The No. 1 objective of Albemarle County’s housing strategy is to build more units, and the county’s new Comprehensive Plan calls for projects to be as dense as possible. On September 2, the Board of Supervisors voted 5 to 1 to approve a rezoning of three acres from R-1 to R-6 to allow for 18 […]
In the hours before the Albemarle County School Board met on June 11, board member Kate Acuff texted former superintendent Matthew Haas: “Call me when you have a second.” That night, the board would decide whether to ask Haas to resign amid a scandal over an employee accused of sexual misconduct with children. Roughly three […]
The website for the Cville Plans Together initiative has not been updated since Charlottesville City Council adopted a new zoning code in December 2023, but several events this week show continued progress toward implementing a vision that stems from what had been a stalled process. In February 2019, City Council agreed to jumpstart an update […]
The Charlottesville Police Department and Fire Marshal are investigating a suspected arson at the former Rivanna River encampment area. A September 2 surveillance video shows an individual lighting at least two tents on fire less than two hours after the city announced no one remained at the sites. In a September 2 news release, officials […]
The University of Virginia football team trounced North Carolina State 34-8 in its August 29 season opener in front of a sold-out crowd at Scott Stadium. Hopes were already high for the Hoos ahead of Saturday’s game, the first sell out since 2008, with UVA coming off the 2025-26 season with the most wins in […]
The Piedmont Housing Alliance has purchased two lots on Cherry Avenue, where it plans to build 71 affordable apartments as well as space to be held for a future community grocery store on one of Charlottesville’s busiest streets. “The goal is to start construction in October,” says Sunshine Mathon, PHA’s executive director. On August 18, […]
The City of Charlottesville finally seems to have had enough of the half-built Dewberry, née Landmark, hotel at 201 E. Water St. In an August 19 letter, City Attorney John Maddux gave John Dewberry, Dewberry Capital, and Deerfield Square Associates II, LLC 60 days to submit a written plan for the building that’s sat in […]
The next running of the Foxfield Races on Garth Road in Albemarle County is scheduled for October 4 and will take place under the veil of a lawsuit filed by the operator against the land owner. On August 13, Foxfield Racing LLC filed a lawsuit against Foxfield Land Preservation LLC and two other named defendants […]
Dan, 48, moved from the Midwest to Charlottesville to get treatment for a rare, often painful genetic ailment at the University of Virginia hospital. “I’m in the process of getting disability,” he says, speaking anonymously. “I have limited capacity for work. I’m still working, but it’s very part-time.” In his efforts to obtain life-changing care, […]
Developer Nicole Scro is working on several projects across the City of Charlottesville that take advantage of higher residential density allowed by the zoning code adopted in late 2023. One of them is a 13-unit development on two parcels, separated by a narrow strip of city-owned land, on Palatine Avenue in Belmont. On August 17, […]
A proposal to build a seven-story building in Fifeville moved closer toward construction on August 20 when Charlottesville city staff approved a key document required for the project to proceed. “This Development Plan shall be valid for a period of five years from the date of approval or until August 20, 2031,” wrote city planner Carrie […]