Hispanics 1 percent of faculty
The US Census Bureau estimated that 6.6 percent of Virginians were Hispanic or Latino in 2007,
Charlottesville looks for its slice of Obama’s $820B stimulus package
President Obama’s $820 billion economic stimulus package, including its green infrastructure component, cleared the House January 28 and headed to the Senate for debate. Obama’s plan attempts to create jobs quickly through a mix of tax cuts and spending on health care, education and construction on the one hand and, on the other hand, to […]
PVCC forced to do more with less
Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) doesn’t want to fall victim to its own success in this recession.
Going on the dole isn't easy work
“Unemployment insurance claims can now be filed by telephone. Call 1-866-832-2363. It’s easy, trouble-free and so convenient!” says a flyer advertising the Virginia Employment Commission’s (VEC) filing hotline. I dial. “Due to heavy call volume, wait times will be longer than normal…. To expedite the claim process, you may file your claim online. If you […]
Stream buffer grant money goes unclaimed
With bankers and car executives vying for government bailouts, average people might dash for free money, too. But according to Ashley Studholme, who interns with Albemarle County’s water resources staff, a grant that pays people to plant trees and shrubs along county waterways has only “gained much momentum now, right at the home stretch.” In […]
Brookwood shores up runaway sediment
Off Fifth Street, about 30 new homes and twice as many townhouses in the Brookwood subdivision cling to the slopes overlooking Rock Creek. Earlier this year, dirt and construction debris washed downhill across the Rivanna Trail and into the creek, but Southern Development has apparently addressed the problem. Brookwood entered the fifth of six construction […]
Slowdown gives Planning Commission time to plan
Handed the giant lemon of a recession, Charlottesville’s Planning Commission hopes to squeeze lemonade.
Business park courts Crozetians
At a neighborhood meeting and open house they organized December 9, Will Yancey and his team took another step toward persuading Albemarle County to approve the Yancey Mills Business Park in Crozet. However, much of the neighborhood seemed not to notice. Previous Coverage: Heavy lifting ahead for light industrial park Will rural area boundary […]
Green power source shut off
The City of Charlottesville and some citizens want electricity from renewable sources, but their options have dwindled. Pepco Energy Services, currently the lone provider of primarily renewable power in Virginia, is abandoning the market because of a law that goes into effect on January 1 to re-regulate the electrical industry. Dominion Virginia Power, meanwhile, is […]
City finds support for railroad overpass
Railroads don’t have a reputation locally for cooperating with those who want to build trails over, under and alongside active tracks; railroads would rather not entice potential lawsuits onto their property. But Charlottesville’s City Trails Planner Chris Gensic wasn’t deterred from picking up the phone. “I don’t know that many people have tried calling the […]