The Federal Trade Commission has cleared the way for First Union to acquire Wachovia. Wachovia appeared in Charlottesville in October of 1997, when they purchased the local folks, Jefferson National Bank. Customers and employees alike fled en masse, so presumably the folks that are with Wachovia now won’t mind being shuffled over to Yet Another Conglomerate.
News and meta-news about Charlottesville, VA, since 2001.
Monthly Archive for June, 2001
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Sherita Grady, who lives on Prospect Avenue, is upset. She recently put a television on layaway at Wal-Mart. She had to give them her address, which is on a well-known street, Prospect Ave. Though it’s mostly known for the crime, it’s also no secret that African Americans make up most of the population of that street. But the address that was entered by the store clerk, and printed on her receipt, was quite different: “Nigga Ave (P-spec)”. Grady was not amused, and she’s suing. C-Ville Weekly has the full story in this week’s issue.
Will writes: There’s a little detail that most people probably overlooked in today’s C-Ville. Turn to page 26 and read the ad for C-Ville’s web site, and you’ll notice this addendum to it: “Sorry, Waldo – still no archives!” Looks like his comment a while back got through to them, at the very least. Now let’s see if they do anything about it.
I’m not one for self-referential news, but I think this is very cute. 1 point for C-Ville Weekly, 0 for cvillenews.com.
The Cavalier Daily, which is back in production for the summer, has a cool overview of the legendary steam tunnels. There are always students that go tunneling, and various folks have made efforts to map the tunnels over the years. I’ve never been down, but I must say that I’ve been tempted.
munk writes: According to a story in the Progress, the Orange County Animal Shelter is in bad shape. The shelter was built thirty years ago and is in dire need of new facilities. In addition, the Department of Agriculture has warned of steep fines if conditions aren’t improved within six months.
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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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