Shock and awe: Inside the Rugby Road raid
After the entire city of Boston was shut down last month during a massive manhunt following explosions that maimed and slaughtered marathon bystanders, news that a block of Rugby Road was shut down last week for a multi-agency operation sparked ominous speculation. Was it a terrorist threat? A hostage situation? A murderous rampage? Virginia State Police initially refused to say what nefarious activity had taken place that warranted closing off a stretch of one of Charlottesville's most prestigious streets.
May 16th, 2013 issue #1220
NEWS
Another old building demolished on West Main
The 1939-built Merchant's Tire building is now just a memory as the site at 854 West Main prepares to become the Plaza at West Main, a mixed use project of 219 residential ...
Nearly a year after the Main Street Arena General Manager sent the city a letter complaining about the condition of the crumbling bricks along the building's east side, the...
GOP convention: 'Laborious process' to nominate AG, LG
You've got to be pretty serious about your political party if you're willing to spend an entire Saturday in Richmond nominating candidates for attorney general and lieutena...
Red-faced: Red-light camera company caught in bribery scandal
The red-light cameras that Albemarle County installed at the intersection of Route 29 and Rio Road in 2011 have caught thousands of red-light runners and generated thousand...
Un-carceration: Prosecutor candidate Deaton talks jail reform
Steven B. Deaton is gunning for the Democratic nomination for Charlottesville commonwealth's attorney– again– and on a rainy Wednesday, May 8, under the protect...
Valedictator: Lawn to get a dose of Colbert
Get ready, Nation. Funny-man Stephen Colbert, host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, is coming to Mr. Jefferson's University to deliver the 2013 valediction keynote s...
Fake ID bust: Feds go after Rugby Road trio
Federal authorities and heavily armed state police swarmed a Rugby Road home today after issuing charges against three Charlottesville residents last night.
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Tapped & paired: New places invade Barracks
The idea behind the Sedona Taphouse is simple: good beer, good food, and a comfortable atmosphere for all.
FACETIME
Blaze's glory: UVA's new student BOV rep does it all
With a name like Blake Blaze, people are probably going to remember you no matter what you do, but UVA's new student Board of Visitors representative is making sure he's kn...
Hurd, leader: Outgoing student BOV'er heads overseas
Hillary Hurd had been the student BOV representative for just a few weeks when the events that became known as UVA June thrust the school, its president and the Board of Vi...
