Charlottesville Ten Miler closes local roads tomorrow
The two Downtown Mall crossings will be closed to automobiles from 7am to 10am. But the road closures don’t stop there
Charlottesville buys 3.3 acres of new parkland from Region 10
Added to the roughly 18 acres donated to the city by the owners of Seminole Square Shopping Center, the property now forms more than 20 contiguous acres of parkland
Jens Soering still fights conviction, while his accomplice affirms their guilt
The Associated Press reports that on Monday, Soering’s attorney sent a letter to Governor Bob McDonnell that included the statement of a Lynchburg man who says he worked on a bloody car brought into his shop by Haysom and a man who does not match Soering’s description.
Halsey Minor: $84,000 in tax trouble
According to city staff, Minor owes Charlottesville a whopping $84,351.68 in real estate taxes.
Former Albemarle School Board candidate Gallaway will run for at-large seat
Ned Gallaway lost a 2009 bid for the board’s Rio District seat as an Independent to incumbent Pamela Moynihan, who received 56 percent of the votes
Toscano and Deeds to discuss redistricting, General Assembly victories and defeats
In 2011, both legislators introduced bicycle-related legislations that ultimately failed to pass the House Transportation subcommittee. Deeds’ property appraisal bill moved on
Fight for your rights
This year, about 40 immigration-related bills were introduced in the General Assembly that would have affected undocumented immigrants and their families.
Former Albemarle Place awaits start
A long-awaited development slated for the corner of Hydraulic Road and Route 29 North in Albemarle County is officially ready for construction. The Shops at Stonefield—the 1.2 million square-foot development formerly known as Albemarle Place —will break ground in the coming months, according to its developer, Edens & Avant. However, a formal date has not […]
Tim Kaine “increasingly likely” to run for Senate, but not official yet
If Kaine decides to throw his hat in the race, he will face off against another former Governor, Republican George Allen. Also running: T Jamie Radtke, chairwoman for the Virginia Federation of Tea Party Patriots and Republican David McCormick.
Trader Joe’s, IMAX-able movie theater included in former Albemarle Place development
The grocery store first applied for an ABC license in June 2009 only to withdraw it in July 2010.