The notion of "retro" has dipped in and out of fashion, but we've gotten to a point where relics from the past, specifically the 1970s, are being put away forever.

Pesky parking tickets got you down? With the dearth of free parking spots in the city and expensive lot fees, parking illegally is increasingly tempting. While no one wants to get caught, take solace in the fact that when you do, at least those fines are going to a good cause. When you see one […]

Burnt pizza was the least of Farmington Country Club‘s worries when an oven fire caused substantial devastation to the property four years ago. Today, Farmington is seeking $1.3 million in damages with an Albemarle County Circuit Court case against the cleaning company it says directly caused the fire. The Farmington Country Club blames Cannon’s High […]

Beyond bikes, cars and buses, city and county residents will soon have another mode of transportation to consider: ferryboat. A "pedestrian ferry" is currently being developed that will cross the Rivanna River and allow access between Darden Towe Park and Pen Park. The aptly named Rivanna River Ferry is part of phase one of the […]

Sexual abuse charges against Bryan Antwann Vaughan have been dropped because an alleged victim can’t be found. On November 14, Vaughan appeared in the Charlottesville Circuit Court to be tried, only to have the case suspended indefinitely. The assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Elizabeth Killeen, asked that the charges be "null prossed," or not prosecuted, at this […]

On Columbus Day, a posse of protestors dressed in prom gowns crowded around the Lewis and Clark statue on Main Street. They were protesting the subordinate position of Sacagawea in the statue, holding signs like "Sacagawea Never Cowered." C-VILLE went and dug through the records at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Historical Society to try to get to […]

The town of Blacksburg has received notices of potential legal action in regards to last April’s Virginia Tech shooting that left 33 dead. Lawyers representing the families of victims sent Blacksburg notice of 25 possible lawsuits in time for the October deadline. Filing notice does not guarantee that lawsuits will follow, but it certifies the […]

An Albemarle judge has certified an attempted murder charge for Phyllis Spangler, the 51-year-old woman who was arrested two months ago for assaulting her 94-year-old mother. Spangler appeared in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court on October 22 for an incident that occurred on August 28 at The Laurels of Charlottesville, a retirement home where her […]

Ford Motor Company is facing a hefty product liability lawsuit through the Albemarle Circuit Court because of a tragedy involving one of its minivans.

As if getting home repair work done wasn’t stressful enough, with that oh-so-ambiguous "arriving between the hours of 8 and 4" business, a recent scam makes judging the credibility of contractors another headache. A few weeks ago, police exposed a series of frauds in the city and county that targeted elderly residents. In these cases, […]