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 […]
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 […]
Albemarle County is facing its first property tax rate increase in years, and it’s a doozy: After a series of workshops that ended earlier this month, the Board of Supervisors advertised a rate of 80.8 cents per $100 of assessed value. That’s a hike of 4.2 cents, which translates to a tax bill of $2,279 […]
UVA clinches ACC championship, heads to NCAA tourney Capping a glorious season that saw the UVA men’s basketball team capture the ACC regular season title and the ACC tournament championship for the first time in 38 years, the Cavaliers head into the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed for the East Region. Following a […]
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. Take note—the weather may shift the below schedule. Check back with us for cancellations and […]
Virginia’s whirlwind regular legislative session has ended, but with a budget left to pass, lawmakers have yet to put Richmond in their rear-view mirror. All eyes are on March 24 and the start of a special session and an expected showdown over Medicaid expansion. But it hasn’t been all deadlock and drama. Now awaiting the […]
Days before state prosecutors filed a motion to drop three felony child porn charges against former Venable Elementary School teacher Corey R. Schock, federal agents filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia charging Schock with one count of online coercion and solicitation of a minor. An affidavit filed […]
One month after Venable Elementary School teacher Corey Schock was arrested on child pornography charges, federal prosecutors are taking over the case. According to a motion filed March 10 in Charlottesville Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, the state is seeking to drop the current charges against Schock—two for possession of child pornography and one for […]
When your hometown is burning and you’re thousands of miles away, what do you do? For locals with personal ties to Caracas and Kiev, the answer is: You worry, you watch Twitter, and you keep your phone charged. “I call every couple hours that it’s possible, when it’s daytime there, and I’m asking, ‘Are you […]
Below, find our latest news briefs—several stories we’ve got an eye on. Pick up C-VILLE’s print edition tomorrow and check c-ville.com daily for regular updates. Spurzem ‘Wades’ in The already bulging real estate portfolio of developer Richard T. Spurzem just got even bigger with his company’s purchase of 14 student housing buildings from Wade Properties […]
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. Take note—the weather may shift the below schedule. Check back with us for cancellations […]