Donald Trump intends to buy all of Pat Kluge’s properties, Hawes Spencer reports for The Hook. Although he did not get Albemarle House at auction today—that went to the bank that holds the mortgage—he’s got the right of first refusal on it. The rest he’s made offers on. Trump, with an estimated net worth of $2B, certainly has the money to buy all of them, but as an investor, he’d presumably be buying them to turn a profit. Trump’s representative in the matter tells the Post that it’s too early to speculate exactly what he’d do with the property, but that it has “significant historical value and potential for development…the more acreage, the more pieces you acquire, the more possibilities there are.” She later says that “[Kluge and Trump have] been working together with the objective of trying to preserve the vineyard for the benefit of the Virginia wine industry.”
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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’d love to fire his ass. Maybe I can if he runs for president.
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