In virtually every discussion of area growthâwhether it be talk of new houses, new roads or new retail spaceâBiscuit Run, an expansive planned development on 1,300 acres of the southern side of Charlottesville, must be invoked. So a November 14 County Planning Commission work session devoted to new designs for Biscuit Run predictably drew a crowd.
In virtually every discussion of area growthâwhether it be talk of new houses, new roads or new retail spaceâBiscuit Run, an expansive planned development on 1,300 acres of the southern side of Charlottesville, must be invoked. So a November 14 County Planning Commission work session devoted to new designs for Biscuit Run predictably drew a crowd.
At last the ghost of a 150-year-old beech tree may be laid to rest. At their November 14 meeting, the City Planning Commission conditionally approved a landscape plan amendment for the Watson Manor project at 3 University Cir., a project that has been halted since its manager, David Turner, violated the site plan by cutting down an aging 48” caliper beech tree on the property.
The case of a woman accused of withholding HIV medication from her adopted son ended in a hung jury last week. The woman could have faced up to five years in prison for felony child neglect in the treatment of her 15-year-old son, who was born HIV-positive. The boy was removed from the woman’s custody […]
Although “Victim Witness Specialist” may sound like the newest “Law & Order” series, it’s actually a real job title in the criminal justice system. And this year, the U.S. Justice Department honored Charlottesville’s Veronica Massie for her work in providing support, assistance and aid to victims of federal crimes. One of two victim-witness specialists for […]
Albemarle County Circuit Judge Paul M. Peatross announced his retirement at a Charlottesville-Albemarle Bar Association meeting November 16, leading to speculation in The Daily Progress that Commonwealth’s Attorney Jim Camblos will consider a bid to take his place. The nomination deadline for endorsement by the local bar is set for November 29; Peatross’ retirement is effective at the end of January.
On November 13, UVA\’s dean of the College of Arts & Sciences announced he would be leaving to become the ninth president of the private University of Richmond. For UVA, his loss is more than just a gap in personnel.
With the newly christened addition of the $43 million Wilsdorf Hall, UVA isn’t just touting a brand spankin’ new engineering building. In what’s being seen as an already developing worldwide nanotech research scramble, the University is jockeying for a position as one of the county’s top nanotechnology institutes, with no intention of being left behind. […]
Some studies have shown that as many as 20 percent of Iraq’s injured suffer head trauma, making brain damage the “signature” injury of the war. A center in Charlottesville contracts with the Department of Defense to rehabilitate hundreds of those injured. Virginia NeuroCare is the only non-Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital to treat patients who are […]
When former Virginia Governor Mark Warner announced last month he would not seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2008, he left not only a hoard of disappointed supporters eager for somebody other than Hillary Clinton, but also roughly $9.8 million in political contributions. Those contributions to Forward Together, his Alexandria-based political action committee (PAC), […]
The following individuals gave $2,000 or more to candidates for the Fifth District U.S. House of Representatives in 2006, according to the Federal Election Committee. In the race between Democratic challenger Al Weed and Republican incumbent Virgil Goode, Goode lost Charlottesville and Albemarle but won the district overall by almost 20 percentage points.
What can we tell from who gave?