Learn How2Recycle the tough stuff
If you’ve ever wanted to recycle the plastic bag inside of your box of Cheerios but didn’t quite know how, a Charlottesville-based initiative called How2Recycle could be your saving […]
Bank of America to close downtown branch
Bank of America is closing its location on the Downtown Mall February 17, branch customers learned by letter April 20. “What, we’re closing?” a teller there asked this morning when she […]
Colleges are free speech offenders in this year’s Muzzles
“The answer to speech you don’t like is more speech, not censorship.” That was Josh Wheeler’s message to an April 20 gathering for the 10th anniversary of the Free Speech […]
Cheer leader: 48-year-old tries out to be a Saintsation
One local woman proved that age is only a number when she auditioned for the New Orleans Saints’ official cheerleading team, the Saintsations, April 17. A personal trainer at ACAC […]
Historic hire: Al Thomas is Charlottesville’s first black police chief
City Manager Maurice Jones announced Lexington Police Chief Al Thomas as his pick to head the Charlottesville Police Department, and City Council approved Thomas, who is the city’s first black […]
Brewery buyout: Big beer company acquires Devils Backbone
Local craft brewery Devils Backbone announced on social media it was being sold to Anheuser-Busch InBev at 10:35am on April 12. By noon, the court of public opinion had tried […]
In brief: Eramo v. Jackie, Wegmans and more
Eramo v. Jackie Former UVA dean Nicole Eramo fought for months to get discredited “A Rape on Campus” source Jackie deposed for her defamation suit against Rolling Stone. That finally […]
Welfare check: Burruss lawsuit against Albemarle police moves forward
Does an employer’s request for a welfare check on a man who has a gun but has made no threats to harm himself or others warrant holding him for two […]
Council split on Lee Park commission
City Council heard from around three dozen people at its marathon five-hour April 18 hearing on the statue of General Robert E. Lee and the forming of a blue ribbon […]
Virginia Flaggers rally to keep the Lee statue standing
In an effort to “Save Lee Park,” the Virginia Flaggers hosted an April 18 rally in front of the park’s General Robert E. Lee monument to advocate for keeping the […]