Hotel developers given leeway with facade
The black granite façade of the former Boxer Learning Center
Virgil Goode financed by New York tobacco CEO
For all of his talk about congressional challenger Tom Perriello’s “New York†ties, Fifth District Congressman Virgil Goode got a little extra cash on October 23 from one Louis Camilleri. Address: 120 Park Avenue, New York, New York. Occupation: Chairman & CEO of Philip Morris International.
BAR allows Landmark Hotel developers to kill granite facade
The black granite façade of the former Boxer Learning Center, where the nine-story Landmark Hotel is rising, is one step closer to demolition.
Hunter Craig buys Wachovia building for $6.7M
Not everyone is in retreat mode during the current economic climate. A limited liability company managed by local developer Hunter Craig has purchased the Wachovia building on the Downtown Mall for $6.65 million.
Stark's Goode attack titillating but substance-lite
Mike Stark is at it again. The UVA law student by day and GOP-stalker by night helped sink George Allen’s foundering re-election campaign in 2006 by getting dragged out of the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville and has since been fighting the Bill O’Reillys of the world. With less than three weeks until the November 4 […]
Goode doubles Perriello in cash on-hand
If you haven’t yet seen negative ads against Tom Perriello, get ready. With less than three weeks until election day, Fifth District Congressman Virgil Goode has more than double the amount of spending money of his Democratic challenger, according to financial disclosures filed October 15 with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Though Perriello turned in […]
Poop pipe mistake remains unclaimed
When Mark Watson bought a new house on St. Charles Court in 2006, he knew that a sewer interceptor ran underneath the edge of the property. What he did not know was that a mistake in the site’s development would cost him and his neighbors the scenic stand of sycamores that buffers his property from […]
No consensus emerges from TDR meetings
On October 3, 2006, county Supervisor David Slutzky stood outside the Albemarle County Office Building flanked by an unusually diverse array of local land-use group representatives. Out of the ashes of the so-called phasing and clustering plan to protect the county’s rural area from excessive development, Slutzky had cobbled together a conceptual plan for a […]
Cavs flip the Heels in overtime
UVA senior linebacker Jon Copper upends the UNC Tar Heels’ running back, Shaun Draughn—one of 16 tackles Copper made during the game for a career high. With the defense making stops, the Cavs offense was able to rally late to win the game in overtime, 16-13, inspiring the students to rush the field in […]
City of Charlottesville abandons planned ambulance service
After a year and a half of reports, debates and recrimination, the city has decided to abandon its plans for an ambulance service run by the fire department, according to a report this weekend by NBC29 as well as a story in today’s Daily Progress.