The worst-kept secret in town has been announced: Live Arts, Second Street Gallery and Lighthouse have teamed up to build the City Center for Contemporary Arts, a new structure on Second and Water to house all three organizations. The four-story, 27,000 square foot building is mostly used by Live Arts, with gallery space and classroom space for the other two organizations on the bottom floor. You’ll have to read Jane Dunlap Norris’ article in today’s Progress to get all of the detils on this impressive new building.
News and meta-news about Charlottesville, VA, since 2001.
Monthly Archive for February, 2002
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writes: I am looking for any information on where the waving man on 29 has gone? It has been months since I have seen him in the median waving at the passing cars.
I don’t actually know anything about a waving man, but this just seemed too cool and weird to pass up.
writes: Ten people now arrested (that’s four more than reported locally), and some other, added details not reported locally. Here’s the link: http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20020214-5611591.htm. Have the local media dropped this story?
The Virginia Film Fest has announced the theme for this October’s event: “wet.” Richard Herskowitz, who runs the annual four-day event, explains that this means we’ll be seeing movies that include rivers, rain, showers, and even beverages. For the first time in a couple of years, Rogert Ebert is coming out to conduct his popular shot-by-shot dissection of a yet-to-be-announced film. WINA has the story.
Piedmont Virginia Community College is adapting to the proposed state budget cuts, and doesn’t intend to have to lay off anybody in the process. They’re planning to adapt to the $378k in reduced funding by not moving forward with hiring plans, cut some summer classes, cut all department operating budgets by 5% and slow expansion of their popular Internet-based classes. Eric Swensen has the story 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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