UPDATE: Goode asks for recount
It was 20 days ago that Tom Perriello, Democratic candidate for the Fifth Congressional District, declared victory over Republican incumbent Virgil Goode.
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Army answers C-VILLE FOIA suit, revealing $9.7M assessment on NGIC land
Nearly a couple of years after C-VILLE first started asking questions about a tract of land owned by Wendell Wood that was at the center of a land-use designation controversy in Albemarle County, the Army Corps of Engineers has revealed the secret assessment of the property: $9.7 million. While it’s not the $14 million that Wood hinted was the land’s true value, it is more than the $7 million the army paid to purchase land for its NGIC expansion in Albemarle County.
Tigers scratch Cavs from ACC title hunt
No one can say the UVA football team didn’t have its opportunities. But when Clemson hit a field goal to make the score 13-3 with 2:37 left in the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers were out of timeouts and, after quarterback Marc Verica threw his third interception of the game, out of chances to win the coastal division in the wacky Atlantic Coast Conference.
UVA considers new Scott Stadium parking garage
Despite the drop in attendance to football games this year, the University of Virginia is considering building a new 400- to 700-space parking garage at Scott Stadium. On November 16, UVA issued a “request for letters of interest and statements of qualifications†(RFQ) to select firms to design and build the garage.
WTF: Winter Tunes Fix
Coldplay breaking up? Blink 182 getting back together? Music gossip and videos hot enough to thaw your eyeballs.
Barnes & Noble reports heavy quarterly losses
The financial meltdown has claimed another victim. Barnes & Nobles has reported an unexpectedly high quarterly loss and lowered its forecast for the year.
This week’s reading list part deux
And now, the second installment of Green Reads for this week! From the New York Times’ Dot Earth blog, a list of reader recommendations for what Obama should do on behalf of the planet when he takes office.
U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor first Virginian to be named party whip
Virginia’s 7th District Congressman Eric Cantor became the first Virginian named party whip. Cantor’s youth and efforts are rumored to put him in line as a potential Speaker of the House in the future.
Sarah White and Jim Waive, live at the Beach Club
Fry’s Spring is alive with the sound of music. And we caught it on tape!
Media General share price falls another 20 percent as hedge fund pulls stakes
Running a newspaper is tough business nowadays. Media General, Inc., whose newspapers include The Daily Progress and Richmond Times-Dispatch, knows something about it. All it’s hearing from Wall Street is: sell, sell, and sell.