The McIntire Skateboard Park will continue to be free to its users. The park, which was created after the city banned skating on the Downtown Mall in the mid-90s, is expensive to operate, and it had been speculated that user fees might be necessary. Now that won’t be necessary, thanks in part to a $20,000 donation from Dave Matthews Band, Charlottesville’s newest philanthropists. The remainder of the necessary funding will be covered by the city and Albemarle County. WVIR had the news on this evening’s broadcast.
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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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They have been doing good deeds here and about for years.
Indeed they have, but that does not preclude them from being our newest philanthropists. :)
They have been giving money to the area for a long time…? I’m confused.
And God love ’em for it!
What I meant was that they are the newest philanthropists, not that they are new at giving away money. For example, Kluge has long been a philanthropist. Let’s pretend for 50 years. And let’s pretend that, say, the Bronfmans have been for 30 years. DMB has been in the philanthropy business for, say, 5 years. That would make them Charlottesville’s newest philanthropists.
That’s all I meant. It was just a method of acknolwedging that they are not only philanthropists, but part of a new crop of them coming up in the world, the newest here in Charlottesville. It was an extremely minor aside. :)
Waldo – you’re running for public office: There’s no such thing as a minor aside! And if it was an extremely minor aside, does that make you an extremist?
It sure would be interesting to see the other candidates post regular statements to a public forum. Of course, that assumes Mr. and Mrs. Anonymous haven’t already been doing so!
Everyone knows Waldo never passes up an opportunity to ride on DMB’s coattails. Kinda like the C-ville, but at least Waldo’s professional about it.