Demolished: Historic eyesore eatery spot gets new day
For more than 20 years, a gutted structure at the intersection of U.S. 250 and 240 near Crozet has stood in mute testimony to the collision of county regulations and […]
Brown petitions for emergency receivership against Water Street Garage association
For a few moments, it looked like the city and Charlottesville Parking Center owner Mark Brown were going to be able to settle out of court their differences about […]
Surprise resolution: City makes move to buy Water Street Garage
City Council unanimously passed a resolution June 6 authorizing City Manager Maurice Jones to make an offer to buy the parking spaces owned by Charlottesville Parking Center in the Water […]
American hero: The Greatest remembered in Charlottesville
After Muhammad Ali moved to a farm in Nelson County in 1982, it wasn’t that unusual to spot him on the Downtown Mall, and his local connections remained even after […]
Lantz sworn in as new Albemarle police chief
Albemarle County Police Department got its fifth police chief since the department was formed in 1983 (and second one from Fairfax County) when Ron Lantz was sworn in today at […]
Parking petition: Violet Crown hires PR firm
The Downtown Business Association of Charlottesville said in April it wasn’t taking sides in the parking wars fueled by litigation between the city and Mark Brown, owner of the Charlottesville […]
Rural Internet-ification: Jane Dittmar wants to connect the 5th District
In the 1930s, electricity was common in the cities, but pretty much nonexistent elsewhere. If not for the Rural Electrification Act, some of us might still be sitting in the […]
Registration pros and cons: GOP sues to keep felons from voting
As if a presidential election year weren’t exciting enough, about a month after Governor Terry McAuliffe signed his April 22 bombshell executive order restoring the voting rights of 206,000 felons, […]
Fake cancer survivor: Former Darden employee bilks Greenbrier resort
The Greenbrier in West Virginia may no longer be a five-diamond resort, but in the food and beverage world, to be its director of fine dining is still a pretty […]
Gallo aggrieved: Wine giant sues local kombucha maker
When we last checked in on Barefoot Bucha proprietors Kate and Ethan Zuckerman in November, their probiotic beverage business was going great guns, except for a little trouble with Gallo, […]