How it works [December 16]
Today The New York Times Book Review takes a look at Charlottesville author Jennifer Ackerman's new book…
Howlin' power out [December 17]
Locals woke this morning and cast a wary eye on downed trees and damaged roofs—the results of the previous night's blustery winds, with gusts up to 50 mph.
Attention shoppers
Customers of Reid's Market on Preston Avenue won't have any more room in the crowded aisles to make their purchases…
Historic district approved
More than 83,000 acres in southern Albemarle County are now officially on the National Register of Historic Places. The Southern Albemarle Rural Historic District is the largest such area east of the Mississippi River. Unlike most designations, which are usually requested and funded by local government, this was entirely resident driven—they even paid for the […]
Other News We Heard Last Week
Tuesday, December 11Squirrel shuts down Charlottesville Charlottesville, we have a squirrel problem. In addition to absconding with all our nuts and generally chattering loudly, squirrels have now attacked our power grid, depriving 1,400 buildings in the Downtown area of electricity from early Monday morning into mid-afternoon, reports The Daily Progress. Apparently, a squirrel got wedged […]
An executioner's song [December 18]
New Jersey has become the first state in more than four decades to abolish the death penalty, reports today’s Baltimore Sun. Thirty six states still allow executions, however, while 35 of them, including Virginia, use lethal injection. "Jerry Givens could be your next door neighbor. A gentle man from Richmond," an ABC News segment began […]
One vote for solid waste [December 18]
Only one member of a five-person board was able to vote to fund solid waste services in the city and county, reports today's Daily Progress.
Born gentle [December 14]
Nell Boeschenstein, former C-VILLE staff writer, current graduate student at Columbia University…
Highway to hell [December 13]
A new report released today by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) paints a dire picture of the current patterns of growth in Virginia, linking the energy costs of suburban sprawl to global warming.
Deeds runs for governor [December 13]
State senator (and Albemarle rep) Creigh Deeds has announced his candidacy for state governor.