Monthly Archive for April, 2005

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NBC 29 News Desk for Sale

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 19, 2005 in Meta News. Closed

NBC 29 has made sure that all viewers know that they’re totally redoing their Charlottesville studio, gussying it up in their thus-far one-sided ratings war with CBS 19 and ABC 16. This means, naturally, they’re getting rid of the old stuff. Fear not, rabid NBC 29 fans — the old news desk is available on eBay.

NBC 29 news desk

This news desk has been used for years on the set of NBC Channel 29 in Charlottesville Virginia. Both pieces are fully functioning and usable. Would be great as a collectible or for amateur broadcasting. All the cable and electronic connections are working.

It’s a little less impressive looking on a tarp in middle of a field in Stuarts Draft, admittedly, but wouldn’t it be the perfect tableau for your collection of candid Stacy Horst photos?

Thanks to Dave for the tip.

UVa Building Arts Center

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 19, 2005 in Development and UVa. 7 Comments

UVa is completely overhauling the intersection of Emmett and University Ave./Ivy Rd., now that they’ve bought all of the private property there. They plan to knock down the Cavalier Inn and the gas station and install a $97M Center for the Arts. The building will house the UVa Art Museum (née Bayly) and a performing arts center, spread across 127,000 square feet. In the process, Carr’s Hill field is going to be given an all-weather surface, a sculpture garden will be constructed, and the whole area is going to be turned into a major entrance to UVa.

Carlos Santos had the skinny in Sunday’s Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Kathleen Meyers has more in today’s Cavailer Daily.

Shirley Presley Suing City

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 19, 2005 in Law and Justice. 9 Comments

Shirley Presley — the source of many a lively discussion here — has filed a lawsuit against the city and the Rivanna Trails Foundation. She claims that, in her razor-wiring of the Rivanna Trail’s encroachment on her property, she was the victim of a conspiracy between the city and the RTF intended to deprive her of property, maliciously prosecute her, and violate her rights to due process. She wants $300,000 for her emotional pain, mental pain, and humiliation, plus $10,000 for every month that people continue to trespass on her land.

Liesel Nowak has the story in today’s Progress.

Schilling on the Budget

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 19, 2005 in Politics and Taxes. 1 Comment

This year’s budget was approved, as in past years, on a 4-1 vote, with lone Republican Rob Schilling opposing it. A week ago, after his vote, he issued a statement on his opposition and his beliefs about the budget process. Keep reading for his full statement.

(Via Rick Sincere.)

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C’ville to Build New Fire Station

Published by Waldo on April 19, 2005 in Development and General News. Closed

WINA reports that the city has given the OK to figure out where to put a new fire station, likely somewhere on the southern end of town. The goal is to have it under construction in two years, for the purpose of improving response times.

Note, too, that this fits in with proposals to develop the area south of town. As developers well know, home insurance rates heavily depend on the distance between the home and a fire station. Building a new station on the southern end of town will make it more feasible to suburbanize Albemarle where, currently, Charlottesville dissolves to countryside within just a few miles on 29.

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