No free lunch: Paid parking comes to Belmont
When the ParkMobile signs went up June 15, the paid parking designation caught Belmonters by surprise. Parking can be a challenge in the neighborhood, and customers at two new restaurants, […]
Threat of ICE raids creates fear in local immigrant communities
Although President Trump walked back his order to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to conduct mass roundups of migrant families in major U.S. cities over the weekend, the delay […]
Gaston’s history: Idealism spurred civil rights activist
When Paul Gaston came to the University of Virginia in 1957, it was overwhelmingly white and male, and segregation was the order of the day. And that’s why the young […]
‘Progressive energy:’ Hudson, Payne wins signal generational shift
In the end, the 57th District race pitting a millennial and a baby boomer for the open House of Delegates seat wasn’t even close. Thirty-year-old Sally Hudson crushed two-term City […]
Free Union fray: Appeals board upholds rural business
Close to 100 of the landed gentry filled Lane Auditorium for an Albemarle Board of Zoning Appeals hearing, a crowd size rarely seen during the usual Board of Supervisors meetings […]
Show them the money: Revenue commissioner says no to Airbnb collecting local occupancy taxes
Over graduation weekend, Fry’s Spring resident Chris Meyer rented his house for a “ridiculous amount of money to someone from California,” he said at City Council May 20. He appeared […]
‘Déjà vu’: Amanda Knox podcast focuses on Soering case
Like Jens Soering, Amanda Knox was a college student when she was convicted of murder. She spent four years in an Italian prison for the 2007 murder of her roommate […]
Judge-ment day: Downer tells all about sitting on the bench
Judge Bob Downer knows something about what it’s like to appear before a judge as a defendant. He’s been there. And it’s a story he’s told in court. As a […]
Local races: Your primary guide
Primary day is June 11, and there’s more on the ballot than the 57th District race between Kathy Galvin and Sally Hudson. If you live in the city, the three […]
A12 plan: Judge rules state police must release it
More than a year and a half after a freelance reporter requested the Virginia State Police and the Office of Public Safety turn over its Unite the Right public safety […]