West Main Street corridor sees new business, old problems
West Main Street links the University of Virginia to the city’s Downtown Mall and surrounding businesses, and it can be argued that it also connects the city’s past with its future.
After eviction and arrests, Occupy Charlottesville takes stock
Last week, police moved to break up Occupy encampments in Los Angeles and Philadelphia and arrested and charged hundreds of occupiers.
Charlottesville police release names of Occupy members arrested in Lee Park
Of the 18 members of Occupy Charlottesville arrested, 8 are men and 10 are women; several live in and around Belmont and only one is listed as homeless.
Ken Cuccinelli will announce run for governor
Cuccinelli was previously linked with a run for Senate against Democratic Senator Mark Warner, but has apparently changed set his sights on executive office.
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Occupy Charlottesville evicted from Lee Park, members arrested [PHOTOS]
Protesters huddled on the sidewalk chanting Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and thanking the members who decided to get arrested for their courage.
Occupy Charlottesville prepares to move from Lee Park, chooses new location
Some Occupiers bent on clash with local authorities as 11pm removal deadline approaches.
UVA tells Occupy Charlottesville not to come to the Corner
“Quite simply, the University is not a campground and is not set up to support an indefinite encampment," reads a letter UVA administrators sent to Occupy Charlottesville.
Occupy Charlottesville from a media perspective
Covering Occupy Charlottesville is like trying to catch an eel barehanded. You think you have a good grip, but it keeps slipping away.
Old Coca-Cola building on Preston to undergo historic rehabilitation
CityCampus Biotechnology Center billed as engine of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Occupy Charlottesville debates possible new locations
Since City Council’s decision to open dialogue between Occupy Charlottesville and city staff to find an alternate occupation location, the group has been contemplating its next move
City Council defers curfew decision, opens discussion with Occupy Charlottesville for possible alternate location
The crowd gathered in the City Council chambers for Monday night’s meeting was the largest Councilor David Brown had ever seen in almost eight years as an elected official.
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College from jail
Inmates at Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women in Troy, Virginia will soon be able to earn a degree from behind bars.
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Occupy Charlottesville looks to the future, readies for inevitable
In the two months since the first organizers occupied Zuccotti Park in New York City to protest national economic inequality, similar encampments sprung up throughout the country, each of them claiming public space as a way to spread their messages. Since cities around the nation began breaking up these groups, the movement is facing the [...]
Occupy Charlottesville wants indefinite permit to camp in Lee Park
With a potential expiration date for the group’s camping permit looming (November 26), Occupiers have decided to lobby City Council for an extension.
Occupy Charlottesville readies for expiration of permits, awaits City Council
“What is the nature of Lee Park? Is it a neighborhood park or is it a 24/7 free speech zone?” said Mayor Dave Norris. “Since that is more of a policy question rather than a permit, more of a procedural question, than that’s where City Council needs to weigh in.”
Getting past Vinegar Hill
The destruction of Vinegar Hill in the 1960s in the name of urban renewal and the displacement of the many African-American families who lived there have caused irreparable damage to race relations in Charlottesville.
Dede Smith won. Now what?
A radiant Dede Smith gladly subjected herself to a whirlwind of affectionate embraces and congratulatory handshakes last Tuesday night at Vivace Restaurant on Ivy Road, moments after the final vote tally revealed she had won one of the three open seats on Charlottesville’s City Council.
Council's elected Dems design next steps
Kathy Galvin: The Architect Galvin ran a successful City Council campaign on the message of intelligent design, an idea she promoted through her slogan “Greener, Smarter, Stronger by Design.” She believes that developing the city’s growth and entrance corridors appropriately and giving residents the ability to become self-sufficient will help narrow the “pervasive” income and wealth [...]
PVCC to offer associates degree to inmates at Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women
PVCC expects five inmates to graduate in Spring 2013.
Occupy Charlottesville loses outspoken member, will not be issued permits past Thanksgiving
A former member said the group has lost touch with its original message and said the movement as a whole is in a “downward spiral.”
Change of occupation
Thanksgiving may be a time of transition for Occupy Charlottesville. The movement is debating whether to physically decamp from its current base in Lee Park for the winter, with the idea of coming back stronger and better organized in early spring.
Elections 2011: The battle of the signs
It’s finally here, Election Day 2011. The issues are hot, the candidates are ready, but are voters? Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced yesterday that voter turnout throughout Virginia is expected to be low, around 20 percent of registered voters
Elections 2011: Low voter turnout throughout city precincts
Voter turnout at 1pm was 13 percent. Only 59 people have cast their ballots in the Venable precinct so far
Elections 2011: Smith, Galvin, Huja in the lead
Top three candidates for City Council are all Democrats
