Crack sentences may get reduced [November 13]
After more relaxed guidelines for federal sentencing for future crack cocaine offenders were put in place last spring…
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Crack sentences may get reduced [November 13]
Julian Bond supports move
After more relaxed guidelines for federal sentencing for future crack cocaine offenders were put in place last spring…
Police arrest two in St. Clair murder [November 13]
Charlottesville police announced Tuesday, November 13 the arrest of two men in connection…
Slapshot! [November 10]
In the next day’s press, both the Grafton Clippers and the Western Albemarle Warriors received praise for thrilling seasons following their performances in the Virginia Group AA/A state championship field hockey game, but Western Albemarle returns home from the expansive artificial fields of the National Training Center in Virginia Beach with a more substantive sign […]
Free speech wins [November 9]
Tonight Charlottesville's First Amendment Monument will receive a Jury Citation Award for Excellence in Architecture from the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects (VSAIA).
Homeless shelter closed over permit [November 9]
On the night of November 1, the City of Charlottesville and Monticello Ridge Crossing were faced with an immediate conundrum.
Stock options encourage CEO's risky investments [November 8]
A New Yorker piece that examines the disarray on Wall Street following the collapse of the subprime mortgage market attributes…
Mallek, Lunsford and city Dems win big [November 7]
Virginia Democrats made some serious gains in statewide and local elections Tuesday night.
Nothin' brewing
Dear Ace: One of my friends just recently went to Staunton to Queen City Brewing, where they let you make your own beer. What would it take to get this in Charlottesville? I’m seriously thinking of a trip to Staunton.—Thurs T. Dood Thurs: First off, thanks for giving Ace a question he can sink his […]
Correction for October 30 issue
Due to a reporting error, last week’s Big Picture caption misidentified the third-place-winning bakers in the amateur category of the Meals on Wheels cake contest. The third place winners were Carolyn Schubert and Marcelle Morel, whose cake resembled a spaghetti lunch.
Is John Warner a key to averting war with Iran?
I was once riding in the back of a shit-brown, late model Dodge Aspen station wagon that was rear-ended at high speed by a Mack truck.