Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, no doubt still aglow from his latest victory in his war on health care reform, got some help this month from an outside nonprofit in his quest to pry loose a bevy of documents related to former UVA climate scientist Michael Mann. On January 6, the American Tradition Institute (ATI), along […]

For the last year, the big question looming over the Biscuit Run State Park transaction was how much the state paid for the 1,200-acre former development site.

Why did Charlottesville pass up a less expensive, less restrictive Faulconer Tract for Biscuit Run?

On November 2, Charlottesville voters left little doubt about who they wanted to represent them in Congress, voting four-to-one for Democratic incumbent Tom Perriello over Republican rival (and eventual district winner) Robert Hurt. The final campaign finance figures, released last week, show that Charlottesville donors voted the same way with their wallets. Donors from Charlottesville […]

It could easily have been a day of mourning. A cold November rain dampened a crowd of volunteers last Thursday as they gathered a final time to hear from the man they’d worked but failed to re-elect two days before, Fifth District Congressman Tom Perriello.“Tom, you have changed who I am as a human,” said […]

Five years ago, local investors bought 1,200 acres of Albemarle County land for $46.2 million. The developers promised to build the county’s biggest and best neighborhood, and after two years of review, a plan for 3,100 housing units won approval and accolades. The county government said it was a good thing. After I.J. Breeden bought […]

Two years ago, the political current moved with the Democracts, and Perriello swam with Mark Warner and Barack Obama. This year, he must fight a national tide sweeping the GOP’s direction with no bigger fish to lure Virginia voters.

What happens when an unpopular development meets a slumping housing market?