Brownfield land in Albemarle should have solar on top by end of 2025

The 2020 Virginia Clean Economy Act requires Dominion Energy to generate all of its power from renewable sources by 2045—but the company began looking at ways to add solar generation to its mix years earlier.  Efforts to use some of the real estate above the now-closed Ivy Landfill have been underway since 2017, with multiple […]

More trails in the works for the city and county

Unlike in some communities, there is no one entity responsible for building and maintaining trails in the Charlottesville area.  The Rivanna Trails Foundation has a mission to “promote, create, and protect pathways, trails, and greenways in the Rivanna River Watershed that connect communities and people to one another and nature,” but it is a volunteer […]

BOV committee reviews changes to Ivy Road dorms

The University of Virginia is moving ahead with an initiative to house more students on Grounds, and one component has shifted slightly this month.  A subcommittee of the Board of Visitors is scheduled to hold a special meeting February 19 to approve the schematic design for a $160 million project to build hundreds of bedrooms […]