Virginia law requires localities to hold a public hearing in certain instances, and City Council’s consideration of spending $6.2 million for a 3.8-acres site at 2000 Holiday Dr. met that threshold after an October 20 meeting. Council authorized City Manager Sam Sanders to proceed with the purchase on October 6, the third area site associated […]
Virginia law requires localities to hold a public hearing in certain instances, and City Council’s consideration of spending $6.2 million for a 3.8-acres site at 2000 Holiday Dr. met that threshold after an October 20 meeting. Council authorized City Manager Sam Sanders to proceed with the purchase on October 6, the third area site associated […]
Less than a week after turning down the Trump administration’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, the University of Virginia signed an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department on October 22. Under the terms of the deal, the DOJ will suspend all ongoing investigations into civil rights violations at UVA, contingent on quarterly reports […]
This is the fourth and final article in C-VILLE’s 2025 election series, covering local and statewide races in the lead-up to Election Day, November 4. Virginia will elect its first female governor on November 4, with Winsome Earle-Sears and Abigail Spanberger both seeking to lead the Commonwealth. C-VILLE attended the Spanberger campaign’s October 21 event […]
This is the third article in C-VILLE’s 2025 election series, covering local and statewide races in the lead-up to Election Day, November 4. For candidate responses to additional questions, visit c-ville.com. Virginians will elect the state’s next attorney general and lieutenant governor this November. Both races have received national attention, with scandals rocking two of […]
UPDATE 10/22/25: Less than a week after turning down the Trump administration’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, the University of Virginia signed an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department on October 22. Under the terms of the deal, the DOJ will suspend all ongoing investigations into civil rights violations at UVA, contingent on […]
The world’s largest operation of student housing complexes now operates two of three such buildings on West Main Street. On October 9, a business trust connected to the Inland Real Estate Group of Companies of Oak Brook, Illinois, purchased the Flats at West Village for $107 million. Three days prior, the company announced via press […]
The future of the Violet Crown cinema on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall seemed bleak this past February when the Board of Architectural Review granted Heirloom Development approval to demolish the structure for a residential building. “The prospect of losing this cultural asset for the Virginia Film Festival, the community, and for the city itself was potentially […]
Westhaven was built in 1964 as Charlottesville’s first public housing site and will soon become the latest property to be reimagined and rebuilt by the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority. “The redevelopment will include the phased demolition of existing housing and construction of apartment buildings, townhouses, a community center/recreational mixed-use building, and outdoor community common […]
This is the second article in C-VILLE’s 2025 election series, covering local and statewide races in the lead-up to Election Day, November 4. For candidate responses to additional questions, visit c-ville.com. Between the school board and City Council, Charlottesville residents will elect at least two new representatives this November. With council pretty much a foregone […]
The Albemarle Board of Supervisors is scheduled to adopt a new Comprehensive Plan on October 15 after a public hearing, but at least one county advisory board has urged revisions to be made first. On October 8, the Crozet Community Advisory Committee adopted a resolution critical of language in the AC44 document that points the […]