Homeless day shelter still in works
As the story goes, UVA grad and Hollywood director Tom Shadyac returned to the area after years away to film his most recent movie, Evan Almighty. “It was really neat […]
Projects before the planners
Montalto “Scholar Housing” The skinny: The Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which owns and operates Monticello, bought neighboring “Montalto” (a.k.a. Brown’s Mountain) in 2004 for $15 million. It’s already torn down apartments […]
Brawl with UVA wrestlers leads to felony
Kyle Lewis, manager and bartender at Coupe DeVille’s on Elliewood Avenue, was talking with a friend outside the entrance on the night of June 30 when he noticed the awning […]
Edwards pursuer pursued by police
On January 17, Michael Pudhorodsky, who says he’s the president of a group called Generation Y, sent an e-mail to members of the Charlottesville media in anticipation of that night’s […]
Lawsuit of the week
Plaintiff: Marie L. Diaz Defendant: Lutel, LLC. What’s at issue: Whether the manufacturer of an inflatable obstacle course failed to properly store the straps on the course. Plaintiff Diaz claims […]
Sticker shock
Dear Ace: I’ve seen cars around Charlottesville with Ekeland County stickers on them, but there’s no such county in Virginia. What’s that all about?—T. Own-Cryer T.: Well, Ace isn’t too […]
UVA Institute finds lessons in Tech shootings
Roger Depue, former FBI agent and member of the Virginia Tech shooting commission, stood in front of members of the mental health officials and talked about “leakage.”
Local roadblock [February 5]
On Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001, White House counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke sent out an e-mail warning of a great tragedy where “hundreds of Americans lay dead in several countries, including the U.S.,”
Stacking, stepping, selling and shooting
Todd Lucas is a natural public speaker. With his close-cropped hair and nearly perfect sense of timing, he talks with an aggressive brand of humor that isn’t so much of […]
The game is on [February 1]
John Whitehead, president of the Charlottesville civil liberties group the Rutherford Institute, has been itching to sue the NFL over its ban on big-screen Super Bowl church parties.