Colorful lights paint the stage as Peggy Lee’s “Big Spender” plays over the loudspeaker. Sparkling from head to toe like the overhead mirror ball, a woman wearing a sequin dress and dripping in costume jewelry swaggers and sways onstage, proudly brandishing a championship wrestling belt. “Zsa Zsa Gabortion,” a persona that’s equal parts Zsa Zsa […]
Colorful lights paint the stage as Peggy Lee’s “Big Spender” plays over the loudspeaker. Sparkling from head to toe like the overhead mirror ball, a woman wearing a sequin dress and dripping in costume jewelry swaggers and sways onstage, proudly brandishing a championship wrestling belt. “Zsa Zsa Gabortion,” a persona that’s equal parts Zsa Zsa […]
Award-winning journalist and UVA alumna Katie Couric returned to her old stomping grounds for a conversation with President Jim Ryan at Alumni Hall on November 4. During the hour-long interview, the pair discussed Couric’s life and career, including her decades in TV news, cancer research advocacy, and her media company, Katie Couric Media. Ryan kicked […]
Community members gathered at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center on October 30 to hear the latest on the Swords Into Plowshares project, which seeks to melt down Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee statue and repurpose its bronze into a new public artwork. In December, the Trevilian Station Battlefield Foundation and the Ratcliffe Foundation filed […]
Local publisher allegedly killed by girlfriend Shawna Marie Natalie Murphy was arrested on October 25 for the murder of her boyfriend, Matthew Sean Farrell, at his home. Shortly before 8:30am, Albemarle County police and fire rescue responded to a domestic disturbance report on the 2100 block of Stony Point Road. When officers arrived, they found […]
Republican Representative Bob Good and his 5th District Democratic challenger Josh Throneburg met for their first and only forum on October 26 at Hampden-Sydney College—after Good refused or ignored multiple debate requests from Throneburg. The two candidates shared their starkly different positions on a string of hot-button national and international issues, including student loan debt, […]
The University Police Department and National Organization of Black Law Enforcement hosted a procedural justice workshop, titled Policing With Our Community, at UVA on October 26. The event provided insight into not only the ways in which police departments could improve their relationship with the communities they serve, but also foster trust and loyalty within […]
On October 25, the Albemarle County Police Department arrested Shawna Marie Natalie Murphy for the murder of her boyfriend, Matthew Sean Farrell, at his home. Shortly before 8:30am, the ACPD and Albemarle County Fire Rescue responded to a domestic disturbance report on the 2100 block of Stony Point Road. When officers arrived, they found Farrell […]
Personnel policy updated The City of Charlottesville has updated its personnel policy months after controversy erupted over Allen Groat, a city IT employee who attended the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The new policy offers guidance on city employees’ use of social media and prohibits off-hours behavior that undermines trust in […]
During the past two months, shootings have spiked in Charlottesville—most recently on and near the Downtown Mall—further increasing concern among local politicians, law enforcement, violence interrupters, and other community members. On October 23 at around 1am, the Charlottesville Police Department responded to a shots fired report on the Downtown Mall, where they found a man […]
By Lauren Dalban and Brielle Entzminger A string of racist crimes at the University of Virginia this fall has sparked fear among Black students, and sowed further distrust between the student body and UVA administration. It started on September 7, when someone placed a noose—a weapon used to lynch Black people for centuries—around the neck […]