Forbes ranks Charlottsville as #14 on their list of “America’s Millionaire Capitals” based on calculating the average net worth of people reporting at least $200k in annual income. We’re right behind Beverly Hills. #
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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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And we’re 3rd on their “Generous Towns” list.
I do think this fits in nicely with the “income disparity” post from earlier.
…because only one stat can be valid… or because that can’t be… or because of what?
Kind of a weird metric, isn’t it? I’m not sure what that is even supposed to calculate.
Gee, wonder if this will be an accolade mentioned at the start of city council’s meeting next monday? Well, it is from Forbes and not just any trade publication. Unique stats and slants reflecting the gentrified there. Generous to a 5.2% fault, huh? Is that privileged, or guilty giving or both?
Reading the methodology, the city shouldn’t claim credit for this one. Right now the neither zillow’s nor CAAR’s web site has any houses > $5 million listed.
It was a methodology designed to produce distorted results.
Or (adding) question already dubious results.
The methodology relied on Zip Codes, not actual municipal boundaries. So, yet again, an observer has failed to take Virginia’s unique system of independent cities into account and has therefore confused the City of Charlottesville with Albemarle County. Albemarle counts abundant millionaires. Charlottesville does not.
So the Albemarle millionaires will go to Trader Joe’s and the Charlottesville poor go to Whole Foods? One is in the city and the other in the county but do they have the same zip code ?
That’s a good point, Antoinette. I had assumed that they were referring to the Charlottesville area, but I sure didn’t check on that, and I didn’t state that in this blog entry. Thanks for that clarification.