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Jason Kessler

Coronavirus News

In brief: Happy (socially distanced) graduation, Memorial Day, and more

Rad grads Charlottesville’s 2020 high school graduates imagined they’d be walking across a grand stage right about now, with “Pomp and Circumstance” blaring as an auditorium applauded. That’s gone, of […]

C-VILLE Writers | May 26, 2020

News

In brief: A12 legal guide, big-ticket sale, pet peril and more

Who’s suing whom In advance of the two-year statute of limitations, a flurry of lawsuits have been filed stemming from the events of August 12, 2017, adding to several that […]

C-VILLE Writers | August 21, 2019

News

In brief: Surviving the anniversary, unfinished A12 legal business, another contender, and more

Forward together It was a full house at First Baptist Church on West Main Street on August 12, as a diverse crowd gathered for an interfaith service. “It fills my […]

C-VILLE Writers | August 14, 2019

News

Neo-Nazi group admits A12 liability and Kessler drops suit

The National Socialist Movement, a defendant in a post-Unite the Right lawsuit, made a bizarre shift when its former leader signed over the organization to black civil rights activist James […]

Lisa Provence | March 5, 2019

News

Too much love: Apology for unwanted hug settles Kessler case

Phoebe Stevens is a pacifist. She says that’s why she wrapped her arms around Jason Kessler at his August 13, 2017, press conference as a crowd of angry protesters closed […]

Samantha Baars | February 19, 2019

News

Beyond the statues: Councilor’s book explores Confederate monument backlash

By Jonathan Haynes City Councilor Wes Bellamy sat down for a revelatory interview at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center January 10 to promote his new book, Monumental: It […]

C-VILLE Writers | January 16, 2019

News

In brief: Farmington fracas, scooter-ville, white supremacists’ lawsuit and more

Farmington feud Farmington Country Club revoked Juan Manuel Granados’ membership following his spat with Tucker Carlson, who has admitted that his son threw wine in Granados’ face. Granados, represented by […]

C-VILLE Writers | November 14, 2018

News

Found guilty: Theologian banned from UVA for life appeals decision

When about 40 protesters gathered at the University of Virginia School of Law library April 25 to chase off Jason Kessler, one man was arrested—and it wasn’t the one who […]

Samantha Baars | October 10, 2018

News

In brief: Category 4, $1 penalty, Foxfield continued and more

Florence and the rain machine Charlottesville was relatively unscathed from last year’s big hurricanes: Harvey and Category 5s Irma and Maria. But as stock brokers often warn, past performance is […]

C-VILLE Writers | September 12, 2018

Opinion

History matters: ‘Something wicked this way comes’

By Bonnie Gordon For almost two years, Charlottesville has felt like Act IV, Scene 1 of Macbeth. So when I saw Black Mac, a radically black take on Shakespeare’s play […]

C-VILLE Writers | August 22, 2018

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