Charlottesville 2017 – a year in photos
Browsing through photos from last year I can’t believe all I witnessed. It was like a strange, horrible dream. Here are some standouts.
Ununite the Right: Charlottesville responds by taking names and…(Updated)
Charlottesville has responded to summer of 2017’s deadly rally by going after the nazis and white supremacists, one by one, who thought it was a good idea to come here. As a result, the list of those facing criminal charges, jail time, lawsuits, job losses, and being ostracized by their own families and communities keeps…
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State Investigation of August 12 in Charlottesville cites miscommunication
From the State investigation into the events of August 12: “…James W. Baker, a consultant with the International Association of Chiefs of Police who led the review, said state police and local police each had their own response plans, which should have been unified before the event. Baker said that despite collaboration and meetings in…
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The Lee Statue in Charlottesville: from Tulips to Terror in a few short years
By David McNair Now that the symbolism of the statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia has literally exploded into our consciousness, it’s easy to forget how blind we were to it just a short time ago. The truth is, only a few years before the idea of removing the Lee statue became an…
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Why Charlottesville? How a Facebook comment, an unknown blogger, and some old tweets inflamed a debate about race and monuments
At the time, if you told people in Charlottesville that hundreds of angry white supremacists and neo-nazis would rally in a park just steps away from the theater the following summer, they’d have thought you were crazy.
From Comedy to Tragedy: what I saw at the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville
By David McNair The first thing I saw when I approached the Unite the Right rally on Saturday, August 12 here in Charlottesville was a guy across from Market Street Market selling bottled water for $2 out of his car, saying, “I figured I had to make the most of it.” The next thing I…
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“I like to help people create their ideal environment for growth…”
“I love diversity. I’m an acupuncturist, and I’m an interfaith minister. Acupuncture is like gardening, and interfaith ministry is also similar [to gardening]. I like to help people create their ideal environment for growth. I’m not the healer, I’m just the gardener.” Text and photo by Haley Burton. You can visit her Individuals of Charlottesville…
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“I sing and give my voice to the cause I am protesting…”
“From time-to-time this writer marches up and down the mall carrying a picket sign protesting against such things as the Iraq War and the killing of seventeen-year old unarmed Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, or protesting for Health Care for all, what some people call “Obamacare.” (Let me add, Obama cares a lot.) Usually while…
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Bag with matching bat: DTM clothing store gets unexpected visitor
Zoe Stevenson, an employee at clothing store Verdigris on the DTM, had an unexpected visitor yesterday– a giant bat, which she says was sleeping behind one of the bags that a standing mannequin was holding. “When I went to move the bag it was thrown to floor,” says Stevenson. “ It was just lying there…
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A remembrance: Good-bye to long-time C & O owner Dave Simpson
Long-time C&O Restaurant owner, and good friend, Dave Simpson passed away suddenly this week. He will be missed. Here’s an interview I did with Dave a few years back. He was a wise and thoughtful man: The C&O: a friendly port in a stormy world November 30, 2010 For 30 years now, Dave Simpson has…
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