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The Virginia Tech Shooting

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 18, 2007 in General News. 78 Comments

Leaving the Convocation

I had no electricity for the bulk of Monday, and I didn’t realize that the shooting at Virginia Tech had become the biggest news story in the world. It took spending yesterday at Virginia Tech, attending the convocation, to figure that out. The town is overrun with media outlets. I’ve never seen so many satellite dishes in one place. If discussion on Charlottesville blogs is any indicator, people want to talk about the 32 students and professors killed two days ago, including Dr. Kevin Granata, who taught at UVa. Have at it.

(Photo: Students filing out of the convocation held yesterday at Virginia Tech.)

Dave Norris’ Postcard Map

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 16, 2007 in In Brief. Closed

Dave Norris announces his postcard tour of Charlottesville, plotting images of decades-old local postcards on a map of town. I love it!  #

Charlottesville VT student on shooting.

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 16, 2007 in In Brief. 4 Comments

The BBC reports on today’s terrible shooting spree at Virginia Tech, with the entire story consisting of one long quote from Charlottesville’s Nikolas Macko. Nick is just fine, but very nearly was not.  #

How to Lose a Customer

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 15, 2007 in In Brief. 5 Comments

Sean McCord, a long-time nTelos customer, tried to upgrade his phone there the other day. nTelos wouldn’t let him buy a new phone without seeing his driver’s license. The store manager was unable to explain why, so Sean left, drove to Cingular, and now he’s their customer. Local businesses like nTelos should always be our first choice but, as Sean shows, they’re certainly not our only choice.  #

Lynch Won’t Run for Reelection

Published by Waldo Jaquith on April 15, 2007 in Politics. 4 Comments

Kevin Lynch announced last night that he will not seek reelection, Seth Rosen writes in today’s Progress. At last night’s annual Charlottesville Democratic Pasta Supper, Lynch said that two consecutive terms had been enough, but that he may run for Council again in four or six years after he can “recharge [his] battery and reconnect with people.”

Given Mayor David Brown’s inevitable announcement that he’s running for a second term, and Kendra Hamilton’s retirement at the end of her first term, this means that two seats are opening up. Suddenly every candidate has a 100% better shot at getting nominated at the June 2nd Democratic convention.