Author: David McNair
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Could car crossings at 4th & 5th streets be nixed?
As the Newsplex reports, the Charlottesville Planning Commission met Tuesday night to discuss if the car crossings on the DTM fit in with the city’s comprehensive plan. They didn’t end up making a decision, and have planned another discussion before they make one. As some may recall, the PC was never very keen on the…
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City pulls chairs out from under homeless
Five benches around the Central Place fountain were removed because of “behavior problems” from some of those who have been using them, the Newsplex reports. But one homeless man makes a good point: “I understand there’s some noise, but the thing is, you don’t have to take the chairs out for that; pinpoint the ones…
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Landmark gets sold at auction for $6.25 million
Waynesboro-born John Dewberry (photo left), once a starting quarterback for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the mid-1980s, and now a well-known Atlanta-based real estate developer, submitted the winning bid of $6.25 million for the shell of the Landmark Hotel in Federal bankruptcy court today. READ MORE
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Paradox Pastry opens tomorrow on the DTM
Paradox Pastray, the sweet shop that wants you to sweat too, says its going to be open for business tomorrow, June 11, bright and early at 7am. Who is going?
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Citizen Burger Bar opening delayed
There were shooting for a Friday, June 8 opening….but it looks like its not happening. “Although we came very close, we have decided to delay the Grand Opening by one week from Friday,” they says in a release. ” There is no question that we will make this new date.” So, the Grand Opening will…
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The other new DTM hotel…
Speaking of hotels…there’s another one planned for the corner right across from the Lewis & Clark (and Sacagawea) statue, a seven story, 133 room Marriott extended-stay Residence Inn. Work on it could begin this winter, and a slew of funky business that have set up in the interim –Random Row Books, City Clay, Cat Thraser…
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Auction approaches for DTM eyesore
For three years now, the shell of a once planned luxury hotel has sat like a ‘landmark’ to false promises. On June 18 at 11am at the Charlottesville Federal Courthouse, the 11-story structure finally goes on the auction block. Will the DTM finally get its hotel? Hawes Spencer of the Hook has the details on…
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TIME for the photo festival
The Look3 Festival of the Photograph just got a nice plug from the photo editors of TIME magazine, who write about the festival’s curators this year–National Geographic photographer Vincent Musi and Washington Post visuals editor David Griffin–who put in plugs for the DTM as a location. “There’s a coffee house and it’s right outside of…
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Thomas photos turn heads
As part of the Look3 Photo Festival, Hank Willis Thomas‘ photos of African-American athletes juxtapose present and past for a head-turning, stand and look exhibit right next to the free speech wall on the DTM. Check it out.
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Citizen Burger Bar set for June 8 opening
Citizen Burger Bar on the DTM is set for a June 8 grand opening. They were shooting for Memorial Day, but you know how it goes. Here’s some PR: After many weeks of construction renovation, owner Andy McClure is transforming the citizen burger bar space to embody qualities and characteristics of a modern American pub.…
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