The Charlottesville Albemarle Legal Aid Society was profiled in yesterday’s L.A. Times. The extensive article describes how unusual, resourceful, and essential that Legal Aid is to the area. I had no idea.
News and meta-news about Charlottesville, VA, since 2001.
Monthly Archive for May, 2001
Remember the SWAT team’s stand-off with some poodles in Belmont a couple of months ago? They destroyed the house, and the folks that lived there have been living in the Best Western Mount Vernon ever since. Says one of the residents of the house, “they’re doing us real good.” The city says that no city money is covering this, but also deny that the insurance company will be paying for it. Your interpretation may vary — see Reed Williams’ article in today’s Progress for details.
Following sexual assult allegations earlier in the month, the UVa Medical Center made good on their promise (threat?) to fire convinced felons. Today, they fired nine employees, all of whom were either temp workers or had been hired in the past six months.
According to census data, we’ve got more renters than home owners in Charlottesville. In fact, we’re in the top cities in the state when it comes to having a high percentage of renters. No doubt UVa has something to do with this, but houses do cost a lot in this town. I imagine I’ll be renting for a long time to come. The news is from WINA.
Kevin Armstrong’s David Allen Coe concert is happening after all. After the Buckingham Supervisors nixed it last week, he was forced to move the show out of the county. Now it’s taking place at the Augusta Expoland in Fishersville, a venue known mostly for their monster truck rallies. (“Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY!!!”) Though this doesn’t exactly signal a victory for Armstrong, at least the concert is happening as planned. Today’s Progress has a brief story about this.
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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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