Police bust cemetery violators
Last week, C-VILLE reported on neighborhood anger about graveyard vandalism at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Police bust cemetery violators
Neighbors lead cops to alleged graveyard vandal
Last week, C-VILLE reported on neighborhood anger about graveyard vandalism at Maplewood Cemetery.
We’re with the bands
By the C-VILLE Weekly Pick-Up Ensemble, led by Brendan Fitzgerald and John Ruscher, with session players J. Tobias Beard, Will Goldsmith, Cathy Harding, Erika Howsare, Scott Weaver and Sara Yenke From the mosh pits to the nosebleed section, the floor seats to the door seats to the bar stools in the back, C-VILLE’s writers spend […]
Student cultivates ideas for Morven Farm
When John W. Kluge donated 7,379 acres of Albemarle County land in May 2001 to the UVA Foundation, he stipulated that the 749-acre core property, Morven Farm, be held in perpetuity to be used to support UVA’s educational programs. Almost seven years later, the non-core properties have been sold off, with Dave Matthews buying a […]
Former addict gets Cavalier encore
He hadn’t received this much applause from a UVA crowd in 34 years, and hadn’t had this much attention “since the police in the Bahamas weren’t real thrilled about me trying to bring marijuana into their country.” In those 34 years, he went from being a basketball star to being practically homeless, from being a […]
People’s names unfit to adorn parking decks
The Board of Visitors convened last week at UVA, and while there was no big news coming out of it on par with the $100 million donation by Frank Batten last year, several facilities were christened as a result. The 11th Street parking garage has been named (drum roll!): the 11th Street Garage. Meanwhile, the […]
What’s in your backpack?
Erin Williams Age: 22 Year: Senior Major: Spanish What’s in your backpack? cell phone, iPod, peppermint Orbit gum, lipgloss, sunglasses, prescription glasses, 56 cents, six pens, one pencil, Starbucks receipt, Espana y los espanolas de hoy by Fernando Opere and Carrie B. Douglass, an out-of-date Cavalier Daily.
Deke ekes out quarterback race?
Scott Deke, UVA’s third string quarterback last year, put himself in an excellent position to possibly start in the fall after completing 17 of 23 passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns in the spring scrimmage on April 12. There are plenty of other open spots for ambitious athletes: In addition to graduating studs like […]
City seeks bids on Ridge Street property
After years of discussion with a local developer, the city has decided to put two city lots on Ridge Street up for sale. While some neighbors are crying foul, the city argues it’s trying to do the right thing with vacant parcels.
Property rights issue has new spokesman
Albemarle County already has active special-interest groups looking after homebuilders, realtors, farmers, the environment and business. But Hank Martin has started a new group, Forever Albemarle, with a mission to advocate for property rights to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, a role that has typically fallen to the Farm Bureau. “We’re seeing these decisions […]
Planning Commission approves height changes
Previous coverage: City rethinks its heightMall should come down, West Main should go up After more than a year of committee meetings and deliberations, the city Planning Commission voted April 8 to recommend changing the allowable heights of buildings throughout the major commercial corridors. The winners are those with property on West Main Street, where […]