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? #
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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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Can they go ahead and take down the ‘landmark’ while they are at it?
Put some lights on it and some covered stairs and make it the Cville Tower. Take that FRANCE!!
If they installed some ladders, glued some climbing wall hand-holds to the exterior, and maybe even added some rappelling rope anchors, that thing would be a WORLD CLASS paintball facility. If they connected it to the defunct ice rink via the secret undermall tunnel network, and made that into a simulated Antarctic lair of an evil criminal mastermind, I know some folks would be coming to C’ville for some serious (i.e. high $$$) paint zapping adventure games.
The ONLY problem with that scenario is that ironically, we wouldn’t have enough hotel space downtown to accommodate the crowds and would need to erect another one thereby starting the whole cycle over again. Well, I guess there is also the question of where the jungle course ought to go…