Monthly Archive for July, 2006

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Newsplex Video Podcast

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 25, 2006 in Meta News. 8 Comments

WCAV ScreenshotIn an article about podcasting — touching on Sean Tubbs Charlottesville Podcasting Network and Albemarle County’s podcasting of BoS and School Board meetings — WCAV announces that they have launched a podcasting service on their own. It’s a proper, full-on video podcast, with an RSS feed, properly-created Quicktime video, and only minor validation problems.

I griped about their lack of a video podcast in August of last year, forecasting that they’d probably never get around to it. I’m very happy to have been wrong about that. I can’t pick up any local TV stations at home, so I expect to watch these news updates regularly.

This isn’t quite the first local media podcast (The Hook claimed that mantle last week, and The Daily Progress has promoted podcasts by Charlottesville Podcasting Network, but they haven’t any of their own) but it is, oddly, the first media outlet with an RSS feed. Bravo to the Newsplex (whose name is still ridiculous) for leading the way.

Yet Another New Shopping Center Planned

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 24, 2006 in Development. 47 Comments

At last, our long county nightmare is over. Just in case our hundreds of thousands of square feet of excess retail space currently under construction comes up short — something that keeps me up at nights — Richmond-based New Era Properties has submitted plans to the county to rezone 87 acres just north of 64, Jessica Kitchin reports in today’s Progress. They plan a whopping 400,000 square feet (or 9 acres) of commercial space, featuring department stores and a large home improvement store. There is no plan for a residential component.

Revealing Interview with Parents in Bombing Case

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 24, 2006 in Law and Justice. 13 Comments

The parents of the 13-year-old convicted in the school bombing plot have conducted an interview with The Hook‘s Hawes Spencer, providing more details than ever in the matter. It’s clearer than ever that the boy and his family were railroaded by the police, both privately and in the media. Though his conviction isn’t operative because he’s appealed to a higher court, he’s not having much luck getting into schools — most area private schools won’t even talk to him, least of all consider him as an applicant. It’s not clear who benefits by this kid not getting a high school education.

Ruckersville Man Killed in Iraq

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 23, 2006 in General News. 4 Comments

Twenty-two year-old Adam Fargo, of Ruckersville, was killed by an IED in Baghdad yesterday morning, Liesel Nowak reports in today’s Daily Progress. The 101st Airborne medic was with a platoon responsible for keeping the route clear of IEDs. His vehicle hit an IED, killing Fargo and seriously injuring others.

Fargo’s death is the second of local boys, the first being Bradley Arms’ 2004 death in Fallujah. The war hit home again this May, when UVa graduate Kimberly Dozier was seriously injured in an IED attack.

Totally Informal C’ville Blogger Gathering

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 20, 2006 in Blogs. 11 Comments

Inspired by Charlottesville blogging alumnus David St. Lawrence’s Floyd blogger gatherings, I think some of us local bloggers, blog commenters, blog readers, and would-be bloggers should get together informal-like. A half dozen of us got together for breakfast at Bodo’s about a month ago and had a fine time. It was great to put faces with names, swap advice and get to know one another.

I figure Sunday, 2pm, C’ville Coffee on Harris Street, and we’ll hang out for an hour or so. The spot is kid friendly, has WiFi, and has a relaxed environment conducive to this sort of thing. Even if you’re not a blogger, but you’d like to be, come on down and we’ll help you get started. Maybe I’ll be sitting alone, maybe there will be a dozen of us. Drop on in and find out.

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