UVA Health to open outpatient center on Pantops at former State Farm site
In 2025, the owners of a 55-acre parcel of land on State Farm Boulevard in Albemarle’s Pantops area paid $322,947 to the county in real property taxes. For years, the […]
UVA considers taking its nonprofit bookstore private
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The University of Virginia is quietly considering handing over the management of its nonprofit campus bookstore to a private company. Critics fear such a handoff would change the store for […]
Albemarle Planning Commission recommends denial of rezoning for 237 units at Gander North
After a two-and-a-half-hour public hearing on October 27, the Albemarle Planning Commission recommended that the Board of Supervisors deny a rezoning request of nearly eight acres to allow up to […]
Sizing up UVA’s efforts to prevent sexual assault
Correction 11/5/26: Contrary to our initial reporting, the student-run University Judiciary Committee does not investigate incidents of sexual assault. C-VILLE regrets the error. Amid a nationwide debate on campus sexual […]
Virginia Department of Education to oversee Albemarle schools’ cleanup efforts
The Virginia Department of Education is formally stepping in to monitor and supervise an independent investigation of the troubled Albemarle County Public Schools. Jenna Conway, Virginia’s superintendent of public instruction, […]
BAR denies request to approve cafe counter installed before city approval
Over the summer, the owners of Sal’s Caffe Italia installed a U-shaped service counter around a tree in the space they lease on the Downtown Mall from the City of […]
Police plan drone program expansion
The Charlottesville Police Department wants to expand its drone program by adding a drone first-responder component, which would observe and report on more types of public safety incidents. Sgt. Brian […]
Voters to decide whether a fundamental right to vote should be guaranteed in Virginia’s constitution
Virginians are weighing three constitutional amendments this November. If adopted, Amendment 3 would change how the Commonwealth restores former felons’ voting rights. On the ballot, Question 3 reads: “Should the […]
Albemarle Supervisors approved $6.64 million for housing projects
In Albemarle County’s last two budget cycles, a coalition of groups have asked the Board of Supervisors to spend at least $10 million a year on projects to guarantee units […]
It’s the most terrifying time of the year—oh, and also Halloween
If you follow politics, you don’t need ghosts or goblins to get your nerves fraying in late October. Here in Virginia, where staggered elections mean partisans never get a year […]
Voters weigh removing the existing ban on same-sex marriage from Virginia’s constitution
Virginians will cast their votes on three constitutional amendments this year. If adopted, the second proposed amendment would remove language barring same-sex marriage from the state constitution and create additional […]