Feds crack down on student loans
In April, an investigation into the relationship between university financial aid offices and banks hawking student loan programs came to a head. When the dust cleared, several
Where the money isn’t
Correction appended When you step into the box office at The Paramount Theater, it hits you—everything in this place is for sale. To buy tickets, one must stand in the BB&T vestibule, at ticket windows sponsored by LexisNexis, Hantzmon, Wiebel & Co. and a couple named “Taylor.” The auditorium itself, a renovated movie theater which […]
Voting for law enforcement
It’s nominating season for local political parties hoping to select candidates to carry the elections in November. In addition to positions like the Board of Supervisors, a few of Albemarle County’s most important “law and order” jobs are also up for grabs. Veteran defense attorney Denise Y. Lunsford received the Democrats’ bid to challenge Commonwealth’s […]
Secretary stole more than $145k from employer
A 27-year-old former legal secretary pleaded guilty May 16 to defrauding her boss, a Louisa County lawyer, for more than $145,000 in credit card charges and bank withdrawals she made in his name. The case reads like a bad novel. Paula Jean Hufner was a secretary for what court documents call “Acme Law Firm,” and […]
City stalls on JPA apartment project
One item on City Council’s consent agenda hit a snag at a meeting May 7. A special use permit for a small apartment building to be built on a one-acre site on Jefferson Park Avenue threw Council into the ongoing debate about how the city is supposed to house all the ’Hoos. Robby Noll of […]
City Market rules revised
The Charlottesville City Market is known as a place where customers can meet vendors, face-to-face, to buy fresh, locally grown produce and homemade goods. It’s trust-driven
South Lawn project nears construction
Graduation has passed, the kiddies have gone home, and it’s time for another season in Charlottesville: construction season. The first phase of the huge South Lawn project will
The Biltmore, sans students
In honor of another school year ended, we, who call ourselves permanent residents and bona fide Charlottesvillians, undertook the task of revisiting the neighborhood we usually dare not mention, neither as drinking spot, nor acceptable hangout. We are referring, of course, to the Corner. Sophomoric as it may be, the block has its draws in […]
Albemarle Teens appear in court
Two teens, accused of making and planting fake bombs at Henley Middle and Brownsville Elementary schools in Albemarle County, appeared in court Wednesday, May 9. But the judge closed the proceedings, and prosecutors have shared very little about what will happen next to the 13-year-old teens. On March 27, three cylindrical packages were discovered around […]
Legal experts weigh VT suits
Parents send their kids to college for a safe environment where they can earn a degree and learn to be independent adults. So, when things go awry at universities, colleges—the supposed safe havens—can expect to get sued. Though no lawsuits have been filed yet, April’s Virginia Tech shooting could prompt the parents of victims to […]