Local developer Colin Rolph and California developer Lee Danielson have settled out of court over their March break-up and subsequent lawsuits. The terms of the settlement are, of course, confidential, but both Rolph and Danielson say that they’re happy with the settlement. David Dadurka has the story in today’s Daily 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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Yawn.
The story in the Progress was remarkably information-free.
What happens to the skating rink?
PD
[sigh]
I promised myself I would’t post. But I can’t help it, because you’re an idiot. Rolph owns the skating rink, and is keeping it open. If that wasn’t in the story, it’s because it was in story after story after story after story about six months ago. In fact, the ice park’s future was decided soooo long ago that it’s very likely the new settlement didn’t even touch on it.
If you can do better, start your own newspaper. Prediction: It’ll suck.
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Rolph said at the local ice park Tuesday that he was pleased that he could now "move forward" on renovations to the park and his other properties.
Rolph owns the Charlottesville Ice Park … .
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Rolph, who estimates he owns about 10 percent of the real estate fronting the Downtown Mall, said he plans to make improvements to the Charlottesville Ice Park, including glass-enclosed party rooms facing the rink, and is contemplating a new use for the park’s second-floor Water Street Terrace space.
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Apparently, as JMZ so delicately noted, Rolph owns the icepark and is planning on renovating it. All that information seems to be from the Progress story…
Am I using <blockquote> incorrectly?
Am I using <blockquote> incorrectly?
You are, it’s just PostNuke’s handling of HTML that’s miserable. It’s an all-or-nothing approach — you can’t just toss in a <b> here and a <i> there. That’s one of my biggest gripe with PostNuke, actually. If you toggle “HTML formated” (sic) in the pull-down under the text field, then you can mark up your whole message with HTML to enable that one <blockquote> pair to function.