Sexual assault reported near Grounds
Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault near the UVA Corner over the weekend. According to an alert sent out by the University, Charlottesville police were dispatched to […]
What’s happening in Charlottesville and Albemarle the week of Nov. 17?
Want to stay on top of local government in Charlottesville and Albemarle County? Here’s a look ahead to the important meetings and events coming up this week. The Albemarle Architectural Review […]
Downward facing donkey: Dissecting a disastrous night for Virginia Dems
On election night 2014, we here at Odd Dominion headquarters sensed early on that Democrats were in for a very bad night. On the national stage, the major TV networks […]
Jesse Matthew pleads not guilty in Fairfax sexual assault
Accused Hannah Graham abductor Jesse Matthew has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and attempted murder charges in a 2005 Fairfax attack, and will face an 8-day trial there March […]
What’s Happening at the Jefferson School?
African American Heritage Center hosts Greens Cook-off, also screening Dark Girls Documentary The African American Heritage Center, located in the Jefferson School City Center hosted their first Greens cook-off on […]
At Philanthropy Day event, a focus on innovation in the nonprofit sector
On Monday, Charlottesville’s Center for Nonprofit Excellence packed a Boar’s Head ballroom with a who’s who of local civic and arts leaders for its seventh annual Philanthropy Day celebration—a moment […]
Iachetta fallout: Critics want Electoral Board to resign
This article includes reporting from a previously published story, which you can read here. Scandal-plagued Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta will leave her job December 31, nearly three weeks after her […]
Party app sets its sights on UVA
A mobile app billing itself as “the modern-day digital Van Wilder” has landed at UVA, and the creators want students here to help it take off. KickOn is designed to […]
State bar revokes law license of former supervisor Dumler
The Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board revoked former Albemarle supervisor Christopher Dumler’s license to practice law November 4, the latest fallout from the forcible sodomy charge lodged against him in […]
Mind the gap: Vandals frustrate Corner fence project
The city built it, and still they come. A 7-foot metal fence now stretches along more than 1,000 feet of railroad track from the 14th Street train trestle on the […]