Suspect of Blue Ridge Parkway shooting could face death penalty
Ralph Leon Jackson, the suspect in April’s Blue Ridge Parkway shooting, was indicted yesterday and could face the death penalty if convicted.
YMCA-related suit against Albemarle dismissed
In May, the Charlottesville Area Fitness Club Operators Association filed lawsuits against the Board of Supervisors and City Council claiming private clubs were denied a fair shot at construction bids for the McIntire Park YMCA.
Halsey Minor owes city $60K in property taxes
Halsey Minor, owner of the Landmark Hotel on the Downtown Mall, owes the city $62,766.62 in property taxes. Minor topped the list of Top 250 Delinquent Taxpayers in California, owing the state more than $13 million in personal income tax.
Local groups urge Supervisors to reject, approve Places29 master plan
The debate over the Places29 master plan is heating up. Just a day after the Free Enterprise Forum (FEF), a conservative organization that has advocated for pro-business policies, called for the plan to be scratched, the North Charlottesville Business Council is following suit.
Halsey Minor wants to buy major horse racing assets around the nation
Halsey Minor’s multiple lawsuits involving the Landmark Hotel on the Downtown Mall won’t keep him from planning his strategy for the next innovative sport: horse racing.
Charlottesville launches efforts to curb unsafe traveling habits on West Main
Operation Share the Road is an effort to identify and correct the way motorists and cyclists use the roads
City seeks site for Downtown grocery
With a few pieces of Lexington Avenue property owned by Martha Jefferson Hospital (MJH) ready to hit the market in the next month or two, the desire for a mid-sized Downtown grocery store has been rekindled among Charlottesville residents and city employees. Five parcels next to the recently purchased Martha Jefferson Downtown location will go […]
West Main parking lot lawsuit shelved, for now
The dust-up over the West Main parking lot at the Amtrak train station may have quite literally settled.
Albemarle County voter turnout lags well behind 2008 turnout as of 1pm
Voter turnout falls just shy of 33 percent