Ever since Kevin Strom was arrested at the beginning of this year on charges of possessing child pornography on his computer, as well as for witness tampering, his troubles have only gotten worse. Not only was he imprisoned, but he was barred from contact with his own children. Four months later, he had more charges […]
Judge Norman Moon heard arguments on September 25 in a lawsuit alleging that an exclusive deal between Wintergreen Partners and the Charlottesville-based Roy Wheeler Realty is a violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. After Mountain Area Realty, a firm based in Nellysford, filed a second amended complaint in U.S. District Court, Wintergreen Partners in turn […]
The Board of Visitors (BOV) approved plans in various stages of completion that will add $300 million worth of new buildings to campus. The four new buildings, three expansions and one renovation will add space for sciences, sports, services and administration. Locals who are geeked up about UVA’s “other” sports—soccer, lacrosse and baseball—can cheer additions […]
The UVA faculty has seen a vision of the future and is trying to tweak it. The vision is the draft report of the Commission on the Future, a huge document chock full of ideas “proposing directions for the University for the next decade and beyond,” in the words of the draft introduction. While anyone […]
So we may have been a bit wrong in our preseason UVA football prediction. Like good little children, we’re here to deliver our midseason report, no matter how bad the marks. While we picked the team to be 4-2 at this point, the ‘Hoos actually went 5-1, and are 3-0 in the ACC. In fact, […]
In 1997, Congress passed the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to provide health insurance for children from families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but are still too poor to pay for private insurance. Ten years later, the bill covers more than 6 million children, with another 9 million still uninsured. To […]
There was something almost impish in the way City Councilor Dave Norris cast his vote to approve an easement for the Meadowcreek Parkway (MCP). In the two or three seconds between the clacks signifying the four other councilors votes and the time his vote registered on the board, Norris seemed to grin at the surprise […]
Beginning September 26, various local churches and self-described “pro-life” organizations began gathering at the local Planned Parenthood clinic on Hydraulic Road to pray and voice their objection to abortion as part of a national “40 Days for Life” campaign. They hope to maintain an active presence outside of the building 24 hours a day until […]
Earlier today Ken Boyd had stood in front of microphones and TV cameras and promised to walk more. It was part of the kickoff for the Local Motion program, encouraging Charlottesville and Albemarle citizens to exercise. Right now, Boyd is already making good on his promise. He walks along the side of the road in […]
The Rivanna District is the only Board of Supervisors race featuring two candidates with voting records on county development projects. That keeps Joseph, who is chair of the Planning Commission, from painting herself as an outside reformer, but it also keeps Boyd from calling her too inexperienced, and it makes for more nuanced differences on […]