The U.S. Senate race between George Allen and Jim Webb may have come to its official conclusion, but some campaign incidents have yet to die—like the October 31 confrontation at the Omni Charlottesville Hotel between liberal blogger (and UVA law student) Mike Stark and George Allen supporters. Commonwealth’s Attorney Dave Chapman tried to put the […]
As Dick Hayden was driving to his home in Free Union, he thought the flashing roadside sign might caution him of a closing lane ahead. But as he drew closer, he noticed it gave notice of different closure: that of the Free Union area facility for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). It handles day-to-day […]
“It’s a mess up there, I’ll admit that,” said Russell Mooney, a 75-year-old man who once ran an Oldsmobile dealership with his father on the corner of W. Main Street and McIntire Road. An equipment rental company stands there now. “That’s why for 10 years I’ve been trying to find a decent tenant that would […]
What happens when you put government officials in the position of students? The scene begins to resemble a high school classroom, with the skeptical kids asking deflating questions and the teacher's pets answering them.
Decades after the fall of state-sanctioned segregation and Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty,” flagship state schools like UVA are getting richer and whiter. Such is the conclusion of a new report, “Engines of Inequality,” released by the Education Trust last week. Looking solely at public flagship schools from each state, the report finds decreased access […]
The City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County aren’t particularly well known for playing nice in the sandbox of Central Virginia (at least on some issues), but the two governments have decided that if they want working mass transit-he kind more commuters will actually use-hey should collaborate.
Go east on the 250 Bypass, cross the Rivanna River, and you’re in what’s known as Pantops, a tangle of retail including the aging Food Lion shopping center, several car dealerships, a newer shopping center anchored by Giant, and what will be the new Martha Jefferson Hospital. The development at Pantops follows the conventions one […]
Say you’re a developer. To make construction more profitable, you want to build more houses than zoning allows on your property. To do that, you have to get local government approval.
Adjoining property owners got a chance to review the preliminary site plan for a proposed nine-storey building at 101 E. Main St., on the Downtown Mall. But beyond talk of what would be Charlottesville’s fanciest parking facility, they didn’t get to learn much.
A motion hearing in the child pornography posession case against former Albemarle High School JV girls’ soccer coach Raja Jabbour ended without a ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Norman K. Moon. At stake was whether evidence obtained after an Ohio arrest in January 2004, including computer hard drives, would be admissible at trial. The […]