Walk the plank for Devon Sproule!
In honor of our local songstress’ gig tonight and international “Talk Like a Pirate” Day…
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Man killed off Ivy Road, two others treated for gunshot wounds
Albemarle County police are investigating the first county homicide of the year. At 4pm yesterday, police responded to the University Heights apartment complex, just off Ivy Road. They found a man who appeared to have been shot, and he was transported to UVA hospital, where he died of his injuries.
Yes we can!
Permit me a brief moment of bragging. I am as proud as any farm wife with a brand-new ribbon from the county fair, because this summer I conquered my fear of canning food. Well, it wasn’t exactly a fear; just the uncertainty that comes from not knowing much, except the fact that if you screw it up, you could die of botulism.
Thoughts on the Women For Obama Rally
Yesterday’s Women for Obama rally, while decidedly light on attacks on the McCain campaign, contained the single most important message the Dems can deliver about McCain and women.
UPDATE: Charges filed in county homicide
Albemarle County police have announced the names of those involved in the county’s first homicide, which occurred yesterday afternoon. Police say that Travis Scott, a 23-year-old county resident, was killed in an attempted robbery.
Lalich admits to violating probation, might be kicked off team
UVA quarterback Peter Lalilch admitted today in court that he drank alcohol while on probation, but didn’t smoke marijuana.
Visitor Center on Route 20 set to close
Tourists beware. The Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau Center (CACVB) on Hwy 20 will close its doors on October 1.
Sounder sleep
Now here’s a truly cool project. A bunch of UVA students (in architecture and engineering) spent last Friday assembling, at the Cobham home of architecture prof John Quale, structures they’d designed to shelter two sleeping people. The rules were that the structures had to be made from recycled, reclaimed or natural materials; that materials had to be recycled after the project; and that each structure could take no more than two hours to assemble and cost no more than $10.
Off To See the Ladies
I’m about to head out to attend the Virginia Women for Obama Rally featuring Michelle Obama, Jill Biden, and Goodyear sex discrimination victim Lilly Ledbetter.