The Brooks Family YMCA has been in the works since 2006 and secured a ground lease from the city to build in McIntire Park in 2008. Seven years later, the still-unbuilt facility faces continued opposition from members of the Charlottesville City Council as amendments to the ground lease were introduced earlier this month. In a […]
The Brooks Family YMCA has been in the works since 2006 and secured a ground lease from the city to build in McIntire Park in 2008. Seven years later, the still-unbuilt facility faces continued opposition from members of the Charlottesville City Council as amendments to the ground lease were introduced earlier this month. In a […]
Howard Swayne, a retired stone mason contractor, was not planning on coming home with a set of pre-Columbian gold pieces when he visited a friend in New Mexico. But the rare objects caught his eye, and Swayne couldn’t help feeling they were not-to-be-missed. The collection includes a gold frog pendant and a gold collar, both […]
The people of Yogaville, who were once worried about noise pollution from the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s compressor site proposed just six miles away, may now be able to continue living peacefully. According to Carla Picard, Dominion Energy’s external affairs manager for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, the company will put full station silencers on the compressor […]
On a rainy day in June, city officials, biking representatives and enthusiasts huddled under the dry nTelos Wireless Pavilion while USA Cycling spokesperson Jim Miller announced that Charlottesville would host the U.S. team’s training camp before the Richmond UCI Road World Championships September 20-27. Kurt Burkhart, the executive director of the Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & […]
A couple of grim anniversaries were noted on September 13: the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of 18-year-old UVA student Hannah Graham, and five years since 19-year-old Orange resident Samantha Clarke vanished. Her last known contact was with Randy Taylor, the man convicted in 2014 for the murder of missing teen Alexis Murphy. The grandmother […]
The defense for Jesse Matthew Jr., now on trial for the murder of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, filed three motions to the Albemarle Circuit Court September 8. While two of the three motions are frequently seen in cases where the death penalty is sought, the defense’s third is a rarity. Graham went missing […]
Nearly six years after 20-year-old Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington disappeared from a Metallica concert at John Paul Jones Arena, her parents sat within feet of the man accused of abducting and killing her. Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr., 33, was arraigned September 16 in Albemarle Circuit Court for first-degree murder and abduction with the intent […]
For those in the LGBTQ+ community, there are still challenges ahead. Legally, Virginia law doesn’t prohibit the discrimination of gay people in areas of housing or employment. Gay seniors are ducking back into the closet as they enter conservative nursing care. Homosexual (and pansexual and gender queer and transgender…) teens still feel ashamed to be […]
A list of rules and regulations are finally in place for Charlottesville homeowners who rent their houses to visitors through Airbnb and other homestay networks. At a September 8 City Council meeting, during which the ordinance was enacted by a 4-1 vote, non-owner-occupied rentals, like Stay Charlottesville, were not addressed, with the city’s promise to rule […]
Organizers of the Lockn’ Music Festival, which traditionally runs through a long weekend of Thursday to Sunday, canceled this year’s Thursday performances due to a severe thunderstorm that caused damage to the festival’s parking and campground area on September 9. The festival began Friday morning and still drew its usual 25,000 guests, according to Lockn’ […]