Local gang leader sentenced to life

Louis Antonio Bryant was sentenced to life in prison during an August 18 hearing in U.S. District Court, following last-minute arguments by his attorney Jonathan Katz trying to convince the judge that the jury verdict was flawed. Judge Norman K. Moon, however, upheld the verdict and imposed the mandatory sentence of life in prison—with no […]

One teen injured, four cited in James river accident

It may come as a surprise, but lazily drifting down a secluded section of the James River on an inner tube with a few buddies and a six-pack is considered drinking in public, and it’s illegal. Drinking on the river caught up to five teens Sunday, August 13, when a 16-year-old boy fell on Rock […]

Brush up on your UVA

While UVA students were away interning, working, taking summer classes or laying on the couch eating Fla-vor-ice and playing X-box, there were some changes made ’round TJ’s university.

UVA\’s Blue ridge hospital site stagnates

Property values for the 45 or so historic buildings at UVA Foundation’s Blue Ridge Hospital site are dropping fast as land values in the area off Route 20, south of Charlottesville, continue to rise. This means adaptive reuse of the buildings on the 140-acre property may become even less worthwhile for UVA.    According to the […]

New census data conveys old news

In spite of a uniquely thriving culture, Charlottesville’s population tallies run closer to those of the rest of Virginia than expected.    Charlottesville met the requirements for study by the U.S. Census Bureau thanks to the agency’s decision to publish findings for populations of 65,000 or more.  A few unique academic, family, and language statistics, culled […]

School board to consider religious literature

The next Albemarle School Board meeting may bring about a battle of divine proportions, thanks to a recent attempt by two Hollymead Elementary students to distribute religious literature among their classmates. And—with a blessed hand from a pair of Virginia-based rights organizations—the battle may be a swift one.    Albemarle School Board attorney Mark Trank confirms […]

Few changes to city discipline policy

Only a few tinkerings to the discipline system will result from the recommendations of the Charlottesville schools’ Discipline Task Force. Then interim superintendent, Bobby Thompson, appointed that group of 25 parents, students, teachers and principals after last year’s well-publicized violent incidents in City schools—particularly at Buford Middle School, where reportedly 13 staff members were threatened […]

Take a seat?

What I mean is, why is so much of this public space taken up by private seating for restaurants? What\’s the idea?—Paul Uppaskwat

Taking Care

Reva Frazier choked on a piece of chicken in July 2004, while living in the Trinity Mission of Charlottesville nursing home. She was 90 years old and legally blind. She’d entered the home because she couldn’t walk or feed herself anymore. She could barely communicate, and didn’t have the ability to tell anyone she was choking…