The Commonwealth Transportation Board has voted to install a synchronized traffic light system along Route 29 in Charlottesville between Barracks Road and the post office, at the county line. The new system should speed traffic flow along the entire corridor. Bob Gibson has the story in today’s Progress.
News and meta-news about Charlottesville, VA, since 2001.
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Hoo2LA writes: Charlottesville is certainly a town of conflicted identity – rural backwater, bustling university town, the usual middle-class place, home of the idle rich. To help marketers sort through the mess, claritas.com has given us exact breakdowns of who lives where and what sorts of people they are. Do you think they’ve got us nailed?
For example, here is what pops up for 22901:
Charlottesville 22901’s most common PRIZM Clusters are:
The Boomtown Singles like to paint, draw, sculpt and watch the X-Files. They have school loans and make about $35 grand.
So, which one are you? Keep reading to see claritas.com’s data on Our Fair City.
Hoo2LA writes: Governor Warner has just announced nearly $1 billion in budget cuts. U-Va, of course, was hit strongly — to the tune of $32 million. Has anyone noticed or heard of any direct impact on life in Charlottesville from these cuts (or of the augured cuts of the next budget in December)? An article in the Washington Post describes the cuts.
Yesterday afternoon, a UVa student, presumably attempting to commit suicide, placed her head on the tracks under Beta Bridge in front of an oncoming train. The train activated its emergency brakes and managed to stop before hitting the girl. Two men jumped off of the train, chased the fleeing girl and held her until police took her away to Region Ten. Martin Oliver has the story in today’s Cavalier Daily.
empty writes: The east side of McIntire Park is now open to non-golfers on Sundays. This part of McIntire has been a primitive golf course with sand greens for the last few decades, and has been open only to golfers. A city steering committee, which is considering redesign plans for the park, recently decided lift the golfing-only restriction from noon to 10 p.m. on Sundays. The Daily Progress (Oct 13) reports that the committee was spurred to this decision by citizens’ comments made at a July public hearing. Course supervisor Lynn Cubbage says he will not prevent golfers from using the course on Sundays, according to The 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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