Due to a production error, Detective Todd Lucas was not identified in the opening photograph of last week’s cover story [“Does Charlottesville have a gang problem?” July 8, 2008]. Additionally, in the section of that story titled “The summer of white t-shirts,” the author wants to make explicit that when Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo smiled at the notion that white t-shirts are the mark of a gang, he was not dismissing the severity of the attacks last summer at the hands of white t-shirted kids. Rather, Longo was responding to the idea that wearing a white t-shirt necessarily makes one a gang member.
A bug’s life: Cicada emergence is a mysterious, massive phenomenon
Sachin Gadani and a few friends recently spent a weekend combing Charlottesville for cicadas. The UVA MD-PhD graduate student is head of the University’s entomology club, and he and several fellow amateur bug lovers haven’t had to look hard to find the first local representatives of one of the
Republicans plot course for City Council race
While the Democrats prepare for the June 11 primaries, two Republicans are quietly taking notes on the issues raised and looking ahead to the November general election, hoping to become the first conservative representatives on City Council since 2002. The five Democratic candidates fielded
Diamond anniversary: Ten years after Coach Brian O’Connor’s arrival, UVA baseball is a powerhouse
It was Sunday, April 21, 2013, Brian O’Connor’s 42nd birthday. Virginia had taken both games of Saturday’s doubleheader against No. 5 Florida State and was an inning away from its first-ever sweep of one of college baseball’s most dominant programs. Pitcher Kyle Crockett stepped into the
Judge hears arguments, puts off decision in Dumler petition trial
A small group of protesters holding signs that read “Dumler must go” gathered outside the Albemarle County Circuit Courthouse this afternoon for the trial to determine whether Albemarle County Supervisor Chris Dumler will be removed from office. Four and a half hours of testimony later, Judge
What’s coming up in Charlottesville and Albemarle the week of 5/20?
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 Charlottesville City Council will hold a regular
What’s Happening at the Jefferson School City Center?
The auditorium at the Jefferson School City Center was the venue for the forum for City Council candidates co-sponsored by Charlottesville Tomorrow and The Daily Progress on Thursday night. The event was moderated by Charlottesville Tomorrow’s Executive Director Director, Brian Wheeler.
Fake ID trio remanded; feds say Rugby house held $1.3 million in cash
All three Charlottesville residents arrested last week for allegedly manufacturing thousands of fake IDs will remain in jail for the foreseeable future after each waived the right to a bail hearing in federal court Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, details continue to emerge about the raid on a
Governor Cuccinelli: Seriously, Virginia—you’re actually considering this?
Unlike some pundits we could name, we here at Odd Dominion HQ have never discounted the chances that Virginia’s rabidly right-wing Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli could somehow weasel his way into the governor’s mansion. After all, despite the man’s long history of extremist positions and
Owner of experiential forest preschool launches Kickstarter campaign
After a long day cooped up inside, Ruth Haske’s 4-year-old daughter was ecstatic to get outdoors when the thunder subsided last week. She bounded down the steps to help her dad take a bag of garbage to the compost pit, and stopped to check the status of her beet seedlings in the family’s garden
As dome nears completion, a new chapter begins for Rotunda
Jody Lahendro has led a lot of curious locals up the 61′ of creaking scaffolding that has surrounded UVA’s Rotunda for a year. Most recently, it was a group that had won a private tour at an auction to raise money for the iconic structure’s ongoing renovation. Once the visitors emerged at
The 2013 UVA Issue: Four dialogues changing Mr. Jefferson’s University
“What do you think?” Four undergrads—all science majors and members of a UVA genetic engineering competition team—had gathered around a second-floor conference room table in the Physical and Life Sciences building for much of the afternoon to debate project concepts. They were getting ready to
Conservation group says Trump golf course violates easement policy
Donald and Eric Trump already own 14 golf courses worldwide, with locations across the United States and in Scotland and Puerto Rico, but they don’t have one in Albemarle County, yet. Three years after paying $6.2 million for the Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard, the Trumps bought the 217-acre
When a MOOC is more than a MOOC: How online learning is shifting the academic goalposts at UVA
Lou Bloomfield is behind on his correspondence. A teetering stack of letters and postcards sits on the desk of the UVA physics professor, creator of the much-loved undergraduate science-for-non-science-majors course “How Things Work.” They’re all from students, and full of praise and thanks.
UVA in the news: Bigwigs, Olympic medals, and remembering Orange Spring
There’s no question about the biggest UVA story since last spring. After the Board of Visitors ousted President Teresa Sullivan last June, the faculty and student body went up in arms. Two weeks of meetings, rallies, and resignations followed, and on June 26 Sullivan was reinstated. Students
Bright young things: UVA’s self-directed synthetic biology stars
Ask some of the newest members of UVA’s International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition team why they plan to spend the summer in a lab on Grounds splicing DNA, and they have a tendency to talk over one another in their eagerness to explain. “It’s undergraduate research, but we’re not
Idea, inc.: Darden’s iLab incubator opens its doors to entrepreneurs from UVA and beyond
What do a seven-millimeter-thick portable speaker, a blood-sampling catheter designed to mimic a mosquito’s proboscis, and habanero-pineapple hot sauce have in common? They’re all destined for the Darden School of Business, three of more than two dozen business ideas from a group of
Manslaughter charge, Coke building off the market again, and more on the Bypass: News briefs
Check c-ville.com daily and pick up a copy of the paper Tuesday to for the latest Charlottesville and Albemarle news briefs and stories. Here’s a quick look at some of what we’ve had an eye on for the past week. Manslaughter charge in Semester at Sea death Police in Dominica have arrested a man
What’s coming up in Charlottesville and Albemarle the week of 5/13?
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 Belmont-Carlton Neighborhood Association is
Dominican man charged with manslaughter in death of Casey Schulman
Police in Dominica have arrested a man there in connection with the death of UVA fourth-year Casey Schulman, who was killed by a boat propeller while swimming during a Semester at Sea outing last December, according to multiple reports. Andrew Armour, identified by the Associated Press as a
Thomas Jefferson Foundation receives annual tourism award
A crowd of about 100 gathered at Trump Winery yesterday evening to wine and dine, enjoy the view of the vineyard, and watch the Charlottesville Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau (CACVB) present the annual Tourism Achievement Award. Executive Director Kurt Burkhart presented the top honor