The Albemarle School Board approved a motion Thursday night that expressed their disappointment with the recent actions of member Gary Grant. He reportedly e-mailed a newsletter to his constituents in which he listed the names of teachers whose contracts have not been renewed beyond June. Board Attorney Mark Trank said, under questioning from Grant, that there is no policy that states that this is behavior is not permitted. WINA has the story.
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Charlottesville’s Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Speech has given out their annual Muzzle Awards. These are given out to individuals and organizations that have gone above and beyond the call of duty in limiting freedom of speech and the press. The only localish “winner” (this is not really the sort of award that one would want) was a high school in Henrico that banned symbols of the confederacy. The stories behind all ten winners are interesting, and well worth reading.
munk writes: Looking at the Charlottesville site, I found the official Downtown Parking Study Recommendations. That’s the one that says, to alleviate the problem of parking near the mall, we should: increase fines, decrease time per space, make the spaces smaller, and have better signage leading to the 125 day-only spaces on the other side of Garrett Square. Oh, yeah, they also suggest a computerized ticketing system so you can’t move from one two-hour space to another. Do they not realize that some of us live downtown or spend sixteen-hour work days on the mall?
The City of Charlottesville has launched their new website at charlottesville.org. The new site directs users to resident, business and visitor sections, and certainly looks a lot nicer. With the old, less-useful website, it was sometimes a little hard to take the city seriously when they talked about “building bridges to the 21st century” and “e-communities” and such. Kudos to whoever put this together.
jack writes: We’ve all been hearing whisperings for years about John Grisham running for public office in Virginia. But what would his chances really be? I’d love to hear what cvillenews readers think about his propects for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
As an experienced attorney, he can easily make a case for qualifications and background. Obviously he’s got the name recognition issue taken care of. I don’t know that I personally am comfortable with entertainment to politics crossovers, but that has little to do with whether or not it could happen. Your thoughts?
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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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