The City plans to renovate the Market Street parking garage, according to Jake Mooney’s article in today’s Progress. The most visible change will be installing four retail spaces in the overhang that the parking garage creates over the Mall. (Think of how far back the former WINA studios are and you’ve got the idea.) Additionally, there’s talk of installing an antique carousel in front of the Virginia Discovery Museum. It’s been some time since City Hall has made any modifications to their end of the Mall.
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In an attempt to resolve feuds between the goths on the Downtown Mall and police, all parties involved have started attending mediation. This was prompted by a police officer’s arrest of a teenaged girl for swearing in public. Apparently, the mediation is working out well. Some of the benches are back on the west end of the Mall, the manager of the Downtown Grill(e) is happier, and Officer Dillon is on a speaking relationship with the kids again. Today’s Progress has the story.
Local civil liberties organization The Rutherford Institute has suggested to the county school system that Henley Middle School stop taking field trips to Yogaville. Rutherford apparently believes that the visits were a violation of the separation of church and state. School Board member Gary Grant sent out news of this in his May 11th Constituent Report.
Rocky Mountain Media Watch has filed a formal petition with the Federal Trade Commission over four Denver TV station’s news broadcasts. They’re asking the FTC to declare advertisements promotion the local news programs to be deceptive because, according to their press release, “the entertainment-oriented content of the local TV ‘news’ programs cannot be considered news.” If this works, I wonder if we might see a similar action against WVIR somewhere down the line?
Live Arts B‘s “No Shame Theatre” has started off quite nicely, according to Live Arts’ Clinton Johnston. If you’re interested in trying out a 3-5 minute theater piece in a no-pressure, crash-and-burn-
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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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