Tuesday, February 22 Developer delays Northtown plan Today developer Wendell Wood asked the County’s planning commission for a deferral on the Northtown Center—a 16-acre project he’s planning on U.S. 29 near Carrsbrook Drive. Wood is perhaps best known as the developer who’s bringing Target to town further north on Route 29. He says he needs […]
Tuesday, February 15 Warner: Darden prof is “outstanding” Governor Mark Warner today recognized Dr. Ed Freeman, professor at UVA’s Darden School of Business, as one of 11 recipients of the Outstanding Faculty Award, the highest honor for faculty at Virginia’s public colleges and universities. Freeman responded humbly, telling C-VILLE, “It’s easy to teach when you […]
Tuesday, February 8 Dems PAC ’em in Cynicism and idealism went hand in hand today as The Democratic Road Back PAC presented “Time to Pass the Torch…and the beer,” a two-hour beer tasting and fundraiser in the Starr Hill Music Hall. The event was aimed at recruiting “young voters,” loosely defined as those in their […]
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Tuesday, February 1 UVA grad replaces Kilgore Judith Williams Jagdmann was sworn in as the Commonwealth’s attorney general at noon today, replacing Jerry Kilgore, who is running for governor. A former deputy AG for the civil division, Jagdmann, 46, said in her remarks that she will “work tirelessly every day,” something that is undoubtedly familiar […]
Tuesday, January 25 City death leads to murder charge Just after 7 o’clock this morning, Artis Wayne Keyton, Sr., 48, died from knife wounds suffered last night in a brawl on Avon Street. City police had taken Joshua Lee Zimmerman, 25, into custody after Monday’s episode. Today charges against him were amended to murder, the […]
Tuesday, January 18 Kilgore to step down One week after Democratic foe Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine got a $5 million valentine from the national party in his gubernatorial run, Attorney General Jerry Kilgore announced today that he will leave his post at month’s end to campaign full-time for Richmond’s top job. Signaling the “aw, shucks” […]
Tuesday, January 11 DNC gives Kaine a $5M kiss National Democratic Party chair Terry McAuliffe today announced that the DNC would contribute an unprecedented $5 million to Lt. Governor Tim Kaine’s gubernatorial campaign. Calling Kaine “the future of this party,” McAuliffe said, “he’s a pro-business Democrat, a man of strong faith and values and is […]
No doubt about it, the next few years will not be easy ones for American progressives. The Republican Party’s perceived “mandate” is likely to produce increased international belligerence and militarism, further attacks on the social safety net, increasing inequality and sharply weakened environmental protection. With so many fronts to fight back on, it will be […]
Tuesday, January 4 CHO-DET route announced Flying to Motown will get easier for folks around here when Northwest Airlines begins twice-daily direct service to Detroit in April. The airline’s decision was announced at a news conference today at the airport. Northwest will be the fourth carrier to operate out of CHO, assuming that United and […]