As Ann Andrus of the Department of Historical Resources began a public information meeting on the Martha Jefferson neighborhood, a raucous yell came from a child in the back of the Burnley-Moran Elementary auditorium. Andrus didn’t flinch, but mothers—there were many there—turned to look and smile. It was all part of the informality of the […]
In a $1 million lawsuit nearly two years in the making, the appeal of Dena Bowers’ case against UVA is set to begin oral arguments in January 2008. Previous coverage: "I can’t say I don’t get some pleasure out of mixing it up"Debbie Wyatt, the local courts’ inconvenient woman, prepares to retire Bowers set to […]
UVA faculty think their work is valued at the department level—but not as much at the administrative level. Profs want more money and support for their grad students, and want tuition benefits for their children—as well as subsidized parking. Such is what’s suggested by a faculty survey conducted by the UVA Faculty Senate in the […]
Describing itself as an "innovative source of news dedicated to serving the University community," the Virginia Sentinel launched its online-only news source October 3 with a story about an Honor Committee report that was released two days prior. The Cavalier Daily, the established student-run newspaper, ran nothing on the report. Starting a newspaper from scratch […]
Ace: I’ve seen signs for 1-800-GOT-JUNK posted up all over town. What are they for? And aren’t they getting in trouble putting signs up everywhere?—Tad L. Tayle Tad: Ace used to have a friend just like you. He always colored inside the lines, never drank his milk directly from the carton and always put the […]
In its second round as an elected office, the city School Board race seems to be garnering even less discussion than it did in May 2006. City residents voted in 2005 to change what was a City Council appointment system to an elected one. That change was largely the fall-out of the Superintendent Scottie Griffin […]
What’s the job? Sheriff might seem like a pretty bigwig title, but the duties don’t exactly demand a Wyatt Earp. All a sheriff is required to do is transport prisoners, protect the courts and serve civil papers. The Albemarle sheriff’s office has about 20 deputies to manage, plus volunteers known as "reserves." But sheriffs can […]
What’s the job? "Commonwealth’s attorney" is Virginia’s gentile, planter-class, we-used-to-be-big-shots-in-England way of saying "prosecutor." It involves running an office of four assistant Commonwealth’s attorneys that handles prosecution of the vast majority of crimes that happen in Albemarle County, everything from drunk driving and animal cruelty to murder and robbery. Denise Lunsford, challenging incumbent Camblos, says […]
An Albemarle judge has certified an attempted murder charge for Phyllis Spangler, the 51-year-old woman who was arrested two months ago for assaulting her 94-year-old mother. Spangler appeared in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court on October 22 for an incident that occurred on August 28 at The Laurels of Charlottesville, a retirement home where her […]
Dave Phillips, CEO of the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors, recently said that the slumping housing market needs an infusion of new homebuyers to jumpstart sales. But a look at two companies’ recently released third-quarter reports, not to mention the seismic uncertainties in the credit market, could make potential homebuyers sit on their wallets and […]