writes: The Museum Co., a retailer of museum replicas and art reproductions with 102 stores in 30 states and Canada, filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday after sagging sales left the company saddled with debt. The Herald reported earlier this week that the filing was expected. The Museum Co. is the parent company of local C’ville company MuseumCompany.com.
The good news is that this should be the last of the local tech bankruptcies. You know, since there aren’t any other companies left.
cecil writes: I live overlooking the Meadow Creek as it runs through Greenbrier Park, and this morning I looked down to find that the creek is green. Violently, nauseously green. This seems wrong. Does anyone have any idea why it might be green, if it is green all over the city, and whom in the city administration one might contact about this greenness?
Yuck. 01/12/02 Update: Today’s Progress reports that it was just a dye, used to trace the path of some water.
The five juvenile volunteer firefighters from the Stony Point Fire Company accused of arson have pled guilty, though to a misdeameanor instead of the felony charge of arson. The five were accused in early December, having set several fires in the area and planned to light a house on fire. They will likely each be required to serve 20 hours of community service. WVIR had the story on this evening’s broadcast.
The Albemarle Board of Supervisors have approved the construction of a much-debated 110-foot-tall tower in the northeast corner of Albemarle County. The tower is the last of six towers to be approved for the area’s new 800MHz radio system, which will tie together the Charlottesville, Albemarle and UVa police and rescue departments so that they can communicate directly with one another. The reason that the tower was debated was because it will be located in the Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District which, as the Piedmont Environmental Council points out, should be protected from visual intrusions like a radio tower. WVIR had the story on this evening’s broadcast.
Mayor Blake Caravati has announced that he will be running for re-election to City Council. In a press release today, Caravati specified his reasons: “I believe that my experience in a leadership role, my vision of the future, my deep conviction to personal accessibility, and my desire to make Charlottesville a great place for all citizens has prepared me for a continued role in the leadership of the City.” For those of you keeping score, that’s two seats up for election, with the announced candidates thus far being Joan Fenton (see this week’s C-Ville Weekly to learn about her) and, now, Blake Caravati. Councilor David Toscano announced yesterday that he will not be running.
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 four six 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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