Twenty years after creating the nonprofit that launched independent community radio station WNRN, station co-founder Mike Friend is suing his former employer for unpaid sales commissions. Filed on March 15, 2013, the suit claims WNRN refused to pay Friend commission for advertising sales. The court documents state that WNRN had a “well-established practice amounting to […]
Twenty years after creating the nonprofit that launched independent community radio station WNRN, station co-founder Mike Friend is suing his former employer for unpaid sales commissions. Filed on March 15, 2013, the suit claims WNRN refused to pay Friend commission for advertising sales. The court documents state that WNRN had a “well-established practice amounting to […]
Peter DeMartino did not witness the arrival of the AIDS epidemic in Charlottesville, but he knows the stories. “Quarantine, nurses in suits, food left outside the door, people not being bathed or touched,” said DeMartino, who in 2010 became the executive director of the city’s AIDS-HIV Services Group (ASG). “It was that time in the […]
Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings in the comments section. The Charlottesville City Council meets at 7pm Monday at City Hall. The agenda includes […]
On Thursday, Judge Eward L. Hogshire addressed a packed Charlottesville Circuit courtroom—not an unusual occurrence. But he didn’t do it from the bench. Hogshire, dressed in his usual bowtie but not his usual robes, offered a few words from a lectern, the guest of honor at a ceremony held by the Citizens Advisory Committee for […]
Chris Dumler will remain on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, he announced Friday, after Albemarle County Circuit Court Judge Cheryl Higgins threw out a petition that would have removed the embattled Scottsville representative from office. “It’s a matter of the law,” Dumler said outside the courthouse. “We don’t rely on activist judges to remove […]
Thanks to a Dollar General grant awarded this week to Literacy Volunteers, adult students will be getting more opportunity to study English on computer programs at the Jefferson School City Center. Every student is required to spend approximately four weeks working in Rosetta Stone or a similar language program before being assigned a tutor. The […]
Former CNET CEO and would-be hotelier Halsey Minor filed for personal bankruptcy in Los Angeles County last week, just days after a federal judge’s order in a Virginia bankruptcy court ended a long battle over debts owed to Minor’s former Landmark Hotel contractors. Minor, a Charlottesville native who has faced escalating financial troubles since selling […]
Each week, C-VILLE’s Green Scene page takes a look at local environmental news. The section’s bulletin board has information on local green events and keeps you up to date on statewide happenings. Got an event or a tip you’d like to see here and in the paper? Write us at news@c-ville.com. Brews for the Bay: […]
Trivia question: What do the Appalachian Trail, Sherando Lake, Crabtree Falls, Ramsey’s Draft Wilderness, and Cold Mountain all have in common? Answer: Each of these popular recreational sites is found within the George Washington National Forest, known to its friends as the GW. The GW hosts more than a million visitors annually. They come to […]
When Virginia’s Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli first decided to run for governor, he realized that there was only one thing that could derail his ambition: a primary. Although he could have won a head-to-head contest with his main rival, Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling, putting his fate in the hands of Virginia’s voters was a risky […]