Literacy Volunteers embrace new home with an expanded mission
Maria Rodriguez, a 25-year-old au pair from Panama, found herself wondering what the heck she was doing here when she arrived in Charlottesville last spring. She knew nobody, and with […]
News brief roundup
Every Monday, the C-VILLE team compiles a list of the previous week’s most important stories that didn’t make it into the news section. Be sure to check in each week […]
Second accuser comes forward in Dumler sex case
Albemarle County Supervisor Christopher Dumler, the 27-year-old Scottsville Democrat who will appear in court this Thursday for a preliminary hearing on a forcible sodomy charge brought against him last October, […]
Redistricting bill moves Ken Boyd into Republican House district
Much of the frenzied discussion in the wake of the surprise push through by State Senate Republicans of a major redistricting bill on Monday has centered on the new Senate […]
Green happenings: Charlottesville environmental news and events
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. […]
Huguely asks state appeals court for new trial
George Huguely is appealing his second-degree murder charge, claiming he was denied his right to representation during his trial last February in Charlottesville and citing a number of other objections. […]
Annual conservation easement numbers dropped in 2012, but PEC has high hopes for this year
Each year, the Piedmont Environmental Council tracks and totals the amount of land put into conservation in the region, and while 2012’s year-end numbers were low, the organization says renewed […]
Counselors at law: How a network of local attorneys is changing the way we divorce
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, […]
Deeds weighs in on surprise Virginia Senate redistricting
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 […]
Rob Bell solidifies his platform—and local support—in bid for attorney general
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 […]