It now looks like a $21 million tax-reduced loan could ride on the fate of a former frat house. At its September 17 meeting, City Council opted to defer approving a $21 million bond for the Jefferson Scholars Foundation—a move city staff confirms is unusual. The reason? Continuing ambiguity over whether the Foundation will tear […]
While the Dome Room of the Rotunda tends to elicit hushed tones, the hush was quieter than usual on September 18 despite the large audience gathered in the round to watch three men and one woman debate the central question of the Iraq War—whether to keep or withdraw U.S. troops. The audience sat staring at […]
In recent weeks, UVA undergrad Grant Woolard has stepped inadvertently into the national spotlight for his drawing “Ethiopian Food Fight.”
Everybody has somebody to blame for our local water problems. That was the lesson from the September 13 public meeting of the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA), held to review the $142 million community water supply plan [PowerPoint presentation] to provide for the next 50 years. Among those blamed: developers for not paying their […]
Not until after midnight did anyone bring up the scheduling issue. “Is this how we want to make major decisions about the future of our city and county, late at night after many hours and hours?”
It should be no surprise that a discussion of the future of Route 29 North would involve Wendell Wood. The long-active local developer has requested that three changes be made as part of the so-called Places29 master plan, and, at a September 5 work session, the Board of Supervisors seemed game for two of the […]
Forget the courtroom dramas and hot doctor shows. For some of us, there’s only one soap opera worth watching: college football, a program that shows no signs of ever getting canceled. Fall means something to watch all day every Saturday. Though some might argue for the cartoonish physiques and league parity of the pros, college […]
After the public has said its piece and left, and most of the staff has vanished into the night—that’s when the Board of Supervisors can really start talking. Fortunately, Charlottesville Tomorrow’s mics keep recording. At the close of the September 5 supervisors meeting, a heated discussion was sparked by a simple question from Community Development […]
Apparently, Illinois Senator Barack Obama's camp has decided it doesn't want to cede the fundraising rich soil of Albemarle County and Charlottesville to Obama's biggest rival for the Democratic presidential nomination.
They come in their sun dresses and orange ties, a steady stream of students and alums, the rabid fans and the cheerful socialites, the drunks young and old who like a tailgate and a crowd and who do not mind sitting outside on a 90-degree day. The 58,554 pour into Scott Stadium to watch the […]