Today’s Progress reports that, stunningly, local on-line gaming company Boxerjam has laid off nearly all of their employees, leaving 25 folks jobless. The layoffs are a result of the incredible deflation of on-line advertising values; companes like Boxerjam that rely on advertising revenue have watched their sole revenue stream dwindle to a tiny percentage of what they were two years ago. To all you ex-Boxerites, might I recommend putting your résumé on The Neon Guild’s site?
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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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I’m sorry to hear about this, folks. I know a bunch of you will be scrambling for a job in what’s now an over-saturated tech market. I wish I were prepared to hire a few people, but we‘re not in that mode right now. Josh, I know you just started there. And Michael, I know that you were feeling good about the direction things were going. And Temple and company…well, I’m sure you folks tried your best.
It’s not like when Value America went under, where it was this “well…duh!” sort of a reaction. Boxerjam is one of the good guys. Er…was.
-Waldo