JPJ's no re-entry similar to ACC teams
The case of missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington has captured the nation’s attention.
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JPJ's no re-entry similar to ACC teams
Smaller local venues operate on patron-friendly re-entry policies
The case of missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington has captured the nation’s attention.
UVA students aid the underserved
College students are a unique beast. They come and go without leaving a trace.
Public housing redevelopment close to end of planning stage
The redevelopment of the city’s public housing stock is nearing the end of its planning stage. Consultants who have been working on revamping Charlottesville’s old and battered sites presented a draft master plan last Thursday that calls for the complete redevelopment of Westhaven and the rehab of Crescent Hall among other projects. The plans, however, […]
The Salahis aren't the only ones
You know, sometimes a story comes along that’s just so exquisitely absurd that it feels like someone has secretly fitted us with electrodes during the night and recorded the most outrageous of our feverish political dreams. “I was honored to be invited to attend the First State Dinner hosted by President Obama & the First […]
Twenty years of local news and arts in the spotlight
Well before Governor Tim Kaine took an interest in your health, your friends at C-VILLE offered to coach you through the painful process of kicking cigarettes just because it is a sound thing to do. Now that a statewide ban on smoking in restaurants is in effect, you may want to heed our advice. Visit […]
CARS response times headed for an interchange?
On a windy, overcast Wednesday morning around 8am, traffic already piles up at the intersection of Route 250 and McIntire Road. Most of those idled drivers can see the Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad (CARS) building and its parked fleet of white and neon orange emergency vehicles. The volunteer rescue and ambulance service responds to about 30 […]
BOS puts breaks on Crozet Library
At their regular meeting last Wednesday, the Board of Supervisors voted to postpone the construction of the new Crozet Library via a plan that halts construction projects for five years. According to Mike Marshall, publisher of the Crozet Gazzette, in early November county staff put out a report warning residents and officials that the library’s […]
Halsey Minor faces foreclosure on Albemarle County estate
On November 20, as reported by the Daily Progress, Charlottesville Circuit Court Judge Edward Hogshire granted a demurrer, filed by former Landmark Hotel developer Lee Danielson and his attorney, that asked to have the fraud and negligence charges removed from the lawsuit that Landmark Hotel owner Halsey Minor had filed against him. Landmark Hotel owner […]
New Old Lynchburg Road is like Christmas
For Becky Sims of Old Lynchburg Road, the biggest problem on her block is “feeling safe. It’s the traffic. Obviously, the police can’t keep up with the speeding, and the traffic violations. We have huge speeding issues,” she says. Old Lynchburg Road at the JPA intersection. Sims is one among many of the road’s residents […]
Phish; John Paul Jones Arena; Saturday, December 5
As during a full moon, strange things happen when Phish comes to town. Glow sticks burst forth from hidden sources. Clumps of hair mysteriously clump into dreadlocks. On Friday night, I met a man who came to a party wearing a kooky hat. Nobody knew him. He carried with him a case of Mexican beer. […]