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Opinion: is the City Yard really under-used? And was it really a former neighborhood?
C-Ville Weekly claims the City Yard is an under-used parking lot, which could be true, but where is the evidence of this in this article? There’s a throw-away line about it being a place for “parking dump trucks” and Charlottesville City Councilor Kathy Galvin calling it “a big asphalt parking lot where we store our…
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Since 2012, The DTM has been a local, completely independent effort to bring you news, information, perspective, and observations on all things downtown Charlottesville, and more. From the beginning it’s been a labor of love, with some much need support from readers along the way. Now I’d like to ask that you support the DTM…
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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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Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan…not a bright bunch
From the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan home page. One danger involved in attending their planned rally here this Saturday, July 8, that hasn’t been discussed: the risk to your mental health being around this much stupid. “…July 8th in Virginia we will make a stand for our Southern History. They are…
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Local Blogger Uses Florida Woman’s Indentity to Create Petition to Remove Wes Bellamy From City Council
A petition being widely circulated in the local media to remove Vice-Mayor Wes Belamy from Charlottesville City Council, and which features many comments from citizens, appears to be a fake [note: since the date of this posting the petition has been altered. See developing news below. The screen shot above is off the petition…
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Pro-White Blogger Stalks Black City Councilor on Twitter
Charlottesville’s Vice-Mayor Wes Bellamy will have to live with, and be judged by the tweets he posted in his youth, but.. As long as we’re sharing without permission… In case you wondered why blogger, self-published author, wannabe filmmaker, and oppressed white man, Jason Kessler, would take the time to dig through thousands of old twitter…
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2016 Best of the DTM Winners!
Savvy DTM readers have spoken! Here are the results of the 2016 Best of the DTM Polls. Congrats to the winners! DTM’s Best Coffee Shop 1st Place – Mudhouse 2nd Place – Java Java Cafe 3rd Place – Grit Coffee DTM’s Best Retail Shop 1st Place – BOUTIQUE boutique 2nd Place – The Consignment House…
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Shop Owner Creates Creepy “Chocolate” UVA Football Player
This was run as a straight local story on Charlottesville’s NBC29 news. But its hard not to wonder what this shop owner was thinking and if she realizes what some people might think about this.
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Park & Hide: DTM Parking Dispute Gets Personal
What started out as a discussion to improve the parking situation on the DTM appears now to have turned into an episode of Game of Thrones, complete with threats of government seizure, and talk of bullying and personal vendettas. So, what the heck is going on? “As a rule,” says Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signor, responding…
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