City schools are trying out vegetarian lunch options. Great! #
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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Vegetarian does not necessarily equal healthy.
Fair point, but based on the contents of the article, it appears that the intent here is to do both:
I remember, as a freshman at WAHS, being shocked by the food options. Soggy burgers, pizza from Domino’s, lots of fried things, canned sodas… I mean, I wasn’t looking for tofu and brown rice, but there wasn’t even a middle ground, as I recall.
I think it is great. The vegetarian aspect is just a side benefit for this vegetarian former teacher. I am excited that small batch cooking will be occurring in the city schools. I hope my child takes advantage of the new options, instead of sticking with the processed standbys.
Cuban style Black Beans and Rice. It’s one of the best bean dishes I’ve ever had. But I’ve never been able to find it outside of the Miami area, and one Venice area restaurant in California called Versailles (if I remember the name correctly).
This really is long overdue, IMHO. My kids aren’t vegetarian, but we don’t eat a lot of meat. I grew up on hot dogs and Big Macs, so for me to eat a hot dog at a school function is no big deal. My son started K in the city this year. We went to the school open house, the only food was hot dogs or pork barbecue. Both my kids were troopers, they tried it, but they simply don’t like those foods.
Oh, they also had “basked beans”, which is beans cooked beyond recognition and smothered in sugar. They tried those, too, but no thanks, they said. But simple beans and rice? Yeah, they’d have been all over that.
Chicken, fish, sure, they like those. But it’s interesting to watch a 5 year old boy take a bite of hot dog, politely chew and swallow it, put the hot dog down, and be done. “No thank you” he suggested when I suggested he take another bite.
So what happened? I ate their hot dogs and barbecue sandwiches. And mine. Good times.
The point is it is high time public institutions recognize that not everyone eats hot dogs and hamburgers every day.