Suit against Patricia Kluge's Vineyard Estates heads to trial
It’s been a tough couple of weeks for Patricia Kluge and husband William Moses.
UVA's Board of Visitors accelerates student housing project, aims to cut emissions
While both the city and county continue to grapple with unprecedented budget cuts—especially within their school systems—University of Virginia administrators are trying to capitalize on the positive outcome of the recession: competitive construction prices. Cheryl Gomez, UVA’s director of energy and utilities, calls lowering annual carbon emissions at the school “a 152,000 ton challenge.” In […]
Bioshock 2; 2K Games/2K Marin; XBox 360, PlayStation 3; Rated: Mature
The triumph of the ego versus the power of the collective. A ruined underwater city packed with murderous, genetically enhanced freaks. A clash of ideals and an unbreakable, if creepy, bond between father and daughter. Admit it—it’s not exactly the stuff you expect to find in your standard-issue save-the-world shooter game. Then again, the Bioshock […]
Ace on the hill
Dear Ace: What kind of effect has all this snowfall had on Charlottesville-area snowsports? I’ve never tried any, at least without the vicarious aid of a Nintendo 64, but everywhere I look now I see these scintillating heaps of powder, and I would hate for it all to go to waste. What does it take […]
Opportunity knocked. Did Casteen answer?
With his last day of office slated for July 31, was outgoing University of Virginia President John Casteen being a tad rough on himself during his final State of the University Address?
Musicians and venues turn up, Council turns it down
At Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, in the midst of a contested amendment to the city’s noise ordinance, one thing was agreed upon: Charlottesville’s music scene is vibrant, unique and in need of protection. Musicians, restaurateurs and venue owners vocally opposed two proposed amendments that would lower the evening noise level to 55 decibels citywide […]
Stonehaus sells 16 Belvedere acres to Cathcart Properties
We’ve all heard that timing is everything; likewise, time equals money. So when Frank Stoner, vice president of business development for local real estate developer Stonehaus, said the time was right for a 16-acre sale within the company’s 207-acre Belvedere neighborhood, it also meant the price was right. Cathcart Properties plans to construct a collection […]
Legal Aid helps in big labor dispute win
“This is a huge win for the courageous workers who brought this lawsuit, really by any measure,” says Tim Freilich, Immigrant Advocacy Program director at Legal Aid Justice Center, visibly pleased. Thanks to local efforts from Legal Aid’s Tim Freilich (pictured) and many others, Arkansas’ Superior Forestry Service will pay a total of $2.75 […]
Charlottesville archaeologists uncover local Black stories
Matt Reeves is a jovial Ph.D. who travels the grounds of Montpelier on a mountain bike, wearing a knapsack. When I met him at the presidential estate he was standing near a team of seven or eight workers. They milled about like a road crew, not 200 yards from where President Madison once penned the […]
Foreclosure sale, breach of contract lawsuit to keep Kluge and Moses busy in coming weeks
In February of 2009, Frank Hardy of Frank Hardy, Realtors, Inc. filed suit against Vineyard Estates, LLC, a.k.a. Patricia Kluge and William Moses, for breach of contract on two listing agreements. On Friday, an Albemarle County Circuit Court judge will decide whether the case will head to trial on April 2. According to the suit, the listing […]