In lieu of tarot cards and ouija boards, Charlottesville and Albemarle predict the future with multitudinous boards and commissions. Below is a guide for the uninitiated to help slog through the bog of local plans and boards.

Beginning July 1, federal legislation will require all Medicaid recipients to present identification that proves they are American citizens. But, while the deadline is less than two weeks away, local agencies still have questions about what forms of ID recipients will need to provide.

Soon The Jefferson Theater building will become another piece of Coran Capshaw’s empire. And when the theater closes for extensive renovations this summer, there will no longer be room for basement tenants like Better Than Television (BTTV), which must leave by June 30.
BTTV, an all-volunteer “radical” community center, has occupied 2,000 square feet in the basement for approximately one year, where they operate a lending library, a free store, a ‘zine rack, and a stage room for plays, music shows, films and sundry other eclectic projects geared particularly toward teens. Along with Tibetan street vendors who sell their wares outside during the day, BTTV subleases their basement space from a photographer. According to Sam Schuyler, a project assistant with Capshaw’s Red Light Management, that photographer’s lease has recently expired.

If you were afraid of losing the 7-Eleven on the corner of Hydraulic Road and Route 29N to the massive development known as Albemarle Place, rejoice (for a while at least): Even though the “New Urbanist” development—with its mixed-use zoning for retail and residential—will surround the property, developer Landonomics and 7-Eleven property owners cannot reach an agreement. But it\’s not for lack of effort\-hey\’ve been trying for six years.