…the City elected to pay the CCDC $103,000 for organizing the contest, with a $25,000 cash prize going to the winner.
That’s awful generous amount of money for the city to be giving away. Wasn’t there an issue about needing money for city essentials like basic infrastructure needs?
And also-
How do any of these designs fit into the “Historic Downtown Mall” theme? Or did that just go out the window with the arrival of million dollar condos?
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. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on four six 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. #
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. #
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That’s awful generous amount of money for the city to be giving away. Wasn’t there an issue about needing money for city essentials like basic infrastructure needs?
And also-
How do any of these designs fit into the “Historic Downtown Mall” theme? Or did that just go out the window with the arrival of million dollar condos?