Tuesday, November 22 Breedens sell land, get rich overnight Two months after C-VILLE reported the rumor, The Daily Progress today confirmed that the Breeden family has officially sold their 1,353 acres of prime property just south of town to Forest Lodge LLC. Price tag? An eye-popping $46.2 million. The man behind the LLC is developer […]
Tuesday, November 15VFF gets a shot in the arm Today, the Virginia Film Festival announced that it was to receive a $15,000 grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—its second. VFF is in good company, as the Academy awarded a total of $300,000 to 19 separate film festivals, including New York, Chicago […]
Tuesday, November 8 Four men narrowly escape death Westbound traffic on Interstate 64 came to a standstill today due to an accident involving a Saturn sedan and a semi truck. The crash occurred when the Saturn, carrying three men, suddenly swerved in front of the Freightliner truck while trying to make a U-turn in an […]
Tuesday, November 1Bypass could waste money A study released today reports that 67 percent of the traffic on 29N is local, meaning that a proposed bypass through Western Albemarle County would do little to ease traffic congestion on the highway. Albemarle County and State officials collaborated on the survey, and the results will be used […]
Tuesday, October 25 Winter starts early Snowboarders started getting stoked today as a surprise storm dropped three inches of snow at Wintergreen Ski Resort and other local mountaintops. “This is just enough to make the trees pretty and get us all excited,” says Wintergreen’s Frankee Love. The snowfall disappeared before anyone had a chance to […]
He’s a snappy dresser. His office above Water Street is beautifully appointed. He’s enormously successful, and unfailingly generous. Locally, his philanthropy extends to the Legal Aid Justice Center, Little League and other causes. Most recently he and his wife donated $5 million to kick-start a post-Katrina Mississippi rebuilding effort with their Rebuild the Coast fund. […]
Tuesday, October 18 Got my MoJo working— somewhere else Today City Hall bid farewell to communications director Maurice Jones, who is leaving the City’s employment after six years to go help UVA’s Miller Center raise money. Besides crafting press releases and offering quotes to reporters, Jones—a former television news sports guy—produced and starred in “Inside […]
Aberdeen Barn Barn Potatoes Why is the potato the king of vegetables? Because it requires so very little to make its majesty known. Consider the truly excellent Barn Potatoes at the superior steakhouse that for lo these 40 years has been owned by the same family in the same location. On paper, these quartered spuds […]
Tuesday, October 11 Don’t build affordable housing on sand In 2004, Albemarle County adopted an “affordable housing” policy. But what does that actually mean? The Albemarle Planning Commission wrestled with that question during a work session tonight. With political pressure mounting to soothe the effects of an escalating real estate market, the County is considering […]
Tuesday, October 4 West Coast architects tapped for South Lawn Today UVA architects began scrutinizing the work of Moore Ruble Yudell Architects, the firm selected to design the first four buildings of UVA’s new Arts and Sciences complex, known as “the South Lawn” project. Design for the South Lawn has been controversial: After the Board […]