For the past eight years around August, the arrival of the Albemarle County Fair has been marked by the cropping of white tents on the cattle fields of Bundoran Farm, several miles south of Charlottesville. Those fearing a move because Fred Scott sold the property to developers can rest assured: The fair has a long-term […]
After a few years of low-level marijuana busts, Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement (JADE) officers recently confiscated what they price as roughly $4.8 million worth of the drug—one of the biggest hauls in JADE history. Officers found 4,400 pot plants surrounded by bamboo on property near Scottsville, charging Gary Peck with manufacturing marijuana with the intent […]
What makes a good preschool teacher? That’s the $10 million question now in the hands of UVA’s Curry School of Education, thanks to a five-year grant for a national preschool education center. The grant—possibly the largest ever for the Curry School—comes from the Institute of Education Sciences, a division of the U.S. Department of Education. […]
On July 26, M. Rick Turner announced his retirement from his position as Dean of African-American Affairs, 12 days after he admitted lying to federal investigators about “the activities of a known drug dealer.” UVA immediately placed Turner, 65, on paid leave and launched an internal investigation after learning of a pretrial diversion agreement with […]
Citizens feeling duty’s urge to public service have ample opportunity, as there are 11 vacancies on Charlottesville boards and commissions. And with only 10 applications to fill those spots, local government could use some more competition. Of particular note: Three of seven slots on the influential City Planning Commission are up for grabs. With applications […]
Local developer (and UVA graduate) Vito Cetta has been building in Albemarle and Charlottesville for 16 years. His company, Weather Hill Homes, has developed many properties, including Wickham Pond in Crozet and White Gables near Farmington. As the County has established an affordable housing policy, Cetta, who serves on the County housing committee, has responded.
The recent rejection of a Fifeville development by the City Planning Commission highlights ambiguities about the urban planning concept of infill, which focuses development on filling vacant city lots rather than building outwards on undeveloped land. Mark Saunders, who is developing 1000 and 1002 Grove St. with V.G. Sullivan, thinks the rejection concerns more than […]
O.K., Professor Nick Rubin might not be a slovenly, hard-rocking and somewhat deranged substitute teacher at a private school—and his students probably won’t end up competing in a local battle of the bands—but we still can’t resist a course titled “History of Rock and Roll.” In Rubin’s class, connoisseurs of this thing we call “rock” […]
A former Lutheran pastor charged with 20 counts of possession of child pornography, as well as two counts of videotaping non-consenting adults, has been released on $100,000 conditional bond following a July 19 hearing. Gregory Briehlâwho, until this spring, was an associate pastor at the Peace Lutheran Church as well as counselor at First Stone Counseling Center-urned himself into Albemarle authorities July 18 after they issued a warrant for his arrest.
Richard Berglund pleaded guilty Friday, July 21, to making illegal donations to Rep. Virgil Goode, whose district includes Charlottesville. Berglund’s admissions are the latest news in a congressional bribery scandal involving MZM Inc., a company that provides security and other military related services.