The planned interchange at the corner of 250 and McIntire will likely pave right over the Dogwood Vietnam Memorial, Seth Rosen explains in today’s Daily Progress, and some veterans are upset about it. The memorial was the first such Vietnam memorial in the nation, established in 1966. The city has offered to move the memorial, but some Vietnam vets aren’t buying it. Also in the path of the interchange are the skate park and the rescue squad. For more about the planned construction, see the city’s interchange website.
Sideblog
- Downtown tarot card reader Ed Rowe passed away on NYE; a memorial service will be held Wed. 01/07 from 5-8PM at Twisted Branch. #
- The DP illustrates a 30% drop in UVa's endowment with a graph that gets 58% smaller. Not a lot of statisticians go into the news biz, I guess. #
- There's an E85 station in Albemarle now. #
- Urban Outfitters to open up in the old Hardware Store. Ugh. The very worst of Old Town Alexandria, right here in C'ville. #
- Wistar and Darren's spider on frog on turtle photo keeps getting more famous. #
- Trish took some photos of an albino deer, or perhaps a piebald deer. In either case, it's an awfully rare thing and, incidentally, perfectly legal to hunt in VA. #
- David Maurer provides the address of some of the best Christmas lights around town, and I mapped them. In a nutshell, it's all about Meade, Holmes, and Agnese. Update: The DP mapped them, too. #
- Google Maps now provides CTS routes, complete with fare prices and scheduling. This is so cool! #
- The Downtown Mall overhaul might come in under budget, thanks to the lousy economy. #
- DMB is playing the JPJ in April. #
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