BH Media deal discussed
Berkeshire Hathaway’s purchase of 63 daily and weekly newspapers owned by Media General—including the Daily Progress and the Richmond Times-Dispatch—is still keeping people talking. Especially media wonks like us.
Judge rules in favor of Meadowcreek Parkway interchange
A federal judge has struck down a local group’s latest legal objection to the Meadowcreek Parkway, issuing an order that dismisses a number of legal arguments against the federally funded interchange that will connect the rod through McIntire Park with the 250 Bypass.
Legal fight over YMCA in McIntire heads to state Supreme Court
More than four years after the Piedmont Family YMCA inked deals with the city and Albemarle County that would allow the group to build a permanent facility in McIntire Park…
Wintergreen sold to Greenbrier parent company
After years of financial hardship and a soured tax deal with the state, Wintergreen has announced it’s being acquired by James C. Justice Companies, Inc., a coal company that also owns the upscale historic Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia.
With new director onboard, mental health group holds expo (with audio)
Alice Anderson believes that if you want to solve a problem, the first step is shining a light on it.
Public, media view interrogation video from Huguely trial (with audio)
The reporters and members of the public who gathered in Charlottesville Circuit Court this week to see key evidence from the trial of George Huguely knew the details of the case already.
Huguely trial evidence shown in court
The reporters and members of the public who gathered in the shaded courtroom at the Charlottesville Circuit Court this week knew the details of the case already.
Planned hotel project may mean new life for West Main, but is the city losing its last cheap startup space?
The property at the corner of Ridge McIntire and West Main Street, pictured here in a 2007 photo, is slated to become a 70′-tall hotel—a project the city says will help establish a gateway to Downtown at one end of the overlooked corridor. But the project will displace a number of young startups, some of […]
Greene County GOP newsletter editor booted after suggesting armed revolution
The Greene County GOP was in the media spotlight last week, though not, perhaps, for a welcome reason. Ponch McPhee, editor of the party’s monthly newsletter, was dismissed after a particularly fiery piece he wrote earlier this spring drew national attention. In the newsletter’s March issue, McPhee wrote that the upcoming presidential election was crucial […]
Albemarle County, schools bite the bullet on state mandate to increase pension contributions
Both Albemarle County and the county school district are going full speed ahead on funding a new state mandate that gives to public employees with one hand and takes with another—but not without some griping. New pension reform legislation passed just before the end of the 2012 legislative session requires public employees covered by the […]