Local elementary students learn what college life is like
Founded in 2002, Day in the Life offers local youth the opportunity to experience college life through tutoring, mentoring and social and cultural activities on campus.
City residents want better access to McIntire Park, more playing fields
While desires differed depending on the petitioners – golfers want the golf course to stay; bird watchers want their space; soccer players want more playing fields: and green space enthusiasts want little to no change – the lack of access to the park for bikers and pedestrians was thee underlying theme at the McIntire Park east planning session.
Holly Edwards on race, politics, and goats: an exit interview
Exiting City Councilor Holly Edwards shares her thoughts on the future of Charlottesville, her successes and the her most difficult votes.
Charlottesville Housing Authority director to step down
After three years as the head of the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Randy Bickers is "worn out," and has decided to step down
Miller Center to release oral history of George H.W. Bush
Starting on Friday at 1pm, interviews will be streamed live at the Center and featured online
CAAR: Steady foreclosures, decreasing inventory could lift local home prices
According to Charlottesville Area Association of Retailers data, sales for homes priced below $200,000 increased 17 percent
One more time, with feeling: UVA employees push for new, positive union
The last time UVA had a staff union, things didn’t end well. Too few members prompted Communications Workers of America (CWA), a national telecommunications union, to stop financially supporting the Staff Union at UVA (SUUVA). Without funding, the union ceased to exist in 2008. Now, three years later, some believe it is the perfect time to pick up where SUUVA left off and organize once more.
Abode: A missive from the second-home market
Everyone’s saying it, and the low interest rates prove it: It’s a buyers market and a great time to buy a second or vacation home—if you can afford it. Just like every other sector of the housing business, though, the vacation-home market has fallen victim to the financial meltdown. Priced under assessed value, this […]
Capshaw-owned development renamed City Walk
One of the city’s biggest development projects is set to break ground after years of delay.
City schools to add fresh recipes, work towards centralized kitchen
The movement to bring more from-scratch meals to Charlottesville City Schools is alive and well. One year after Charlottesville Cooking School owner Martha Stafford designed a black bean and brown rice taco recipe for school lunch menus, the meal is in rotation and recipes for hummus and granola are in the works. To make the […]