A special election to fill Emily Couric‘s seat for the last two years of her term will be held on December 18th. This is for Emily’s new 25th District, which covers Albemarle and Nelson all the way to the West Virginia border. Potential Democratic candidates include City Council members Blake Caravati, Meredith Richards and David Toscano, plus Susan Payne of Nelson County and Delegate Creigh Deeds of Bath County. Republicans include Kenneth Boyd and Sharon Jones. The story is in today’s Progress.
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Electronic Arts’ on-line gaming division, EA.com, has laid off a third of their employees, including nearly everybody here in Charlottesville. Electronic Arts purchased Kesmai a few years ago and ramped things up quickly, gobbling up office space and tech employees left and right. But in the past year or so, fear of layoffs have been looming large, and now it’s finally happened. Good luck, Kesmaites. Reuters has the story.
Yesterday the first of two days of filming took place for Dave Matthews Band‘s “Everyday” video. Actor Judah Friedlander wandered from the pink warehouse on South Street down First Street to SNL, providing hugs to extras and strangers alike as he went, all the while being record by a film crew. Afterwards the crew moved down to a home named “Breasthaven” on 14th Street (where else?) before finishing up for the evening. Today they intend to film at the band’s studio out of town, off Route 20, before Dave leaves tonight for his Thursday show in London. The story is in today’s Progress and the Cav. Daily.
Inter-Fraternity Counsel Vice President Kevin Dixon was arrested in the wee hours of the morning on Sunday on charges of threatening fellow students with a shotgun. Dixon held up several students out front of his home on University Circle for reasons unknown. The Cav. Daily has the story.
The Charlottesville School Superintendent is going to retire in June. Bill Symons has run the school system for the past five years, and is being praised for his renovations to buildings, increased teacher salaries, and improved SOL scores. The articles is in today’s Progress.
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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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