Understanding the first week of the George Huguely murder trial

 The Charlottesville Circuit Court opens at 8:30am, but the Huguely trial usually starts at 9:30. The first hour is taken up with other business, like Thursday’s drug court. Men and women, a clear majority of them African-American, file in to meet with their court appointed attorneys and plead their cases. Judge Edward Hogshire hears updates […]

McIntire Park planning meeting added, infrastructure cost debated

After three public meetings, four concept diagrams, and an initial public vote, critical questions on the appropriate land uses for the east side of McIntire Park are forcing city staff to hold an additional public meeting at the end of February to try to reach public agreement before City Council makes a final decision.

As Media General posts losses, Daily Progress gets creative

Last month, the media conglomerate Media General—owner of numerous television stations and newspapers, including the Daily Progress and Richmond Times-Dispatch—reported a loss of $3.3 million on $168 million of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2011, which is about 12 percent lower than the fourth quarter of 2010. That decline resulted in major cuts […]

C-VILLE News Briefs

City and county tax values decline The real estate market in Charlottesville and Albemarle is still contracting. In the city, the total value of taxable property decreased by 1.22 percent, and existing residential property declined in value by 3.08 percent. Commercial property, however, increased by 0.84 percent. Albemarle County’s taxable values declined by 3 percent, with […]

HUGUELY TRIAL: Malice aforethought

UVA Law Professor Anne Coughlin spoke to students about the legal intricacies of Virginia’s homicide law in an effort to prepare them for the upcoming trial of former UVA student George Huguely. 

The Sex Issue 2012

JUMP TO: Bartender stories Erotic art Love Potion #9 Sexercise Mood foods Sexual offenses Fine lines? Five senses of self Casual Encounters Single and looking? Pick-up tips Gay Charlottesville Good vibrations Sweet meets Love: 101 Dating timeline  Here’s what we know to be true, according to the results of our recent reader sex survey: When it […]