It may come as a surprise, but lazily drifting down a secluded section of the James River on an inner tube with a few buddies and a six-pack is considered drinking in public, and it’s illegal. Drinking on the river caught up to five teens Sunday, August 13, when a 16-year-old boy fell on Rock […]
Property values for the 45 or so historic buildings at UVA Foundation’s Blue Ridge Hospital site are dropping fast as land values in the area off Route 20, south of Charlottesville, continue to rise. This means adaptive reuse of the buildings on the 140-acre property may become even less worthwhile for UVA. According to the […]
Arin Sime, vice chair of the Jefferson Area Libertarians, isn’t the first from his party to comment on Albemarle County’s mountain overlay and phasing and clustering ordinances, which would limit development in the county’s rural areas. Here, some of Sime’s hands-off opinions on property rights and county development.
Recently, the case of several Albemarle teens convicted of plotting to blow up their school has sparked lawsuits between media organizations seeking information and judges keeping the case on lockdown. The Daily Progress has already run photos and full names of two teens and, pending another court hearing, more info on the kids’ trials could […]
Senator George Allen spoke to a few hundred policemen from all over Virginia at the Fraternal Order of Police\’s state convention on Wednesday, August 9. He thanked them for their endorsement, and got overwhelming support for his positions on crime and other issues.
Two Albemarle teens confessed Friday, August 11 to setting a wagon near Alberene Church on Plank Road on fire and defacing the church kitchen with condiments on Sunday, August 6. The vandalism is not suspected to be a religious attack. Albemarle spokesperson Lee Catlin says the youths lived near the church. The wagon fire could […]
Sure, UVA’s all about education, but it’s also quite the savvy real estate company. The University of Virginia Foundation, UVA’s primary real estate management firm, manages $230 million in real estate holdings all over Albemarle County. It’s also the parent company for the Boar’s Head Inn, which is set to add 17,000 square feet of […]
Two gay teens who say they want to serve in the armed forces, but won’t lie about their sexuality, were denied applications on Wednesday, August 9, at the local recruitment center on Zan Road. Wyatt Fore and Rachel Miller, both 19, acting as part of Soul Force’s national “Right to Serve” campaign were turned away […]
Pissed off about how the government is handling the issues? Want to spout off on stem cells, gay rights, The PATRIOT Act, Iraq? If you’re of the mind that even a little Limbaugh is too much, local talk radio now offers broadcasts from the other side of the spectrum. National progressive radio host and self-described […]
A Virginia law that makes it illegal for parents to serve alcohol to minors in their homes has now been in effect for a month. The law says parents can serve their own kids, but can get locked up for serving other people’s. Though the law went into effect July 1, questions remain about how […]