NPR‘s All Things Considered had a brief segment about the chalkboard that City Council just approved as Charlottesville’s free speech monument. It’s quite impressive that this story is getting this kind of national attention.
News and meta-news about Charlottesville, VA, since 2001.
Monthly Archive for March, 2001
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It turns out there’s a new radio station in town. Who knew? It’s 101.9, WHTE, yet another Clear Channel station. Not surprisingly, it’s a top 40 station, but that’s pretty much what Clear Channel does. Why anybody would want to listen to anything aside from WTJU or WNRN is beyond me.
The Cav Daily has a pretty good overview of some of the transportation projects under way, like the Meadowcreek Parkway, the trolley, plans for a central bus station, Park Street traffic calming, bike paths, etc. Though some of the facts are wrong (“the population of Charlottesville has grown by 20,000 people in the past 10 years,”) this does provide a thorough look at what’s being planned.
WINA is reporting that Governor Gilmore has signed a bill into law that requires Internet filters to be put on all school computers. I’ve had my run-ins with censorware, and I’m involved with Peacefire, a group that tries to educate people about what makes censorware so awful, so my feelings are clear. :) George Loper has a great story from the New York Times, explaining how one conservative Republican saw the light. Hopefully, this law will be struck down before long.
I’ve been sitting on this domain long enough that I really need to do something with it. C-Ville finally has some of their content on-line. WINA and Cav Daily have been good about that for a long time. The Daily Progress will eventually become clueful and keep their news for longer than a day. And, of course, George Loper’s site is fantastic. So we’ll link to the best and most useful content on these sites, primarily serving as a central source of discussion of Charlottesville news. I hope.
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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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