Departing Councilors have their last hurrah
It looks like outgoing Councilors Rob Schilling and Blake Caravati are leaving City Council on good terms. At least Charlottesvillians better hope so, because Mayor David Brown just gave them […]
Albemarle County wants you
Summer is here, and with it comes a host of jobs offered by your local government. Maybe you want to switch careers, or maybe you just want to expose […]
Every kid’s worst nightmare: mixing candy and history
Chocolate may be an aphrodisiac, but now, thanks to Mars, Inc., it has another, more educational function: history lessons. To sweeten the deal, the company (which, according to the release, […]
Suit claims local mail facility favors African-Americans
An area man has filed suit against the United States Postal Service (USPS) for “favoring African-Americans over Caucasians for promotions,” according to a complaint filed this month with the U.S. District Court.
Terminated employee files suit
Former UVA employee Dena Bowers has filed a lawsuit in Charlottesville Circuit Court against the University of Virginia and several staff members for her firing last November. The suit, filed […]
Bond hearing set for alleged child-porn possessor
Raja Jabbour, the former Albemarle High junior varsity girls’ soccer coach charged with possession of child pornography, has remained in jail pending a bond hearing set for Tuesday, June 27. […]
Pipe down
Dear Punjint: “The deal,” as they say, is that hookah smoking is simply awesome, in the way that only a communal activity whose health risks haven’t yet been fully assessed can be.
The politics of partying
By J. Tobias Beardopinion@c-ville.com The news was first reported on June 14, but it didn’t really start to spread until two days later. By the 19th it was all over […]
Two Bundoran Farm Developers Killed in Plane Crash
The Bundoran Farm development suffered a tragic loss Wednesday, June 14, when Qroe Companies CEO Robert Baldwin and Regional Director David Brown died in a plane crash around 11:30am. Baldwin, 75, and Brown, 55, were en route
Traffic study underway for biscuit run
On Tuesday, June 13, a sea of people packed the Albemarle Planning Commission meeting. Most were Mill Creek residents fearful of the impact of the proposed Biscuit Run development near Old Lynchburg Road, which has the potential to house 5,000 new lots, and up to 12,000 new residents, on its 1,300 acres.