“What is the nature of Lee Park? Is it a neighborhood park or is it a 24/7 free speech zone?” said Mayor Dave Norris. “Since that is more of a policy question rather than a permit, more of a procedural question, than that’s where City Council needs to weigh in.”
The destruction of Vinegar Hill in the 1960s in the name of urban renewal and the displacement of the many African-American families who lived there have caused irreparable damage to race relations in Charlottesville.
A radiant Dede Smith gladly subjected herself to a whirlwind of affectionate embraces and congratulatory handshakes last Tuesday night at Vivace Restaurant on Ivy Road, moments after the final vote tally revealed she had won one of the three open seats on Charlottesville’s City Council.
Kathy Galvin: The Architect Galvin ran a successful City Council campaign on the message of intelligent design, an idea she promoted through her slogan “Greener, Smarter, Stronger by Design.” She believes that developing the city’s growth and entrance corridors appropriately and giving residents the ability to become self-sufficient will help narrow the “pervasive” income and wealth […]
PVCC expects five inmates to graduate in Spring 2013.
A former member said the group has lost touch with its original message and said the movement as a whole is in a “downward spiral.”
Thanksgiving may be a time of transition for Occupy Charlottesville. The movement is debating whether to physically decamp from its current base in Lee Park for the winter, with the idea of coming back stronger and better organized in early spring.
It’s finally here, Election Day 2011. The issues are hot, the candidates are ready, but are voters? Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced yesterday that voter turnout throughout Virginia is expected to be low, around 20 percent of registered voters
Voter turnout at 1pm was 13 percent. Only 59 people have cast their ballots in the Venable precinct so far