Here’s your day-before reminder: Graduation is this weekend, so take in the cat, bolt the door, and stay off the roads until Sunday night. #
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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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Actually the perfect time to go out is during the graduation ceremony. There is nobody on the road and it’s a fine time to see a movie or shop. It is a tiny window and I don’t have the times. Anyone?
However do stockup on supplies tonight because it does get bad tomorrow
I’m leaving for DC on Sunday afternoon, should I leave really early to get there?
I think graduation starts at 10 am on Sunday. Then the schools have their ceremonies around 12 pm.
I live on JPA and it really hasn’t been too bad – more pedestrian traffic than anything else, it seems. There’s a bit more traffic than a typical Sunday but not bad. I also went downtown around 3:30 and it was really kind of slow there. I found street parking easily.
Things were pretty rough on Emmett around 3pm. But it was no worse than 5:15pm on any weekday.