Charlottesville’s most famous novelist, John Grisham, has announced that his new movie, “Mickey,” will begin filming next month, here in Charlottesville. It will be directed by Hugh Wilson, also a local, and will star none other than Harry Connick, Jr. Hide your wives and girlfriends, gents: we’ve got competition.
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nym writes: Charlottesville and the surrounding area, including most counties due south of Albemarle County all the way down to the North Carolina border, is getting a new Area Code, 434, on June 1st. The Washington Post has a small story on it and there is further information available from the Virginia SCC including this map which nicely outlines the affected area. There will be a permissive dialing period until January 15th, 2002 (either area code will work.) After January 15th, 2002 dialing the new area code will be mandatory (you’ll get a recording if you try to dial using 804.)
434 just isn’t a manly area code. How embarassing.
The Cavalier Daily has a review of Coy Barefoot’s new book, “The Corner.” It’s a history of UVa student life, complete with stories of cows on the rotunda, the great fire of 1895, and the lyrics to the “Song of the Corner,” from 1915. I’d like to get my hands on a copy. It looks like it would be a good read for both students and locals.
Mary Jane Gore has a great feature piece in this week’s C-Ville, entitled “Trouble in Paradise: Will sprawl overrun Crozet?.” It was a sleepy little town a decade ago, but now it’s edging towards trendy. They got a traffic light a year or so ago, if memory serves. Is endless growth really necessary?
NPR‘s All Things Considered had a brief segment about the chalkboard that City Council just approved as Charlottesville’s free speech monument. It’s quite impressive that this story is getting this kind of national attention.
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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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