Private-public “workforce” housing fund expanded
The terms may not sound sexyâgap funding, down payment assistance, no-interest loansâbut for many who have contemplated buying an area home, those concepts have an immediate attraction.
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Private-public “workforce” housing fund expanded
Fund promises to increase "affordable" housing options
The terms may not sound sexyâgap funding, down payment assistance, no-interest loansâbut for many who have contemplated buying an area home, those concepts have an immediate attraction.
Local environmental donors
In 2005, two Charlottesville-based environmental groups put millions of dollars towards conservation efforts, both local and statewide. Though each organization addresses a slew of conservation efforts across the state, they rely heavily on the wallets of locals. And, despite the breadth of their issues, both organizations gave attention to Albemarle’s development issues—a “thank you,” perhaps, […]
Local Lowe’s biggest in U.S.?
Though we hear constant gossip that this Lowe’s on Route 29 is the busiest in the country, company officials won’t confirm or deny the rumor. From time to time here at the C-VILLE Development desk, we hear the purrings of rumors that we just hope will prove true. One of our favorites goes like this: […]
Stay in school
The United States is slipping in terms of college participation and degree completion, a report by the National Center for Public Policy on Higher Education released in September shows. This means fewer students are going to college and more are dropping out once they get there. Though these problems aren’t prevalent at UVA, the University does have a unique tactic to ensure students stay on schedule and graduate on time-hey put an eight-semester cap on undergraduate majors in the College of Arts and Sciences, the school with the highest enrollment.
UVA by the numbers
In the September issue of Black Enterprise magazine, the University of Virginia received national recognition for being one of the “50 Top Colleges for African Americans” (number 35, specifically). This latest ranking caps an applause-worthy month for UVA, which made headlines when it nabbed slot number 24 in the U.S. News & World Report list of top public and private universities, and was named one of Newsweek’s “25 New Ivies.”
Low maintenance
The UVA women’s volleyball team finally feels as if they have found a home, and their records from 2003 and beyond prove it. Sure, the Division I team has been around since 1979. But, until recently, the team was pushed around campus from gym to gym, often practicing and playing in different locations.
Boyd Tinsley to give 2007 valediction speech
The Class of 2007 has plenty of cause to eat, drink and be merry. After starting its school year with back-to-back concerts from the Dave Matthews Band, the graduating class will finish their year with a speech from DMB violinist Boyd Tinsley.
Defending the defenders
Virginia ranks dead last in the nation for pay for court-appointed attorneys, but, thanks in large part to the threat of a lawsuit, local public defender Jim Hingeley thinks that soon will change.
Penitent!
After pleading no contest to two counts of videotaping nonconsenting adults, former Lutheran pastor Gregory Briehl was sentenced in the Albemarle General District Court to 60 days in jail. Briehl still faces a preliminary hearing in the General District Court for a charge of 20 counts of possession of child pornography, to be held in October.
Briehl’s original sentence of 600 days, or 300 days per count, was reduced to 60 days total, as long as he remains on good behavior for the next two years.
Using a handheld videocamera, Briehl recorded guests at his home as they undressed, often climbing trees or his children’s swingset to do so. He also videotaped guests that used his bathroom by hiding a camera beneath a pile of towels.
Those videotaped include members of his former congregation, which he left in spring of 2006 after an alleged affair with a Peace Lutheran Church member.
Similar to his July bond hearing, a few supporters of Briehl attended his hearing last week. Testimonies were offered by Briehl’s former co-ministers at Peace Luthern Church as well as clients that Briehl served as a counselor at First Stone Counseling Center.
Briehl’s private life has also suffered in the wake of his crimes. A father of three boys, Briehl is currently separated from his wife and children, whom he was not allowed to contact while on bail.âBrendan Fitzgerald
Lap it up!
It’s three months behind bars each for two former Charlottesville police officers convicted of lying to federal prosecutors after a corruption probe revealed the officers were probably taking bribes from the owner of a local nightclub. Roy Fitzgerald and Charles Saunders each received three months in prison and the maximum fine of $5,000 for lying in a State and federal investigation.