Fifeville to get 900-space parking garage
Fifeville residents living along King and Grove streets had better get used to the idea of even heavier traffic on their one way roads during rush hour.
BAR glimpses tower slated for C&O parking lot
C-VILLE’s long been reporting on the possibility of a nine-story building at 600 E. Water St., on the site of the C&O parking lot next to the old railroad depot, and it now appears that the project is coming close to earning its preliminary site plan approvals. Rich folks will have another option to buy […]
How proposed bills would affect UVA
As usual, there are almost 3,000 bills filed for consideration by the Virginia General Assembly. And as usual, a couple dozen of those bills would directly affect the University of Virginia. Delegate Steve Landes is fighting for “academic freedom” and no instate tuition for illegal immigrants. Two of the biggest issues surround access to health […]
Professor remembers MLK’s ’63 visit
“I swear I can’t remember how we got the [hotel] room,” says Paul M. Gaston.
Schools pick wrong on closure toss-up
Parents of city and county schools gave it to administrators for not calling off school when it snowed last week. Many (if not all) city and county parents of school-age children were livid January 17, when school officials opted not to call it off like surrounding counties—and instead did so two hours into the school […]
Building a history
Additional reporting by Jayson Whitehead and Scott Weaver WARNING: The things you are about to see may baffle you. With a few exceptions, these are the places that you didn’t expect anyone to care about, or at least not anyone in Charlottesville. But Charlottesville isn’t Disney’s Thomas Jefferson Land. We have some buildings that reflect […]
Breaking down the basketball spectacle
From heartbreakers to heroes, it was an up-and-down week for the men’s basketball team with an overtime loss to Virginia Tech and a big win against Boston College.
Democracy in design
More feature articles: Function is the new form Two architecture firms find beauty in utility Rock this town Matt Pamer on designing music posters and paying his bills Fresh airA modern landscape breathes new life into formerly segregated Washington Park Home styleTransplants shop for tradition; tourists come for the cutting edge Maurice Cox, former Charlottesville […]
Infill continues around historic Oakhurst
Since 2003, the City of Charlottesville has been delicately balancing its efforts to grow through infill and redevelopment while at the same time keeping the backhoe from excavating its historic character. It’s an effort that a landowner at 1616 Jefferson Park Ave. is afraid the city might be getting wrong on his side of town. […]
Semester At Sea settles in with faculty
When it first was announced that UVA would take over academic leadership of the Semester At Sea program from the University of Pittsburgh, many professors weren’t interested in providing safe harbor. With a “booze cruise” reputation lingering from the 1999 MTV “Road Rules” filmed on board, the program sparked a minor conflagration largely because of […]