Courthouse undergoes construction
Colonial Williamsburg construction workers completed their work on the Courthouse over spring break. The construction left the building fenced-off and covered in scaffolding for two months and resulted...
View ArticleComprehensive Plan positively recommended
Students, faculty and residents came out in support of the 2013 Comprehensive Plan at Wednesday’s Williamsburg City Planning Commission meeting. Proponents argued in favor of the resulting increased...
View ArticleBudget suggests city renovations
While many students look at the Williamsburg City Council’s proposed 2014 fiscal year budget with apathy, Mayor and professor of economics Clyde Haulman thinks students should be interested in some new...
View ArticleCity bids farewell to housing density cap
Williamsburg City Council unanimously passed eight proposed ordinances that implement part of the 2013 Comprehensive Plan April 11. The Comprehensive Plan, approved by the council in January, aims to...
View ArticleCity, College engaged in Emergency Agreement
Due to the College of William and Mary’s recent purchase of the Hospitality House and other factors, the city of Williamsburg is introducing an Emergency Services Agreement with the College in its...
View ArticleSecret service approves of Hinckley’s behavior during Williamsburg visits
He visited the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William and Mary. He’s gone to the Williamsburg Target, Harris Teeter and Barnes and Noble. Wherever he goes, U.S. Secret Service agents have...
View ArticleWATA considers canceling trolley
Due to the expiration of $1.2 million in federal grants, the Williamsburg Area Transit Authority is looking into a number of cuts — including eliminating trolley services. WATA is currently examining...
View ArticleWATA Board saves trolley, extends fixed route service
Fans of the Williamsburg trolley can breathe a sigh of relief; it will remain operational until at least January 2014. Fixed route bus service will also be extended. The Williamsburg Area Transit...
View ArticleChallis to leave College
Campus police chief Don Challis will depart from the College of William and Mary March 7 to become associate vice president for safety and security at South Dakota State University. An Iowa native and...
View ArticleDouglas Pons announces City Council re-election bid
Douglas Pons announced his bid for Williamsburg City Council reelection Thursday, as reported by the Williamsburg-Yorktown Daily. Pons joins Scott Foster ’10 J.D. ’14 in the running for the May 6...
View ArticleFoster, Pons uncontested in City Council elections
Scott Foster ’10 J.D. ’14 and Douglas Pons will each run uncontested in Williamsburg City Council’s elections. Foster and Pons have served on city council for the past four years. Both council members...
View ArticleJewish Mother facing lawsuit
If all goes according to plan, The Jewish Mother will open its doors in Williamsburg this month. The restaurant and nightclub chain will also face its next hearing date April 25 in The Jewish Mother v....
View ArticleVirginia Avenue house searched for possible meth lab
Williamsburg Police executed a search warrant on a residence on Wednesday April 2, around 10 a.m. Police suspected the residence, located at 224 B Virginia Ave., for manufacturing methamphetamine....
View ArticleCity police say number of Williamsburg noise violations consistent
The number of complaints City of Williamsburg residents have filed relating to noise violations and the three- and four-person rules have stayed consistent over the years. City of Williamsburg Chief of...
View ArticleDiscussing Williamsburg tourism and the College
Recent Virginia Gazette articles by Steve Vaughan highlight a slump in tourist activity in the Historic Triangle of Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown. According to a 2006 assessment by the Wessex...
View ArticleRising deer population threatens Williamsburg environment
The explosion of Williamsburg’s deer population in recent years brought the Neighborhood Council together last Saturday to discuss the issue’s societal and ecological implications and to talk about...
View ArticleStandard & Poor’s increases Williamsburg’s bond rating
The financial services company Standard & Poor’s raised the city of Williamsburg’s long-term bond rating from AA+ to AAA April 8, indicating a stable economic outlook through 2016. The rating is...
View ArticleFormer student, member of football team charged with rape
Former College of William and Mary student and member of the Tribe football team Jaiven Knight was arrested Tuesday, April 22 on charges of rape, according to Williamsburg Police. Senior Athletics...
View ArticleFormer student-athlete pleads not guilty, sets up jury trail
A former William and Mary student-athlete pleaded not guilty to a sole charge of rape in the Williamsburg-James City County Circuit Court Wednesday. A jury trial will convene in late October. Jaiven...
View ArticleCheesebro College’s First Female Police Chief
Deborah Cheesebro will become the College of William and Mary’s first ever female police chief Sept. 15. She previously served as senior director of police at the University of North Carolina School of...
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