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Gyms’ YMCA Lawsuit Dismissed

Published by Waldo Jaquith on November 3, 2010 in Government and Law and Justice. 1 Comment

A judge has tossed out a lawsuit challenging the planned Young Men’s Christian Association facility in McIntire Park, Jim Hanchett reports for CBS-19. ACAC, Gold’s Gym, and Total Performance Sports & Fitness filed a suit against the city and the county back in May, alleging that the YMCA was given an unfair advantage, because the municipalities didn’t give any of the other three gyms the chance to bid on the project. Note that the lawsuit that has been dismissed is the one against the county—the one against the city is pending. Unfortunately, Hanchett doesn’t explain the grounds on which the case was dismissed.

Hurt Defeats Perriello

Published by Waldo Jaquith on November 3, 2010 in Politics. 36 Comments

Chatham lawyer and state senator Robert Hurt defeated incumbent Congressman Tom Perriello in last night’s election, garnering 50.75% of the vote. The freshman Democrat was elected in an upset two years ago, defeating Republican Virgil Goode. Perriello was just one of dozens of incumbents to lose their seats nationwide in an anti-incumbent fervor. Hurt ran the sort of campaign generally associated with a safe incumbent, taking few risks and refusing to participate in debates, a strategy that clearly worked out for him. Perriello’s term runs until January, when Congressman-elect Hurt will be sworn in.

Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyards to be Auctioned Off

Published by Waldo Jaquith on October 30, 2010 in In Brief. 6 Comments

Patricia Kluge’s winery has been foreclosed on to satisfy a $35M debt.  #

2009 Job Losses Tallied

Published by Waldo Jaquith on October 28, 2010 in In Brief. 2 Comments

The area lost 3,000 jobs last year.  #

President Coming to Charlottesville on Friday

Published by Waldo Jaquith on October 26, 2010 in Politics. 61 Comments

President Obama is coming to Charlottesville on Friday. He’ll be holding a rally at the pavilion in support of Congressman Tom Perriello, who is up for reelection on Tuesday. Perriello has been tied with challenger Robert Hurt, and is looking for every advantage in the final days before the election. Not only will this get him media attention throughout the district, but it’s probably also intended to fire up volunteers. The trade-off is that it’s likely to fire up Hurt’s volunteers, too. The event is public, gates open at 5 PM.

The last time a sitting president visited Charlottesville was George Bush, in 2008, when he spoke at the Independence Day naturalization ceremony at Monticello.

Disclosure: I’ve donated a few hundred bucks to Perriello, between this race and in 2008. I’m not really sure how much in all.