Swine flu linked to 9-year-old’s death

A third grader at Woodbrook Elementary School has died of possible complications from the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. According to the Newsplex, the 9-year-old had an underlying heart condition that made him more susceptible to the flu. He died at UVA Medical Center after becoming ill last week. (0)

The Ivy tornado, the other 50-year-ago disaster

The crash of Piedmont Flight 349 wasn’t Charlottesville’s only disaster in the autumn of 1959. On the afternoon of September 30, a tornado ripped through two occupied houses on an orchard near Ivy, killing 10 of 14 members of one family and a neighbor. One more died in Dyke, so 12 people total, according to the Crozet Gazette. (1)

Snap: U2 panorama and slideshow

Finally got around to posting this panorama (with bad stitching) shot October 1, as well as a slideshow. Maybe should have waited longer. (0)

ACAC launches satellite

Nearly three years after opening a full-scale fitness center in downtown Charlottesville to join its 64,000 square-foot flagship location at Albemarle Square Shopping Center, ACAC is expanding again with the opening of a smaller Crozet gym in the Old Trail Development. At a preview on Thursday October 8, according to ACAC VP of development Chris Craytor, approximately 300 people showed up to check out the 8,500 square-foot space located under Old Trail’s clock tower.

While anyone who is already an ACAC member More… (0)

Phish to play JPJ

Supposedly, they broke up, but after a “Mothership” concert in March, Phish is now coming to Charlottesville, says a release from the John Paul Jones arena. (8)