Years ago, Charlottesville family law attorneys Susan White and Annie Lee Jacobs found themselves on opposite ends of a divorce case. Their clients were very different people—she was an artist, he was a physician—but the ex-couple worked out an agreement across a conference room table instead of in court, and came away feeling like the […]
Years ago, Charlottesville family law attorneys Susan White and Annie Lee Jacobs found themselves on opposite ends of a divorce case. Their clients were very different people—she was an artist, he was a physician—but the ex-couple worked out an agreement across a conference room table instead of in court, and came away feeling like the […]
The surprise redistricting bill Republicans pushed through the Virginia Senate yesterday has raised a lot of questions: Did Governor McDonnell’s office know his fellow party members were plotting a mid-decade overhaul that, if it sticks, would likely hand Republicans a State Senate majority? Could the redistricting stand up in court, considering Virginia’s constitutional restrictions? And where […]
Just over a year after he first announced his bid for Virginia Attorney General, Albemarle Delegate Rob Bell is using the 2013 legislative session as a final chance to shore up his conservative, tough-on-crime credentials, and he’s calling on deep local pockets to help him win the seat currently held by gubernatorial hopeful and fellow […]
The future of one of Charlottesville’s two clinics offering abortions is in the hands of state politicians, and pro-choice activists and medical professionals across the commonwealth are up in arms. Governor McDonnell quietly signed a bill last month that cracks down on building codes in abortion clinics. The piece of legislation was passed in the […]
In order to at least partly fulfill our New Year’s resolution to accentuate the positive, we’d like to start this column with one for the “credit where credit is due” file. While we’re not usually big fans of Governor Bob McDonnell (to put it mildly), there is one area in which he has been a […]
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, too. It’s a short week because of MLK Day, so a lot of city and county meetings are […]
UPDATE: Albemarle County schools have a teacher work day today—no regular classes. The storm that was supposed to bring several inches of snow may have been a bit of a bust, but it’s still causing some closures and cancellations Friday morning. Neither Charlottesville nor Albemarle schools have announced closures or delayed openings as of 6:30am. […]
Charlottesville’s own entertainment emperor Coran Capshaw has tied the knot. Capshaw, 54 and the founder of Red Light Management, married Parke Fontaine Eager, 44, on January 2 in what sources close to the family said was an intimate event at Capshaw’s Crozet home. Little is known about the famously private Capshaw’s bride, who is a […]
The forecast has fluctuated in the last few days, but it looks increasingly unlikely that Charlottesville and Albemarle will avoid the snow headed our way. County schools are cancelled for Thursday—though city schools remain open as of 6:30am—and forecasters are warning locals to get ready for an ugly evening commute. The National Weather Service upgraded […]
Local artist and business owner Richard Freeman likens day jobs to prisons. Still, he said he’s willing to fight to keep the prison he built for himself from being destroyed. Freeman, 74, owns and operates a frame store called Freeman-Victorius in the heart of Charlottesville’s Corner. For nearly half a century, he has purposefully prowled […]