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Jan 31, 2025

UVA Health, VCU Health halt gender-affirming treatments for minors

UVA Health and VCU Health systems have suspended all gender-affirming treatments for patients under 19 years old, after receiving a written opinion Thursday from Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares. In a memo from Miyares titled “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation,” the Republican attorney general referred to President Donald Trump‘s executive order iss[...]

Dec 18, 2024

Big tech company to buy power from Va.’s first onshore wind farm

Even as political winds shift in Washington, D.C., a long-delayed onshore wind farm in Botetourt County might finally be sailing to completion. Charlottesville-based Apex Clean Energy announced Wednesday that it has reached a deal for Google to purchase the full capacity of Rocky Forge Wind, a wind farm the Charlottesville company has been working to […]

Dec 4, 2024

U.Va. Darden School dean reappointed to third term

Scott C. Beardsley, dean of the University of Virginia‘s Darden School of Business, has been reappointed to his third term as dean, which starts Aug. 1, 2025, and extends through August 2029, U.Va. announced Wednesday. Named dean in 2015, Beardsley is now the university’s longest serving current dean and has raised more than $610 million […]

Sep 29, 2024

Virginia 500 Spotlight: JANE KAMENSKY

THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE ME: Thick-skinned, committed, self-mocking WHERE I SEE MYSELF 10 YEARS FROM NOW: On a screened porch drinking coffee and looking at the Blue Ridge ADVICE FOR NEW COLLEGE GRADUATES: Democracy is hard work and a peerless privilege. Earn it every day. DID YOU KNOW? Kamensky, who in January became president of […]

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Sep 20, 2024

Charlottesville Realtor named Virginia Realtor of the Year

Virginia Realtors named Denise Ramey of Charlottesville the 2024 Realtor of the Year on Sept. 18 in downtown Richmond at its annual awards ceremony.  The award is given to professionals who make “proven contributions to the real estate industry through both personal and professional achievement and outstanding volunteerism.” She leads Denise Ramey Real Estate, which […]

Sep 9, 2024

U.Va. president, board members stand up for UVA Health execs

The University of Virginia‘s president and two UVA Health board members defended UVA Health CEO Dr. Craig Kent and U.Va. School of Medicine Dean Dr. Melina R. Kibbe on Monday, after 128 UVA Physicians Group-employed faculty signed a letter demanding their immediate removal late last week. The letter, which expresses “no confidence” in Kent and […]

Sep 9, 2024

In defense of UVA Health’s leaders

Like so many people, I was surprised and shocked to read the U.Va. faculty letter of no confidence in Dr. Craig Kent and Dr. Melina Kibbe. This is especially disturbing since I have served on various UVA Health boards over the past 30 years. It is my opinion that our health system is better today […]

Sep 5, 2024

Cannabis authority chooses Shenandoah Valley provider

On Thursday morning, the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority selected AYR Virginia, a wholly owned subsidiary of AYR Wellness, a cannabis operator in eight states, as the winner of a conditional approval that puts it on the path to become the sole licensed pharmaceutical processor of medical cannabis for a region of Virginia that includes the […]

Aug 29, 2024

U.Va. hotel, conference center expected fall 2025

To fulfill a need for a new comprehensive conference space in Charlottesville, the University of Virginia is set to welcome the Virginia Guesthouse hotel and conference center in fall 2025. The new facility will feature 214 guest rooms, including nine suites. The approximately 224,000-square-foot Virginia Guesthouse will offer close to 29,000 square feet of conference […]

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Jul 25, 2024

VATI awards $41M in broadband grants to localities

The Virginia Telecommunications Initiative, which funds broadband extension to unserved areas, will provide more than $41 million in grants to 10 broadband construction projects that will serve Virginians in 20 localities, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday.  “Virginia continues to be a national leader for closing the digital divide, and today’s announcement brings us one step [&hell[...]

Jul 16, 2024

Inova Fairfax Hospital ranks No. 1 in Va. for fourth year

For the fourth consecutive year, Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church has taken the No. 1 spot in Virginia on the U.S. News and World Report’s annual list of the best hospitals in the nation, released Tuesday.  The Inova Health System hospital also ranked first in the Washington, D.C., metro area for the fourth straight […]

Jun 27, 2024

Competition’s fierce for Shenandoah medical marijuana permit

UPDATE: State delays choosing Shenandoah medical marijuana provider The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (CCA) received 40 complete applications for conditional permits to operate as the state’s sole licensed pharmaceutical processor of medical cannabis for a region including the Shenandoah Valley, as well as Charlottesville, Fredericksburg and the counties of Spotsylvania and Stafford. A[...]

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