If college students were given the chance to design and teach their own classes, what would they pick to study? Judging by this semester’s student-initiated courses program at UVA, the bulk of their curriculum might be TV shows. "The Daily Show" But we’re not talking about MTV reality shows or “Lost” reruns. Rather, students who […]

On March 26, UVA released online admissions decisions to 22,520 high school seniors—a record number of applications for the university.

LOCATION     ::    TAX RATE PER $100 OF REAL ESTATE VALUE Albemarle County   74¢ Amherst County     52¢ Augusta County     48¢  Buckingham County  44¢ City of Charlottesville  95¢  Culpeper County 65¢ Fluvanna County 50¢ Greene County  69¢ Louisa County  62¢  Nelson County  55¢ Orange County  47¢ Rockingham County  60¢ […]

Limbs collected: Approximately 400 loads, or 12,000 cubic yards* Manpower: 12 in-house employees and 3 contract drivers Time spent so far: 10 hours a day, 5 days a week, 3 weeks total Vehicles used: 7 dump trucks, 2 knuckleboom trucks, 4 pickup trucks Additional equipment used: 2 chainsaws Time needed for project completion: 4 weeks […]

 On most days, the Quality Community Council (QCC), a grassroots coalition located in a small space on West Main Street, attacks tangible problems facing Charlottesville’s most troubled neighborhoods—voter education, affordable housing and crime prevention, to name a few. However, on Wednesday afternoons, QCC takes on the more abstract agenda of reconciliation, and opens its doors […]

VIDEO BY LANCE WARREN “People come in here and ask, ‘Why are there so many vacancies?’ It gives them the impression that the Mall is going under,” says George Benford, owner of Siips Wine Bar and board member of the Downtown Business Association of Charlottesville (DBAC). Benford explains that increasing vacancies on the Downtown Mall […]

At a time when budget cuts have placed some major constraints on government activity, Charlottesville is moving full speed ahead with the restoration of Meadow Creek