Monthly Archive for August, 2010

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Whales Ahoy

Published by Waldo Jaquith on August 18, 2010 in In Brief. 5 Comments

Three new whale tails are going in, courtesy of ArtInPlace.  #

Homeless Man Beaten Near Mall

Published by Waldo Jaquith on August 17, 2010 in Crime. 14 Comments

A homeless man was beaten half to death overnight, the Daily Progress reports. Robert Kartheiser was found in the bushes between the Omni and the federal courthouse. He’s hospitalized, unconscious, and it’s not clear that he’s going to live. Police don’t have any suspects, and are looking for leads in the case.

Wheeler Timed His School Board Resignation

Published by Waldo Jaquith on August 16, 2010 in In Brief. 3 Comments

Brian Wheeler timed his school board resignation to avoid being replaced via an election. There are upsides and downsides to that decision.  #

Plan 9 Planning to Move

Published by Waldo Jaquith on August 16, 2010 in In Brief. 2 Comments

Plan 9 is looking for a smaller location to move to from Albemarle Square.  #

Morrissey’s Death Under Media Investigation

Published by Waldo Jaquith on August 14, 2010 in Business, Meta News and UVa. 39 Comments

The story of the death of VQR Managing Editor Kevin Morrissey two weeks ago has become a topic of great interest. The Chronicle of Higher Education today features a weighty investigative piece entitled “What Killed Kevin Morrissey?”. Author Robin Wilson repeats claims that magazine editor Ted Genoways is rarely at work, that he has left his staff completing much of his duties, and that years of bullying Morrissey culminated in the employee’s suicide. (Genoways denies the charges.) And over at C-Ville Weekly, Brendan Fitzgerald updates his coverage with basically a whole new layer of the story, reporting that Genoways is now directing inquiries to an attorney.

I must again point out that I am one of the four people on the staff of VQR working for Genoways, and that it remains awfully uncomfortable for me to write about this here. Based on the sheer volume of press inquiries I’ve been getting from local and national media outlets in the past two weeks, we can expect to see quite a bit more coverage of this story in the days ahead.