CommentFoxfield Spring Races 2008
A massive crowd attended the 2008 Spring Races at Foxfield, which was cut short by a fast moving thunderstorm.
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Return of the Monticello Guard
Some 150 soldiers from A Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team returned from Iraq to their Charlottesville National Guard armory.
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Brothers Gray Wingsuit Academy
With parachutes strapped to their backs, a handful of people piled into the Twin Otter plane one by one. The weather was holding up at Skydive Orange, and the parachuters were looking forward to another successful skydive. However, the experience was slightly different for a few of the parachuters. Some wore bat-like suits that connected their arms and legs with a piece of fabric. These wingsuits allowed their pilots to glide around in the clouds, giving them a very different experience than their skydiving peers.
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Remembering the Virginia Tech shootings
The University of Virginia community remembers the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech with a one-year anniversary vigil at the McIntire Amphitheater on April 16, 2008.
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Skatepark rehab
Members of the UVa service fraternity APO are using their skills and time to renovate and build new ramps at the Charlottesville Skatepark.
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Charlottesville Lady Arm Wrestlers charity tournament
On the second Tuesday of every month, Charlottesville Lady Arm Wrestlers take over Blue Moon Diner, transforming it from a neighborhood eatery to a wrestling ring. Providing a riotous mash-up of theater and athleticism, the event raises money for a different woman-initiated local charity each month.
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