After being cited with 91 human rights and licensing violations in April, the Millmont Center mental health facility had a grand re-opening yesterday with their new name, The Brown Schools of Virginia. The school is proud that they haven’t been cited with a single human rights violation in three months. Said the company’s CEO, “a name change is a good way to visibly signal a fresh start.” Claudia Pinto has the story in today’s Progress.
Sideblog
- Alarming news: The wells have gone dry in an Earlysville subdivision. #
- Barnes & Noble is looking to move into the old Goody's space in Barracks Road, though it would require a tear-down. #
- The woman who said she was bit by a pit bull running loose near Meade Park? She lied—she was bitten by her own dog. #
- Here's your annual weekend-before warning: Hide your daughters, lock your doors, stay off the roads...the students are coming. #
- Nailgun on Red Light's proposed musical venue on Preston. #
- Photoblogger and generally awesome guy Bill Emory has been appointed to the Planning Commission. #
- C-Ville Weekly profiles the proprietor of local blog Cvillain #
- Remember, school starts in the county Wednesday, so prepare to wait behind school buses in the morning and afternoon. #
- VDOT is just about done retiming the lights on 29N. #
- Olympics update: Adam Nelson didn't get anywhere with the shot put, but Lindsay Shoop got a gold in rowing. #
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This is a community news blog about Charlottesville, VA, USA, started in March of 2001. It's run by Waldo Jaquith. It has nothing to do with C-Ville Weekly, the newspaper. Feel free to submit a story.
This reminds me of “Altria”… like, if we don’t see “Philip Morris”, we won’t realize they’re selling cancer.
I hope the Millmont Center has cleaned up their act, because their services are important and needed by the community, but I don’t like them hiding behind a new name. If they do the job, their reputation will clear itself up.
Wow, this site has been *dead* all weekend. Not a story, not a comment, no mention even that the Lewis Mountain people have retained a lawyer!
No moderation either (posts seem to have a score of 0).
[back to sleep]
***zzzzz***
could we have any topic? Perhaps the World cup!
for example:
Are you going to watch USA play tommorrow at 5am?
UVa players on the squad: too few or too many?
Puppies- man’s best friends or tasty korean snack?
Any of these would give us something to talk about.
yeah Waldo, your site is really starting to suck. Think I’ll start my own….
yeah Waldo, your site is really starting to suck. Think I’ll start my own….
You do that. :) But first you’ll have to arrange for some news to happen — all that’s been going on in town is people talking a lot but not doing much.
well, Waldo, we thought you left us!!