Downtown tarot card reader Ed Rowe passed away on NYE; a memorial service will be held Wed. 01/07 from 5-8PM at Twisted Branch. #
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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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I know him but I don’t know him. I mean I saw him day after day for years but never talked to him. He was a good addition to downtown ambiance. Never hassled anyone, never annoyed anyone. I was glad that he was there.
The good ones all die. The good ones and the interesting ones. Steve Weiner, Budda Phil, Phil Gininy, etc. Heart attacks, usually.
I wasn’t close to Ed Rowe, but I did interact with him on a regular basis (most often back in the days when I worked at the Tea House). To the extent that I knew him, he was kind, generous, and patient. He’ll be missed.
I’d like to add “Loki” (whose real name I never knew) and Carl Carter to the list of formerly ever-present downtown individuals who are sorely missed.
I used to sit and talk to Ed for a long time until he shooed me away. After an hour of talking, he used to say it was “time to look mystical and make some money.”
Talking with Ed meant more to me than he probably knew. He would tell me things I didn’t understand at the time, but as time went on, I realized were very true. He was the wisest kind of wise man – the kind who didn’t even know he was wise.