K-12 back in session, undergrads to descend this weekend
You may have noticed lines of kids with their Spiderman backpacks and Hanna Montana lunch bags trotting and waiting their turn to get on the yellow bus. Yes, it’s that time again. Today marks the first day of classes for all city and county schools.
LeRoi Moore follow up: ATV-related accidents rising nationally
According to the Neighborhood Safety Network, more than 700 deaths and 135,000 injuries occur every year relating to ATV accidents, such as the one in June that ultimately claimed the life of Dave Matthews Band saxophonist LeRoi Moore yesterday. About one-third of deaths and injuries are to children under 16.
UVA fraternity members released after breaking into a house…to party
The fall semester hasn’t even started yet, but for a dozen members of a UVA fraternity the academic year has started with a bang. Members of Theta Delta Chi fraternity were arrested and released after being charged with breaking into a Union College, New York fraternity house.
Property owners disgruntled by “protection”
The list of individual protected properties (IPP) in the City of Charlottesville could get longer if City Council follows the recommendation August 12 of the city Planning Commission. The decision, however, came after much discussion on the significance of what can be considered a historic landmark and whether all of the five properties on the […]
Planners endorse Atwood’s latest creation
Bill Atwood, the architect and developer behind the nine-story Waterhouse tower that’s expected to break ground soon, still has water on his mind for his latest project on West Main Street. Rainwater, to be exact. As he presented a revised design for a building on the site of the former Under the Roof building to […]
Salvation Army set to lease property for fast food
A Seafood Express fast food restaurant is preparing to open at 600 Cherry Ave. The city Planning Commission approved on Tuesday a special permit to operate a drive-through window facility and a petition to rezone the site for mixed use that includes both residential and commercial enterprises. New owner Mike Brown told the Commission that […]
After four years, Section 8 waiting list to reopen
The waiting list for city public housing vouchers is set to reopen, which means that for the first time in four years, low-income residents can have the opportunity to get rent subsidies.
Two men injured in Michie Drive shooting
Two men were shot late last night in the 2000 block of Michie Drive, which is off Hydraulic Road near Kmart, and drove themselves to the hospital, according to a press release from city police. Their injuries appear not to be life threatening.
Adam Nelson fouls his way out of the competition
Second-year Darden student and gold medal hopeful at the Beijing Olympic Games Adam Nelson fell short of winning the medal.