Parents of Morgan Harrington mark morbid anniversary
Since January 26, 2010, the Harrington family has kept a steady vigil on their blog and continued to make media appearances as part of their Help Save the Next Girl campaign and their effort to bring Morgan’s killer to justice. Last Thursday, they marked two years since the confirmation of their daughter’s death, during a stop at the Copeley Road Bridge where she was last seen alive. “Gil and I are held up daily by people who continue to help keep Morgan’s story alive,” said father Dan Harrington to media.
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Gil and Dan Harrington at their daughter’s memorial. |
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UVA basketball standout rebounds from injury
Assane Sene, UVA basketball’s 7′-tall Senegalese center, is recovering from an injury to his right ankle, and hopes to be back on the court in March. After a January 19 win over Georgia Tech, UVA team doctor David Diduch told Cavalier Insider that fractures such as Sene’s typically heal within six weeks. The recovery timetable of six weeks would put Sene, ranked 10th all-time for UVA blocked shots, back on the court in time for the season’s final matchup with Maryland on March 4, and potentially ready for the ACC tournament, which starts on March 8.
Applications to UVA increase by 18 percent
UVA received 28,200 applications for undergraduate admission for the Fall 2012 semester. That’s a nearly 18 percent jump over last year’s total. According to a New York Times survey, UVA’s jump sticks out: At present, the school has the greatest percentage increase in admissions among those listed. (Save for Iowa’s Grinnell College—which, it should be noted, received fewer than 3,000 applications last year.)
Stonefield still slated for 137-room hotel
Last week, C-VILLE reported that a Staun-ton-based hotel developer had plans for a 137-room Homewood Suites at West Rio Road. One unanswered question we had concerned hotel plans for the Stonefield development on U.S. 29, once considered home for Homewood. With Homewood Suites bound for a different site, was Stonefield looking for another hotel developer? No, said Tom Gallagher, a principal with developer Edens & Avant, who spoke with C-VILLE. “We’re working with MacFarlane Partners, from Richmond,” said Gallagher. “The project is a Hyatt Place.” He estimated that the site would have 137 rooms.
Arrested occupiers found guilty
The 17 members of Occupy Charlottesville who were arrested in Lee Park in the wee hours of December 1 were found guilty of trespassing, according to a report from the Newsplex. On Friday morning, a judge denied a motion to dismiss the charges filed by their attorney Jeffrey Fogel, and the occupiers received $100 fines. Indecent exposure charges against one occupier, who stripped naked on Market Street in protest, were dropped.
Mr. Halfaday goes to court
Former Democratic City Council candidate James Halfaday waived his rights to a preliminary hearing on Thursday and will face a grand jury in late February. Halfaday is accused of election fraud for making false statements in his candidate documents, a Class 5 Felony that carries a hefty penalty.