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Progress Editorial on Matthew Charge

Published by Waldo Jaquith on September 12, 2005 in Law and Justice and Meta News. 2 Comments

Today’s Daily Progress editorial reviews the recent matter of the wrongful rape charge brought against Christopher Matthew, and closes with a muted swipe at some of Charlottesville’s junior media outlets:

Finally, it must be noted that some area media overplayed the arrest. (This newspaper endeavored not to do so.)

A serial rapist remains at large, and everyone wants to be told that he has been found and that our homes are safe again. But too quickly associating this arrest with that investigation imposed additional trauma on the innocent suspect.

For good reason, our justice system is founded on the principle of “innocent until proved guilty.” We’ve just seen an example of why.

With the Sheckler lawsuit against WVIR decided just two years ago, some local media outlets may not have learned the proper lessons that accompany jumping to conclusions.

Tennis Courts, Made in C’ville

Published by Waldo Jaquith on September 12, 2005 in Business and Sports. Closed

Further evidence that Charlottesville is the center of the universe: 90% of the country’s clay tennis courts are made from igneous basalt mined at Luck Stone. As David Hendrick explains in today’s Daily Progress, their “Har-Tru” surface material is mined in Shadwell before making its way to courts across the nation. In the earliest days of the 30-year-old company, the U.S. Open was even played on Har-Tru for a few years, before the tournament moved away from clay. Today, every court from Farmington’s to Central Park’s are all made by Luck Stone. Small world.

Hoos News

Published by Waldo Jaquith on September 12, 2005 in Meta News and UVa. Closed

Via Cari, I’ve discovered that UVa students are putting together a regular webcast of a news show, Hoos News. ScreenshotI just finished watching the first (and, thus far, only) episode, and it’s thoroughly enjoyable. It’s clearly modeled on The Daily Show, from snarky anchor to over-the-top correspondents, and does a good job as an homage. Some bits are quite funny, others just come across as awkward, but the whole production is very promising. Given that it took some fifty hours to put together the episode, here’s hoping they find the time to keep putting it out.

Jiggidy Jig

Published by Waldo Jaquith on September 12, 2005 in Site News. 1 Comment

I’ve returned from a successful wedding to find all kinds of interesting stuff here on cvillenews.com, thanks to the work of guest bloggers Cari and Duane Gran. It’s a real treat to merely read cvillenews.com (as several thousand of you do each day) without having to write anything, doubly so with writing as lengthy and in-depth as Cari and Duane have provided in the past week and a half.

Though having guest bloggers when I’m gone is a cool thing, I think I’d like to start getting other folks involved even when I’m around. Maybe a rotating cast of co-bloggers, maybe build up a team…I’m not sure. But when the site isn’t just me talking, it’s a lot better. More of that, please.

Whole Foods Moving

Published by Waldo Jaquith on September 1, 2005 in Business and Development. 2 Comments

OK, I know I said I wouldn’t be posting for a couple of weeks, but I couldn’t resist this before I sign off. On Whole Foods’ website, I happened to stumble across a listing of their soon-to-be-open stores. Under Virginia, they list:

Whole Foods Market
US Route 29 & Hydraulic
Charlottesville, VA
55,000 sq. ft.
Relocation. Opening date to be announced.

So, would that be at the K-Mart shopping center, or Albemarle Place? I wonder if Shoppers World could survive the loss of their anchor — given their other tenants, I suspect it would be tough.

OK, back to packing for the honeymoon…

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