Only one seat on the Board of Supervisors changed hands on November 6, but that seat could significantly shift the Board’s direction when it comes to growth policies. It potentially realigns the Board of Supervisors to a 4-2 block from what has been a 3-3 split on rural regulations that would, in part, limit property […]
The 100 block of E. Main Street on the Downtown Mall is losing another tenant, as the…
It’s hard to believe anything can be too ugly for Pantops. Though an official entrance corridor, the road presents a series of strip malls and car dealerships to impress the out-of-towners with the area’s stunning beauty. Yet the road is under the purview of the Albemarle County Architectural Review Board (ARB), and at their October […]
Previous coverage: Biscuit Run: This too has passedCraig says he, not large corporation, will see project through Supes candidates address Biscuit RunIs the development good for the community? Developers wrangle over proffersHollymead, Biscuit Run push for less, county pulls for more Supes take first stab at Biscuit RunQuestion whether city will get too much Biscuit […]
At its upcoming November 13 meeting, the City Planning Commission is slated to weigh in on which street on the east end of the Downtown Mall is the proper place for a vehicular crossing, Fourth or Fifth street.
"I think that on a Friday afternoon on a beautiful autumn day in Virginia, it'd be pretty difficult to hold a crowd…
UVA faculty think their work is valued at the department level—but not as much at the administrative level. Profs want more money and support for their grad students, and want tuition benefits for their children—as well as subsidized parking. Such is what’s suggested by a faculty survey conducted by the UVA Faculty Senate in the […]
In its second round as an elected office, the city School Board race seems to be garnering even less discussion than it did in May 2006. City residents voted in 2005 to change what was a City Council appointment system to an elected one. That change was largely the fall-out of the Superintendent Scottie Griffin […]
What’s the job? Sheriff might seem like a pretty bigwig title, but the duties don’t exactly demand a Wyatt Earp. All a sheriff is required to do is transport prisoners, protect the courts and serve civil papers. The Albemarle sheriff’s office has about 20 deputies to manage, plus volunteers known as "reserves." But sheriffs can […]
What’s the job? "Commonwealth’s attorney" is Virginia’s gentile, planter-class, we-used-to-be-big-shots-in-England way of saying "prosecutor." It involves running an office of four assistant Commonwealth’s attorneys that handles prosecution of the vast majority of crimes that happen in Albemarle County, everything from drunk driving and animal cruelty to murder and robbery. Denise Lunsford, challenging incumbent Camblos, says […]