The very brief memoir of a news editor
On my first day as news editor, a job I took after three years on the arts desk, Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington’s body was found on an Albemarle County farm, months after her disappearance from the area around the John Paul Jones Arena. Love’s death followed in May.
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Keswick: $24M impairment before sale
One month before Richmond’s Riverstone Group began negotiations to purchase the Keswick Corporation, previous owners Orient-Express Hotels told investors that the properties carried roughly $24 million in impairment charges
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Curtains fall on Paramount employees
A star circle theater donor put it diplomatically: Interesting shake up at the Paramount
Michael Mann touts skeptics, targets "deniers"
For Mann, news reports that split time between climate researchers and deniers might leave many readers with an inflated idea of how many people disbelieve global warming
137-room Hilton project planned for Rio Road
A Staunton, Virginia-based hotel developer is under contract to purchase the former Phillips Building Supply from Martha Jefferson Hospital
Marriott franchise planned for West Main
After two years on the market and a few unrealized developments, the properties at 301 W. Main St. are under contract with a West Virginia hotel management firm called Virginia Inn Management, Inc.
Former UVA President Casteen earned $250,000 from Altria in 2011
In a study of board appointments for "presidents at colleges with the 50 largest endowments," the Chronicle placed Casteen among the top 20 individuals
“A new sense of hope”: Martin Luther King, Jr. audio at the Miller Center
Thanks to the Miller Center’s Presidential Recordings Program, conversations between U.S. Presidents and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., are preserved online
Charlottesville hires Chris Engel as new Director of Economic Development
Engel, assistant to the mighty Aubrey Watts, will take over for the former director, who will focus on his duties as Chief Operating Officer
Kid Pan Alley brawl: Do the students who sang “Part of the 99″ understand politics and economics?
The state Department of Education expects them to. Additionally, some of Kid Pan Alley’s donors give on both sides of the partisan line
Occupy Charlottesville lends support to local Citizens United protest
Move To Amend is coordinating a series of protests on the January 20 anniversary of the campaign finance ruling. Locally, it will have some help
Johnathan Perkins acquitted during summer Honor Code trial
Thanks to a letter from UVA Law School Dean Paul Mahoney, we know that Perkins did face an Honor Code trial, but was acquitted, and ultimately received his degree
New Albemarle board deadlocked on first vote
The latest incarnation of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors couldn’t even agree on a new chair during its first meeting of the year
Is WNRN close to a management hire? Station founder Mike Friend hints at "compromise deal"
Months after rumors that WNRN radio station founder Mike Friend lost his management responsibilities, the station may be close to making a hire. Whether the new station manager is Mike Friend, however, remains to be seen
Are UVA Law's gossip headlines self-inflicted?
In a fundraising letter for the UVA School of Law’s $150 million capital campaign, Dean Paul Mahoney singled out the school’s “sense of community.”
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Following tragic year, Virginia Quarterly Review makes new hires
More than one year after a suicide prompted workplace bullying allegations and an internal investigation, UVA announced last week that the Virginia Quarterly Review had hired a new publisher and deputy editor
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The Tavern closes; building's fate to be determined
During his 30 years as owner and manager of The Tavern, Shelly Gordon served three types of people at his lodge-style, UVA-bedazzled diner: students, tourists, and townspeople
JADE nabs weed, coke and guns in raid
On Thursday, December 8, the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement (JADE) Task Force executed two search warrants on residences in Greene and Buckingham counties. The operation, conducted Thursday evening, netted more than 100 pounds of processed marijuana, roughly 300 grams of powder cocaine, and four handguns, and led to the arrest of Buckingham County resident Paul [...]
Judge rules that documents submitted by HMC Holdings were forged*
Kay Jefferies knew her father for more than 60 years, and his signature for nearly as long.
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Tierra Howard uses Section 3 to expand job opportunities
In June, when Charlottesville City Council unanimously approved its first Section 3 Policy, Vice Mayor Holly Edwards touted the plan as a job-creation effort that was a long time coming
How the bypass helped Boyd win
The local vote that set the dormant Western Bypass in motion dealt what many residents and some supervisors consider to be the greatest blow to open government practices in Albemarle County in years
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PHOTO: Thursday is the new Black Friday
To our knowledge, no shoppers were harmed during Charlottesville’s Black Friday, the annual retail revel that follows Thanksgiving in most places that have a cash register
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Orange Dot Project works for economic independence
Since September, the former district director for one-term U.S. Congressman Tom Perriello has been busy with his plan to generate $30 million in new business to push low-wealth families to self-sufficiency
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UVA upgrades gun prohibition
The November 4 vote also sets the stage for a heated General Assembly battle that could pit Second Amendment advocates and Virginia’s concealed carry law against universities like UVA and George Mason
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$3.5 million lawsuit against Hollymead Town Center developers may grow
A $3.5 million lawsuit filed by the Forest Lakes Community Association (FLCA) and the Hollymead Citizens Association against some of Albemarle County’s most prominent developers may grow in scope and cost
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What do you know about George Huguely?
UVA Law professor says jury questionnaire move mirrors Enron and O.J. Simpson murder trials