Monthly Archive for June, 2010

Kuttner Very Likely to Win X-Prize

Oliver Kuttner is doing brilliantly in the Automotive X-Prize competition, with two 100 MPG cars. Unless something goes terribly wrong, he’ll win the $5M prize.  #

Albemarle School Enrollment to Climb

After years of remaining pretty level, Albemarle County school enrollment is forecast to climb by 7.2% in the next five years, The Daily Progress reports. UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service produced the report, as they do annually. Charlottesville should climb by 1%. The only area locality expected to actually lose students is Buckingham.

Landmark Barriers Coming Down

The city will remove all construction barriers around the Landmark on Water Street in the next month. “Landmark” turned out to be an ironic name, didn’t it?  #

Denise Lunsford to Break Kneecaps

The commonwealth attorney’s office will be collecting overdue fines and court costs, taking over the duty from the state.  #

Whale Tail’s Days are Numbered

Things don’t look good for the whale tail, the popular Art In Place sculpture that was damaged in last week’s storm.  #