The Tavern has reopened, and they say they’ve abandoned their “old habits.” I believe I’ll wait and see. #
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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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In other news, I had a tasty and salmonella-free breakfast at the Bluegrass Grill yesterday morning.
I haven’t wanted an omelet from anywhere since reading the Tavern’s health department report. I can’t stop imagining some stranger’s fingernail cutting into it.
Really?!
Fool your customers once, shame on you. Fool them twice…
Even from the outside, that place looks filthy and run down. Going back to when I was 13 years old and went past it every day on my way into town, I don’t believe that I ever had the slightest desire to go inside.
The backwards ampersand always annoyed me, too.
Has anyone else ever noticed that the slogan painted on the roof of the Tavern says
“Where students, tourists S townspeople meet.”
It’s supposed to be an ampersand (&), but it’s backwards and is, in fact, a cursive S?
Makes me smile every time I drive by.
Jackson, some of the more “filthy and run down” looking places in this town are the ones with better inspection records. Wayside Takeout has always looked pretty dingy to me, but from what I remember of their inspection records on the health department site, they’ve done pretty well. On the other hand, Chipotle, which boasts its local meat and seems pretty clean, has had some problems.
Of course, the Tavern’s inspection records are also pretty bad. I believe I’ll wait for the results of the next one before deciding whether to ever eat there again. Oddly enough, I’ve been wanting eggs lately, but I’ll make them at home.