Wade Apartments, one of the titans of local student housing, made quick work of erecting a 20-unit apartment building at 1620 Jefferson Park Ave., but a neighbor is claiming in court that its rise came at his expense. Charles diPierro lives at 106 Oakhurst Cir. and shares a boundary line with Jefferson Commons, which Wade […]
Harrison Rue, executive director of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC), announced recently that he’s leaving his post to take a consulting position in Raleigh, North Carolina. Could the departure of Rue, who has been a key leader in the Places29 master planning process, allow the Western Bypass to arise phoenix-like from the dustbin […]
Charlottesville is turning over several city-owned parcels to the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity. While that’s nothing particularly new for the city, in addition, the city is acting as the primary sponsor for the construction of two new houses—which is, as far as local officials can tell, the first time nationally that a city […]
When Rebecca Lamb and her husband came down to Charlottesville to visit the University of Virginia, they got lost in the streets off Barracks Road and found themselves in a charming neighborhood with beautiful houses on small streets sheltered by a mature tree canopy. A year later, the self-employed Lambs decided to escape the relatively […]
State lawmakers reconvened yesterday to take final action for the 2008 General Assembly regular session, passing a two-year, $77 billion budget and giving Governor Tim Kaine the power to appoint his own nominee to the state corporation commission, according to today’s Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Talk about dominance. The UVA men’s tennis team, propelled by the reigning NCAA singles champ Somdev Devvarman, has become a college sports juggernaut on par with USC football or UNC women’s soccer. The Cavaliers are 28-0 and on Sunday won their fourth ACC tournament in five years. The team has won 31 matches in a […]
Last week, C-VILLE reported on neighborhood anger about graveyard vandalism at Maplewood Cemetery.
The Board of Visitors convened last week at UVA, and while there was no big news coming out of it on par with the $100 million donation by Frank Batten last year, several facilities were christened as a result. The 11th Street parking garage has been named (drum roll!): the 11th Street Garage. Meanwhile, the […]
After years of discussion with a local developer, the city has decided to put two city lots on Ridge Street up for sale. While some neighbors are crying foul, the city argues it’s trying to do the right thing with vacant parcels.
Albemarle County already has active special-interest groups looking after homebuilders, realtors, farmers, the environment and business. But Hank Martin has started a new group, Forever Albemarle, with a mission to advocate for property rights to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, a role that has typically fallen to the Farm Bureau. “We’re seeing these decisions […]