‘Trash bags’ can stay: Statue lawsuit moves forward
In the case of whether the city’s longstanding General Robert E. Lee statue should remain on its feet, a judge ruled October 4 that a lawsuit protecting it can go […]
Join the Fun! 54th Annual Parade of Homes Continues this Weekend
By Celeste M. Smucker – The best of the best of Charlottesville’s new construction is on display again this weekend—Saturday and Sunday, October 7 and 8 from noon to 5:00 […]
Meme-able Magill: August icon recovers, keeps fighting back
During the August weekend that scarred Charlottesville, one man was in the thick of the major events, and became both a casualty and a meme of resistance to hate. That […]
In brief: New digs, conflicting accounts and an alleged face-puncher
Because no one can afford a house in this town Over the summer, we wrote about 15 housing and hotel projects on our radar, but in the blur of bulldozers […]
Not partners: Heaphy promises ‘arm’s length’ investigation
When City Manager Maurice Jones introduced the man hired to investigate the events of Charlottesville’s summer of hate, he listed former U.S. attorney Tim Heaphy’s “critical eye,” his experience with […]
More child porn charges for former CHS teacher
Richard Wellbeloved-Stone sat in federal court this morning, often with his head in his hands, as he waited for an initial appearance before a judge on additional charges of child […]
Pressure to pardon: New experts weigh in on Soering case
A nationally recognized DNA expert says his conclusions provide further evidence that convicted murderer and former UVA student Jens Soering, who was charged with the 1985 murders of his […]
See The Best Of The Best New Homes at BRHBA’s 54th Annual Parade of Homes
By Celeste M. Smucker – The Blue Ridge Home Builders Association (BRHBA) is proud to feature the very best in new construction at the 54th Annual Parade of Homes on […]
In brief: Monolithic tendencies, hysterical society and more
Monolith on West Main What wasn’t quite clear from renderings of The Standard, the deluxe student apartments now under construction across from The Flats on West Main Street, was just […]
JADE wannabe: Profiling case against Albemarle cop likely headed to trial
A federal judge raised questions about an Albemarle police officer’s unprecedented late-night search of two African-American plaintiffs’ home for a piece of paper, and said a jury may find it was […]