In the next month, Albemarle County will establish its real estate tax rate and budget for fiscal year 2008-2009. Even in flush years, the final steps of this process are fractious. Parents of children in the public schools, teachers, advocates for social programs, environmentalists and others appear at public hearings and call for funding of […]
In the next month, Albemarle County will establish its real estate tax rate and budget for fiscal year 2008-2009. Even in flush years, the final steps of this process are fractious. Parents of children in the public schools, teachers, advocates for social programs, environmentalists and others appear at public hearings and call for funding of […]
There was a discordant chorus of queasy squealing earlier this year, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that “food from cattle, swine and goat clones is as safe to eat as that from their more conventionally bred counterparts.” Many carnivores, it seems, remain unwilling to munch on meat that’s been replicated with genetic […]
We asked a couple of local restaurants to share some of their hot (and cold) ideas for incorporating bacon into food—and, as it turned out, drink. The Blue Moon Diner, in addition to a highly creative sandwich, gave us the recipe for something called a BLTini. And Revolutionary Soup showed us how to get on […]
More bacon features: Hog wild!That intoxicating smell, the siren- call sizzle—looks like pop culture has gone crazy for bacon Home is where the meat isCharlottesville is a prime source for fabulous bacon recipes For anyone with a few extra dollars in their wallets or a hunger to spend beyond their means, there’s something called “artisan” […]
After issuing zoning violations to several Charlottesville city homeless shelters that have or threaten to shut down their operations, the city is considering changes to the process that could make it easier for shelters to get special-use permits to operate.
To pay for an expanded local transit network, local officials were banking on the ability of a new regional transit authority to levy local taxes and fees. The Board of Supervisors and City Council had planned to ask Richmond for enabling legislation in the 2009 session. But that concept took a serious hit February 29 […]
Worked for the county for: 10.5 years Resides in: Charlottesville Job title: As deputy court clerk, Minahan specializes in recording county real estate transactions, issuing marriage certificates and wills, and documenting court judgments. Her favorite duties include swearing in new policemen, sheriffs and preachers. Best of times: “One time while searching for someone else’s record, […]
As lawyers re-created it in Charlottesville Circuit Court a year later, March 2, 2007 was a tragic day for Javier Garcia.
Doris Knight Fultz blames Food Lion after tripping on the bars beside this ATM machine, but the grocery store won the first legal round. Plaintiff: Doris Knight Fultz Defendant: Food Lion and Nationwide Money Services Court: Albemarle County Circuit What’s at issue: Whether a Food Lion in Roanoke and the ATM company are responsible for […]
According to a 2005 study, female students at UVA experienced “high rates” of sexual violence. Sociology researchers Jacqueline Chevalier and Christopher Einolf found that among a sample of 750 senior women, 17.6 percent were victims of rape, 10.8 percent were victims of attempted rape and 34.3 percent were victims of unwilling sexual contact. But if […]