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One night late in June 2007, William Miller Herndon was found on the 800 block of Hardy Drive in the Westhaven public housing complex, unresponsive and with multiple gunshot wounds.

Margaret Virginia Gibson fell after stepping into a “large depression” on Second Street. Plaintiff: Margaret Virginia GibsonDefendant: City of CharlottesvilleCourt: Charlottesville Circuit CourtWhat’s at issue: Whether the city is responsible for the “severe, painful, and permanent” injuries the defendant suffered when she stepped into a “large depression in the sidewalk” on the east side of […]

Roughly 10 years ago, the Board of Supervisors was in a position to approve a big box

One thing is for certain: When it’s complete next summer, the 100-room boutique hotel that broke ground last week will bring rich people to the Downtown Mall. Developed by Lee Danielson and Halsey Minor, it’s planned as a five-star luxury hotel complete with eclectic decorating and the kind of attention to detail that only money […]

Several rural ordinances when passed by Albemarle County Supervisors February 6 were billed as moderate measures designed to promote the environmental health of the rural areas. But some developers and engineers say that the measures are adding thousands of dollars to the permitting process and in some instances cutting off large portions of developable land. […]

Sure, we in the press love nakedness and heavy drinking. Especially when they come in the

Rumor has it that for the last few years, Offstage Theatre has been having a devil of a time getting enough submissions