Minorities underrepresented in Charlottesville city departments?
35 percent of Charlottesville’s 291 public works employees are African American, but only 16 percent are supervisors or managers
UVA Patent Foundation names Straightiff new director
The news comes just days after President Barack Obama signed legislation that targets and reshapes the nation’s patent laws
County Board candidates discuss bypass, taxes and economic development
The audience quizzed the candidates on a variety of issues from the Western Bypass, to raising taxes to their plans for economic development.
UVA still second best among public universities
The University of California, Berkeley tops the list. Rounding out the top five are the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Ted Weschler tapped to lead Warren Buffett’s investment company
Ted Weschler, Charlottesville-based donor and managing partner of Peninsula Capital Advisors, has just gotten a dream job.
Charlottesville Tomorrow gets grant, hires first Engagement Coordinator
Charlottesville Tomorrow received $102,000 from the Knight Foundation to expand its information platform, including cvillepedia and 3D models
Neighborhood watch
Residents of Crescent Hall and Fifeville want more police officers patrolling their neighborhood during the day and night, especially in Tonsler Park. For several years, concerns over community policing, in which officers are assigned to specific neighborhoods, have been persistent at both sites. But last Wednesday night, during an open meeting with City Council members at the Crescent Hall public housing project, residents put their calls for improved law enforcement ahead of numerous maintenance issues, from broken elevators to overflowing toilets.
September 2011: Get Real
By now, saying that this real estate market is difficult has a certain broken-record quality. But even getting a refinance loan is “tougher than it used to be,” says Phillip Mahone, co-owner of Mahone Mortgage, LLC in Charlottesville. “The biggest issue right now is the decline in property values.” In fact, according to Zillow Inc., […]
Making nice
Much of the campaign for the Democratic nomination to City Council was spent drawing lines between the candidates who supported the construction of the Meadow Creek Parkway (MCP) and the ones who didn’t; the ones in favor of a new earthen dam at Ragged Mountain and the ones who preferred dredging the South Fork Rivanna […]
Escuela moderna
The line that formed outside the Southwood Community Center stretched out of sight. Moms, dads, students, teachers and administrators gathered on August 16 to get a piece of the fun at the second annual Back-to-School Festival, an event designed to help Southwood families celebrate and prepare for the start of the school year. This year, […]