a star-studded band of officials to kick off, one day before launch, the new twice-daily Amtrak serv... Gallery Added: 10/1/2009	Kluge-Mosesgro Ground broke October 15 on PVCC's first new building in more than a decade. Patrica Kluge and Bill Moses grabbed shovel... Gallery Added: 10/17/2008
A tour of the Jefferson Theater The last owner of the Jefferson Theater made a few improvements, but he was no Coran Capshaw. With a $5 million renova... Gallery Added: 9/24/2009	Grand Re-opening On Constitution Day 2008, September 17, the historic home of President James Madison officially shed its 20th Century c... Gallery Added: 9/17/2008
New home for fraternity Construction of the new home for Delta Upsilon fraternity began in a way September 22, as a 12-unit apartment building ... Gallery Added: 9/22/2009	Ted Sorensen Speech Top advisor and speechwriter to John F. Kennedy Ted Sorensen spoke to a group of invited guests at Farmington Country C... Gallery Added: 9/8/2008
Downtown fashion show On Saturday evening the Fourth Annual Downtown Chic Fashion Show at Central Place on the Downtown Mall featured some of... Gallery Added: 9/20/2009	Warner campaign kickoff Former governor Mark Warner (D) brought his campaign for the U.S. Senate to the Downtown Mall. Gallery Added: 5/6/2008
Art through the ages What is art? Is it a painting of a Biblical figure, a statue of a woman on a stool, a famous giant-slayer, or a UVA coe... Gallery Added: 9/18/2009	Ragged Mountain Nearly 135 acres of the Ragged Mountain Natural Area would be clear-cut under a new reservoir plan. Gallery Added: 3/8/2008
Brew Ridge Trail Music Festival The first annual Brew Ridge Trail Music Festival was held Saturday August 22 at Devil's Backbone Brewery in Nelson Coun... Gallery Added: 8/25/2009	Lunar eclipse Oliver Last night, Albemarle welcomed Oliver, the last total lunar eclipse we'll see for three years or more. Gallery Added: 2/21/2008
Anthropologie grand opening On Thursday, August 20, the Anthropologie store in the former Hollywood Video space at Barracks Road Shopping Center. Gallery Added: 8/21/2009	Gerry Mitchell benefit Friends of Gerry Mitchell gather at the 214 Community Art Center to show support for wheelchair pedestrian who was stru... Gallery Added: 2/9/2008
Hurricane Camille August 19 and 20 remain the dates that will live in infamy in Nelson County. Forty years after Hurricane Camille devast... Gallery Added: 8/20/2009	Minor Preston Fund A scholarship fund started by a thrifty teacher celebrates 25 years of giving. Gallery Added: 2/7/2008
The Sound Grand Opening Local musicians and music lovers gathered on Friday, July 31, to celebrate the grand opening of The Sound music studio,... Gallery Added: 8/17/2009	First snow o' the year Yippee, yippee, yippee. The snow has fallen. Unfortunately for parents, kids are home, and cars are wrecked. Gallery Added: 1/17/2008
Bizarre house-scalping wreck The August 7 wreck in which a speeding stolen car scalped a house where Rugby Road meets Preston Avenue has been descri... Gallery Added: 8/9/2009	Car-train crash One driver got a bit of a scare and lost his vehicle Thursday afternoon when an Amtrak train hit his Oldsmobile broadsi... Gallery Added: 1/3/2008
No rain, no rainbows Developers mingle beneath the Gleason On Thursday, July 23, the developers of The Gleason, the 120,000-square-foot, five-story mixed-use building going up be... Gallery Added: 8/7/2009	Lighting of the Lawn An event begun six years ago after the horror of 9/11 now brings in the holiday spirit at UVA. Gallery Added: 12/7/2007
Local schoolkids create mural on Downtown Mall Local fourth through sixth graders came together the morning of Thursday, July 16, to create a mural on the Downtown Ma... Gallery Added: 7/16/2009	Snow falls on Corner The first snow of the year for Charlottesville changed the view a bit-- especially on the Corner. Gallery Added: 12/6/2007
Gov. Kaine dedicates hard cider operation Promoting a new local agribusiness, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine was on hand July 13 for the grand opening of the Albema... Gallery Added: 7/16/2009	Dolores O'Riordan After selling 43 million albums with the Cranberries, Dolores O'Riordan brings her brogue to town. Gallery Added: 12/3/2007
Historic Key West Parade delights As neighbors sat in lawn chairs watching the Key West Fourth of July Parade, in the Key West subdivision on Route 20 No... Gallery Added: 7/6/2009	Morning at UVA On this fall day, the grounds of UVA were boldly lit by the morning sun. Gallery Added: 11/27/2007
Deeds celebrates his big win On Tuesday, June 9, State Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Bath) won the primary to become the Democratic nominee for governor in r... Gallery Added: 6/10/2009	UVA-Virginia Tech tailgating On Saturday, November 24, UVA fans party before the football game against Virginia Tech. Gallery Added: 11/24/2007
Popular folks at Poplar Forest A few hundred supporters turned out on a rainy Thursday evening to show that Monticello isn't the only house Thomas Jef... Gallery Added: 6/5/2009	Razor Wire Case Charlottesville resident Shirley Presley of Bland Circle is suing the City for stepping on her property rights, and she... Gallery Added: 11/21/2007
Chipped cargo as wood-carrying truck rolls Traffic on Route 29 southbound and Interstate 64 was blocked at approximately 9:30am Wednesday, June 3, after a tractor... Gallery Added: 6/4/2009	WHTJ celebrates Inside-Out Public television station WHTJ celebrates the debut of its new weekly talk show hosted by Terri Allard. Gallery Added: 11/8/2007
WAHS Boathouse Western Albemarle High School dedicated a new boathouse for its rowing teams on the shore of Beaver Creek Reservoir nea... Gallery Added: 5/30/2009	Fiction Plane goes unplugged Before opening for The Police at JPJ, Fiction Plane went acoustic for 106.1 FM 'The Corner.' Gallery Added: 11/6/2007
UVA Graduation cleanup...the morning after The day after UVA's graduation, students, parents, and cleaning crews were busy clearing out to get ready for the summe... Gallery Added: 5/18/2009	Justine Swartz Abshire Vigil Family and friends gather to remember a beloved kindergarten teacher Gallery Added: 11/3/2007
Toad mating in Sugar Hollow American toads were recently mating in the eddies of the Moorman's River above the Sugar Hollow dam. Gallery Added: 5/15/2009	Obama at the Pavilion Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) draws 5,000 paying supporters to a rally for his presidential campaign at the Charlottesville ... Gallery Added: 10/30/2007
Mother-son prom at Downtown Rec Center Moms and sons danced the early evening hours away at the Mother-Son Prom at the Key Recreation Center (the old armory b... Gallery Added: 5/10/2009	Tiki Barber Television journalist and former football star Tiki Barber returned to his alma mater Friday, October 19 for an autogra... Gallery Added: 10/19/2007
Stockyard sale The Charlottesville Livestock Market regularly holds sales at its HQ on Franklin Street. Gallery Added: 5/9/2009	Clinton at the Paramount Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) brings her presidential campaign to Charlottesville to talk politics with John Grisham. Gallery Added: 10/9/2007
Harris Teeter opens in Crozet For over 20 years, there's been talk of a grocery on Route 250 in Crozet. On May 6, Harris Teeter's first LEED store op... Gallery Added: 5/6/2009	Robot Party On its way to fight for truth, justice, and the ability to parallel park without a human at the controls, Tommy Jr. get... Gallery Added: 10/6/2007
Political partying at Shad Planking On Wednesday, April 15, amid smoking fish and free-flowing beer, the Virginia governor's race got its traditional kicko... Gallery Added: 4/16/2009	Indian Village Monasukapanough was the biggest Indian village in Albemarle County back in Jamestown days. Gallery Added: 9/23/2007
Tax Day tea party The Jefferson Area Tea Party draws hundreds to the Pavilion April 15 to show how they feel about taxes. Gallery Added: 4/15/2009	New Coors Brewery Coors opens its new brewery in Elkton. Gallery Added: 9/5/2007
Tony Bennett makes UVA debut The University of Virginia officially introduces new head men's basketball coach Tony Bennett to the media. Gallery Added: 4/1/2009	Downed Dam The historic dam on the Rivanna River at Woolen Mills was recently deconstructed piece by piece, and it was quite a spe... Gallery Added: 8/20/2007
Smoke on Sixth Street A taxicab ignited behind a building on Sixth Street SE on March 23 sending smoke billowing into the air and bringing fi... Gallery Added: 3/24/2009	Lewis and Clark Re-enactment Lewis and Clark enthusiasts from across the country travel to Charlottesville to celebrate the historic expedition. Gallery Added: 8/14/2007
Northrop Grumman moves into UVA UVA cuts the ribbon on a new building at its northern Albemarle research park, housing new lab space for defense contra... Gallery Added: 3/18/2009	Fair Weather Friends The Albemarle County Fair celebrates its 26th year with food, rides, and fun. Gallery Added: 8/10/2007
Phish reunite in Hampton Popular jam-band Phish reunited for three nights at the Hampton Coliseum this past weekend for the first shows since a ... Gallery Added: 3/9/2009	Our Bridges In light of the recent I-35W bridge collapse tragedy in Minnesota, here is a quick look at a few of our area's notable ... Gallery Added: 8/9/2007
Ani DiFranco at the Paramount No-holds-barred feminist and self-described righteous babe Ani DiFranco performed at the Paramount March 4. Photographe... Gallery Added: 3/6/2009	Vick Arraignment NFL star and alleged dog fight organizer Michael Vick was arraigned on July 26, drawing angry crowds in downtown Richmo... Gallery Added: 7/30/2007
First major snow arrives March 2 Photographer Tom Daly went out early this morning before the four-inch snowfall finished falling. Gallery Added: 3/2/2009	Harry Potter The 12:01 am release of the latest and last Harry Potter book on Saturday, July 21 had fans queuing Gallery Added: 7/21/2007
Fry's Spring Service Station Historic Fry's Spring Service Station shutters its doors. PHOTOS BY TOM DALY Gallery Added: 2/13/2009	Farmers in Park The Downtown Mall isn't the only place to find a farmer's market; there's one in Meade Park too. Gallery Added: 7/18/2007
Charlottesville celebrates Obama Charlottesville stops and watches the inauguration of President Obama. Gallery Added: 1/21/2009	Bargain Days Shops on the DT Mall unleashed some bargains July 12-14 Gallery Added: 7/13/2007
Ash Lawn-Highland Mid Winter Eve and Silent Auction Supporters of the Ash Lawn Opera Festival gathered at Farmington Country Club on Friday, January 16 for dinner, dancing... Gallery Added: 1/18/2009	Evan Almighty Premiere The locally made, big-budget summer comedy got a VIP premiere at Charlottesville's Paramount Theater Gallery Added: 6/14/2007
Perriello's Election Day From Charlottesville to Chatham and beyond, Tom Perriello (D-Ivy) raced all over the Commonwealth on Election Day makin... Gallery Added: 11/5/2008	McGuffey Park Although some neighbors thought it was fine as it was, McGuffey Park is getting a nearly $700,000 facelift Gallery Added: 5/30/2007
Election Day Election Day rolled in under high spirits and heavy clouds, as Hook photographers Hawes Spencer, Lisa Provence, and Tay... Gallery Added: 11/4/2008	Look3 photo festival Pictures by festival organizer Nick Nichols go up on the Downtown Mall Gallery Added: 5/29/2007