Author: David McNair
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No Knock Out: police charge two in Mall beating, details emerge
What was portrayed as a vicious, unprovoked “knock out game” and “Clockwork Orange” style attack on a white couple by a group of black males on the Downtown Mall, both on social media and in initial press reports, appears to have been nothing of the sort. “Nothing in support of this investigation leads us to…
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Crime, assault stats show DTM has become safer
In the wake of the alleged “knock out” assault on the DTM, police have released stats on police calls for service, reported incidents, simple assaults, and aggravated assaults stats for the Downtown Mall between January 1, 2013 and December 29, 2013. According to police, the DTM had a drop of 36 percent in Calls for…
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Viral justice? Chief Longo on the alleged “knock out game” assault on the DTM
Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo has not had a pleasant couple of weeks. During a coffee shop interview on January 2, Longo took time to discuss the fall-out from an allegedly vicious, unprovoked attack on a white couple by three black males that occurred on the Downtown Mall early Thursday morning on December 20. A…
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Celebrate the New Year all day and night on the DTM
The DTM is the place to be on December 31 to ring in the New Year. There are a multitude of events at the Haven, the Paramount Theater, Old Metropolitan Hall, the Omni Ballroom, the Virginia Discover Museum, the Key and Carver Rec Centers, and on the DTM itself. Your best bet for ringing in…
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Vintage DTM: Christmas on Main Street, circa 1959
In December of 1959, local photographer Ed Roseberry captured this nighttime view of Main Street, today’s Downtown Mall. Many changes have occurred in this section of town in the last 5 decades. The Paramount went dark for 30 years. The buildings to the west of the theater were destroyed by fire (1973) and have become…
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Another Vinegar Hill plan for Downtown?
Good for Daily Progress reporter Aaron Richardson for raising this issue with regard to the planned “central Strategic Investment Area in Charlottesville” around Friendship Court and the Ix property, which could replace public housing. Yes, there are “Shadows of Vinegar Hill” in this plan, but previous stories on this plan overlooked this part of it.…
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Vintage DTM: evolution of the DTM was gradual
This photograph from the mid 1970s shows the early construction of the Downtown Mall. The controversial idea to replace the drivable Main Street with a brick-paved pedestrian mall was not well-received by everyone, especially many of the business owners who benefited from the drive-up traffic and being convenient to their customers. This image shows the…
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Support The DTM Launch Campaign!
Help support community journalism and The DTM! We’ll be organizing a fundraising campaign during the month of December. Please consider supporting this unique experiment in community journalism. Go to The DTM Launch Campaign
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More than a Mall: A Guide to Historic Downtown Charlottesville
If you haven’t had a chance to read this research project by the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society and the UVA School of Architecture, under the guidance of Prof. Daniel Bluestone, well, you’ve been missing out on one of the most comprehensive studies of the DTM. Check it out! READ THE BOOKLET BY CLICKING HERE
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More Vintage DTM: as seen from above, and long ago
This aerial photograph from legendary Charlottesville photographer Ed Roseberry shows downtown Charlottesville as it looked in the early 1970s. The street on the left is Main Street, today’s downtown mall. The ramps came off the Belmont Bridge and 9th Street on to Main Street about where the nTelos Wireless Pavilion stands today. You can see…
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