Woman sues county for nail negligence
She was just there to attend a rummage sale. On July 2, 2005, Violet Seabolt was making her way up a wooden public access ramp to enter the Scottsville Community Center in Dorrier Park.
What happens if there’s a car crash at NGIC?
For previous coverage of NGIC, click here. The National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) is a top secret U.S. Army military installation mounted on a hillside off 29N. As such, it […]
Leadership school looking for leader
Things are falling into place for the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, the first new school at UVA since…
Would you vote for this (black) man?
Vesla Weaver leans across her desk and points to a graph on her computer screen. There are three bars. Each represents a different skin color of African Americans; the bars’ […]
Gator Bowl not total disaster
We know it doesn’t pay to play coulda-shoulda-woulda, but we couldn’t resist a rundown of plays that in toto gave the Gator Bowl to Texas Tech (mercifully, we’ll only start […]
Local farmers take case to Richmond
Joel Salatin (left) is trying to get someone to sponsor a bill that would allow Richard Bean (right) to process his own pork without state oversight. “The culture is still […]
“Enormous Task” still needs leader
For the past three months, the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) has been trying to fill a new position, director of redevelopment. After running ads regionally and in national […]
Local groups receive $200K for homeless
Three days before Christmas, two Charlottesville groups that provide services to the local homeless population got an early gift: As part of almost $21 million bequeathed to the state by […]
You’re invited to our virtual reality
Join C-VILLE writer Erika Howsare and Miles Fowler in Second Life for a discussion of this week’s cover story on Thursday, January 10, from 5-6pm. To attend, register and create […]
Kaine proposes smoking ban [January 8]
Governor Timothy M. Kaine will propose legislation with the start of tomorrow’s General Assembly for a statewide ban on smoking in restaurants…