Street closure “measure of last resort”
Congested traffic is an issue for anyone who lives in Charlottesville, but for those that stand to be affected by the development of Biscuit Run and the 30,000 increased vehicles […]
Localities look for more tools
Both City and County governments have been working on adding new tools to allow them to address two hot-button issues: adding affordable housing and substracting rural development. Several City leaders […]
Single payday lending bill still alive
Only one bill regulating the payday lending industry has survived the 2007 legislative session. Passed by the Virginia Senate and awaiting House debate is State Bill 1014;
School systems want slightly more
This time of year, the item dominating the agendas for local school boards (www.ccs.K12.va.us; www.k12.albemarle.org) tends to be the annual budget funding request. After the school board wrangles over their […]
May the pluckiest lady win
Local schools have got less than one month left to make their nominations for the Emily Couric Leadership Scholarship. Unlike other scholarships, this one, open to girls from 11 Charlottesville […]
Statues: The ties that bind
Charlottesville’s ties to its sister cities will soon grow more, um, concrete. The image above is a rendering for a “sister city” sculpture, designed by former director of strategic planning, […]
Wife killer guilty of capital murder
On Saturday, November 20, 2004, John and Irene Powers drove up the long, wooded drive to their daughter’s secluded apartment outside Manassas. Two nights before, they had seen her at Outback Steakhouse,
Legal concerns for DNA databank
When Charlottesville Police Captain J.E. “Chip” Harding discovered about 20 percent of local felons who should have been included in the State DNA databank were missing, officials got pretty excited […]
Let the games begin
Ed Robb, Albemarle sheriff since January 2000, has announced he won’t run for re-election. Two potential sheriffs have announced their candidacy: Current Charlottesville Police Captain J.E. “Chip” Harding will likely […]
Region ten violated FOIA, judge finds
Judge Edward L. Hogshire found Region Ten Community Services Board (www.regionten.org) to be in violation of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (www.usdoj.gove) for holding a closed meeting last February […]