Independent candidate to run for City Council
“I believe that students and their families are somewhat underrepresented in the city,” said the 22-year old.
Local VIFCA member to appear on Glenn Beck
Deborah Stockton, executive director of NICFA and member of VICFA, the Virginia chapter, has been fighting the federal government’s proposal to have all livestock farms to be required to register and tag animals with radio transmitters.
Identity of killed pedestrian released
Police claim that Horace Clay Atkins, 63, crossed the street without using the pedestrian crosswalk and that he was in possession of alcohol at the time of the incident.
UVA law prof withdraws from EPA post consideration
Jon Cannon is yet another of Obama’s nominees who drop out amid controversy.
First Street Church homeless day shelter officially breaks ground
“This is an incredibly special occasion,” Mayor Dave Norris told a large audience at the groundbreaking for the First Street Church. “It’s a true labor of love.”
Band rehearsal hall gets $10 million pledge
UVA President John Casteen announced today that Hunter Smith, wife of the late Carl Smith, has pledged $10.7 million for the construction of a “rehearsal hall” for the University band and music department.
Charlottesville and Albemarle's top 10 private property owners
JUMP TO… • Douglas Caton (No. 10) • Coran Capshaw (No. 9) • Federal Realty Investment Trust (No. 8) • Westminster-Canterbury of the Blue Ridge (No. 7) • Martha Jefferson Hospital (No. 6) • Charles Rotgin, Jr. (No. 5) • Wendell Wood (No. 4) • Hunter Craig (No. 3) • Dr. Charles Hurt (No. 2) […]
No. 1: University of Virginia Foundation
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION Assessed value: $342 million Acres: 4,766 Notable holdings: Boar’s Head Inn and Birdwood Golf Course; North Fork Research Park; Fontaine Research Park; Morven Farm; 18 residential properties; 14 apartment buildings; 18 office buildings; two other hotels; one former hospital; and five restaurants. The UVA Foundation, which manages the taxable real estate […]
No. 2: Dr. Charles Hurt
DR. CHARLES HURT Virginia Land Company Assessed value: $132 million* Acres: 3,155 Notable holdings: Fray’s Grant, Pavilions at Pantops, Advance Mills Farms, Mink Creek Estates, Montgomery Ridge. In 1961, Virginia Land Company was founded by Dr. Charles Hurt, a 1954 graduate of the UVA School of Medicine. Much of Hurt’s assets are in undeveloped land, […]
No. 3: Hunter Craig
HUNTER CRAIG Assessed value: $126 million* Acres: 1,305 Notable holdings: Biscuit Run, Wachovia tower on the Mall, the Bank of America building on the Mall, Chancellor Building on the Corner, Barracks West Condos Hunter Craig is either well positioned to make a killing when the recession ends or stuck with a millstone around his neck. […]