As a result of the recent efforts to rename the Charlottesville Performing Arts Center after Martin Luther King Jr., the Charlottesville School Board has approved doing so in a unanimous vote, WINA reports. That vote is just a recommendation, though — the matter will be taken up by City Council on Monday night. 04/06 Update: The Progress reports that Council approved the name change — CPAC is now “Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center of Charlottesville.”
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It seems that all is not well at The Prism Coffeehouse. Courteney Stewart’s cover story in this week’s Hook reports on a schism that has developed in the board over the board elections, which has been exacerbated by the frustrations of Fred Boyce, who has long run the Charlottesville musical institution. There is even concern that The Prism may become homeless, should they fall out of the good graces of the church next door, who provides the use of the building. Is this just a bump in a long road, or worse?
Dave Matthews Band manager Coran Capshaw has purchased the huge 42,000 square foot building on the Downtown Mall that, until recently, was owned and occupied by SNL Financial. The fate of the old Miller & Rhoads building has been up in the air for some months, but prime real estate like that couldn’t stay empty for long. Reportedly, Capshaw is looking to turn the five story, $2.9M building into a mixture of offices and retail, better utilizing the Mallfront space as well as the side on 4th Street. Hawes Spencer has the story in the latest Hook.
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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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