Going down to go up
Crews tore down the back section of the former Boxer Learning center last week, making way for the nine-story boutique hotel that’s on its way to the Downtown Mall. C-VILLE […]
Teen Health Center makes Plan B more accessible
In 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the over-the-counter sale…
30 years in the swim of things
Mark Bernardino has been at the helm of the Virginia men’s and women’s swimming teams for 30 seasons. In that time, he has lead the men’s team to 10 Atlantic […]
What’s in your backpack?
Camila Lima Year: Senior, exchange student Age: 21 Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Major: Systems engineering What’s in your backpack? Notebook, pencil case, makeup case, glasses, an article entitled “Consumer […]
Suspects arrested in I-64 shootings
Police have arrested Slade Allen Woodson and charged him with 12 felony counts stemming from the Interstate-64 and Waynesboro shootings that took place a day earlier. State police also took […]
Teen pleads guilty for role in shooting, gang beating
Previous coverage: Shooter sentenced to 12 yearsEmotional hearing in AK-47 case Gang member sentenced to four yearsMartinez enflamed dispute that ended with shooting Indio Martinez—the last member of a group […]
Lawsuit of the week
Plaintiff: Michele JohnsonDefendants: Jo-Ann Fabrics & Crafts Court: U.S. District Court What’s at issue: Whether the store in Rio Hill Shopping Center is responsible for a holiday display that poked […]
After 31 years, Gibson leaves Daily Progress
On April 20, 2008, Bob Gibson’s byline will appear for the last time in The Daily Progress as its political correspondent, ending his 31-year career at the paper where he […]
Cockfighting becomes felony
For the first time in Virginia’s history, the time-honored practice of cockfighting is being elevated to a felony, thanks to legislation that sailed through the General Assembly, and despite the protests of the Virginia Gamefowl Breeders Association (VGBA), an organization based in Blackstone that claims 2,000 members.
Your tax dollars, at work
Susanne Kogut Worked for the local SPCA* for: 3 yearsResides in: Ruckersville Job Title: Executive director of the Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA. Kogut is responsible for directing her staff, financial matters, […]