The house at 502 Park Hill St., just north of Downtown, sits up on a hill, sightlines protected by trees. Even if you were to peer around the trees, to really get a good look at the house, you would see a structure that seems to slowly melt into its surroundings. This is not an […]
Describing itself as an "innovative source of news dedicated to serving the University community," the Virginia Sentinel launched its online-only news source October 3 with a story about an Honor Committee report that was released two days prior. The Cavalier Daily, the established student-run newspaper, ran nothing on the report. Starting a newspaper from scratch […]
Dave Phillips, CEO of the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors, recently said that the slumping housing market needs an infusion of new homebuyers to jumpstart sales. But a look at two companies’ recently released third-quarter reports, not to mention the seismic uncertainties in the credit market, could make potential homebuyers sit on their wallets and […]
The John D'earth band had just left the stage as a cadre of volunteers and supporters took their places on the risers behind a banner reading "Change we can believe in."
It was a dark and stormy night when Lake Anna residents, staff members from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Committee (NRC) and officials from Dominion Power met to discuss plans for a third nuclear reactor on Lake Anna.
When Michael Watson, then 55 years old, accepted an unloaded pistol as payment for 24 doses of OxyContin, the definition of a single word came into question. A federal provision criminalizes the "use" of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense and imposes a mandatory consecutive sentence of at least five years. Because of the […]
When Kurt Krueger, the president of the Piedmont Family YMCA’s Board of Directors, got up to speak at the October 15 City Council meeting, the first thing he said was that the YMCA and the city have some negotiating to do. The Council is considering a $14 million YMCA facility in McIntire Park, and that […]
If vandalism, drug dealing/using or late-night anonymous public sex is your thing, you’re going to want to listen up: Public park hours are changing. City Council just passed an amendment that will close Bailey and Starr Hill parks at 9pm, and close McIntire, Pen, Tonsler and Washington parks, along with the Downtown Pavilion, at 10pm. […]
Last year, the city gave the developer of a 101', 100-unit luxury condo building on Avon Street 365 days to submit finalized site plans for the project.