Due to reporting errors, last week’s cover story, “Building a history,” contained two misstatements. We said that Jeff Dreyfus designed the Live Arts building. While Dreyfus’ firm, Buschman Dreyfus, designed the building, Jeff Bushman led that team. Also, the former Coca-Cola Bottling Works building on 10th Street NW was converted to four apartments before Bill Chapman bought it, not after.
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Making the cut
Members of the University of Virginia Swimming and Diving team are set to make a splash at the United States Olympic Trials in Indianapolis June 15 to 23. Any Cavaliers who make the Olympic roster will join UVA Head Coach Todd DeSorbo in Paris, where he will lead the U.S. women’s team. Since taking over […]
Public space
As the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Downtown Mall approaches in 2026, the city of Charlottesville is looking to make some improvements. The Downtown Mall Action Plan presented to city council outlines stakeholders’ priorities and suggested next steps, with a focus on the Mall as a public space. “The goal was not to […]
Filling in
Details are now known for the first of three UVA-initiated projects to build between 1,000 and 1,500 affordable housing units in the community. “This is a project being pursued by the University’s real estate foundation at the northeast corner of 10th Street and Wertland,” says Jeffrey Werner, the city’s preservation planner. “There are some opportunities […]
