100 doorbells in 90 degrees
"Didn't we do this street already?" Harold Folley, an apprentice organizer with the Virginia Organizing Project, leans back from the wheel for a second look at the seemingly endless rows of beige houses for a better look.
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100 doorbells in 90 degrees
VOP workers canvas neighborhoods, fighting predatory lending
"Didn't we do this street already?" Harold Folley, an apprentice organizer with the Virginia Organizing Project, leans back from the wheel for a second look at the seemingly endless rows of beige houses for a better look.
"Photo red" cameras, redux
Smile, you’re on candid camera: The General Assembly has made it easier for localities to put cameras on traffic signals. Prime candidates in the city include the Preston-McIntire intersection. Red-light runners may soon be smiling for "photo red" cameras at problematic intersections in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. As of July 1, localities have the legal […]
City funds sustainable population study
The City of Charlottesville will help fund a study to define an optimal population for the Albemarle-Charlottesville community. A request for $11,000 by the Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population (ASAP) was unanimously approved by City Council at its August 6 meeting. The city’s contribution comes on the heels of a $25,000 appropriation from Albemarle […]
Drought watch '07 continues
C-VILLE has been following local water levels ever since a drought watch was declared in late July, and the news isn’t getting any better. This week’s figure for local stream levels is 19 percent, down from 23 percent the previous week. (The number reflects how the flow compares to seasonal norms.) Meanwhile, Sugar Hollow Reservoir […]
County man arrested in two sexual attacks [Update August 16]
On Tuesday, August 16, the Charlottesville Police Department confirmed that, using DNA, it has genetically linked Nathan Antonio Washington to the 2002 sexual assault in the Willoughby subdivision.
Best of C-VILLE 2007: The GOOGLE Map
Best of C-VILLE 2007: The GOOGLE MapYou named ’em … we mapped ’em!
Who let the dogs out?
In the ongoing spectacle of obfuscation, idiocy and probable perjury that is the ongoing Alberto Gonzales congressional-testimony trainwreck, it's easy to forget what set off this particular round of Bush-Administration bloodletting in the first place.
Breakthrough will help cancer patents
On July 24, Dr. Jae Lee, a bioinformatics statistician, and Dr. Dan Theodorescu, an oncologist, announced a breakthrough algorithm (calculation method) that will predict success rates for cancer patients considering treatment options. C-VILLE spoke with Dr. Lee about this research and how it might change cancer therapy. Dr. Jae Lee and a colleague at UVA […]
Prayer space sited on Grounds
Muslim students seeking space for prayer on UVA Grounds need look no further than the Lawn. Two years ago, the Office of the Provost designated classroom space in Pavilion VIII as an area for "quiet meditation and reflection." The room was the result of lobbying by Asad Saqib, an engineering student and member of the […]
DNA subject files suit
Larry Monroe, one of the local men approached by city police to submit to a cheek-swab DNA test in 2003 and 2004 in the search for a serial rapist, is suing the City of Charlottesville, city police Chief Tim Longo and detective James Mooney, claiming the swabs violated the constitutional rights of nearly 190 men. […]