Her March 25 death was marked with an obituary in The Daily Progress, but the only hint of the anguish Robin Worsky endured—and her family’s place in Charlottesville history—are the final words of the last sentence, a request that donations be made in her honor to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Nearly […]
Her March 25 death was marked with an obituary in The Daily Progress, but the only hint of the anguish Robin Worsky endured—and her family’s place in Charlottesville history—are the final words of the last sentence, a request that donations be made in her honor to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Nearly […]
The Virginia Court of Appeals shut the door on any further arguments in George Huguely’s case this week, but the former UVA lacrosse player is still fighting his 2012 conviction for murder in the beating death of his girlfriend, Yeardley Love. He has now appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court, according to NBC29. Huguely’s legal […]
Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings in the comments section. The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board meets at 1pm Monday, April 7 at the […]
Odd Dominion is an unabashedly liberal, bi-monthly op-ed column covering Virginia politics. There are times when even we—who have observed the absurd theatrics of Virginia’s General Assembly for longer than we’d care to admit—are stunned by the level of immaturity and asinine behavior exhibited in our state capital. This, without a doubt, is one of those […]
When Paul Beyer launched the first Tom Tom Founders Festival in 2012, he billed it as Charlottesville’s answer to Austin’s SXSW, a smorgasbord of music, art, and innovation in a city that always wants more of all three. The festival returns for a third time April 9-14, and true to its young roots, it’s got a schedule […]
Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings in the comments section. The Albemarle County Planning Commission gathers from 6-8pm Tuesday, April 1 in Lane Auditorium […]
Ron Cooper, C-VILLE’s legal columnist, contributed to the reporting of this story. Consider a courtroom scenario in Albemarle County. A man is charged with a crime but can’t afford a lawyer, and the top assistant attorney from the local public defender’s office represents him. Prosecuting the case is the top assistant Commonwealth’s attorney for the […]
The former Charlottesville school teacher arrested in February on child pornography charges has been released from jail on personal recognizance pending trial, according to records in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Corey R. Schock, a veteran fourth-grade teacher at Venable Elementary School, was arrested February 10 during a search of […]
Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings in the comments section. Albemarle County Supervisors are planning community meetings to discuss the county budget and proposed tax increase this […]
First the good news, Virginia: Sodomy for everyone! O.K., not everyone—but if you’re an amorously adventurous sort with a consensual partner of legal age? Go for it! If the members of our General Assembly did little else during the winter session (and, to be honest, they did little else), at least they managed to overturn […]