Gang member sentenced to four years
Carmello “Pee Wee” Martinez walked into Charlottesville Circuit Court in the customary striped prison garb. Martinez, an avowed member of the “Bloods”—of Crips and Bloods gang war renown—was arrested this […]
Lawsuit of the week
Plaintiff: Kathleen E. Burg Defendant: CVS of Virginia, Inc. What’s at issue: Whether the drugstore on Long Street is responsible for Burg falling and injuring herself. According to her complaint, […]
Change does him good
The House of the General Assembly—the oldest legislative body in the western hemisphere—basically operates like a middle school classroom, with the speaker of the House playing the role of jaded, […]
Rob Bell’s reading list
In case you got the impression Rob Bell is all business all the time, several colleagues wanted to make sure we know another side of Bell, the quick-witted guy who […]
Bell’s bills 2008
More feature articles: Change does him goodWhy Rob Bell is one of the General Assembly’s most effective politicians Rob Bell’s reading listAnd other humanizing stuff Rob Bell carried 22 bills […]
Stagnating retail project gets new owner
A little more than a year ago, representatives from the still-conceptual Albemarle Place gathered with the city, county and Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) to discuss the Meadow Creek interceptor, the main hub for sewage all along Route 29N.
Council likes scaled back Mall renovation
On an unseasonably warm day on Friday, February 15, Twobears Burgos and Matt Williams tackled the never-ending business of repairing the surface of the Downtown Mall. City Parks & Rec […]
Projects in the works
The skinny: The Board of Supervisors approved special-use permits to allow for two Verizon Wireless towers, one on Carter Mountain, and the other off I-64 and Dick Woods Road near […]
Follow-up
Martha Jefferson Hospital We reported a couple of weeks ago on the updates to the plans for redeveloping the Martha Jefferson Hospital site on the corner of Locust Avenue and […]
They want you! [February 19]
The Virginia Defense Force’s 3rd Brigade will activate another battalion to serve in Charlottesville, as well as the Staunton, Lexington and Clifton Forge areas.