In a November 14 letter detailing his resignation, former University of Virginia president Jim Ryan raised new questions about the accuracy of accounts from Board of Visitors Rector Rachel Sheridan and Gov. Glenn Youngkin. The letter, addressed to the UVA Faculty Senate, was not originally intended for public release—but as a personal record, according to […]
One of the last undeveloped stretches of U.S. 29 in Albemarle’s urban ring could soon be the home of new apartment buildings. Landshark LLC, a subsidiary of the United Land Corporation, wants to change the zoning of a nearly eight-acre strip of land at the entrance of the Carrsbrook neighborhood from commercial to residential. The […]
For months, the Public Housing Association of Residents has been asking Charlottesville City Council to step in to halt two proposed student housing buildings, on West Main Street and in Fifeville. LV Collective has filed plans for an 11-story building at 843 W. Main St., while Landmark Properties is seeking staff approval for a seven-story […]
When University of Virginia neuroscientist Harald Sontheimer shared this year’s International Prize for Translational Neuroscience with Stanford’s Michelle Monje, publicity about the award created the impression of a partnership. The two were credited with the potentially life-saving and, thus, marketable discovery that gliomas—deadly brain tumors—wire themselves into neural networks, hijacking brain activity to fuel their […]
For over two years, a fleet of minivans has traveled thousands of miles across Albemarle County’s growth areas, carrying passengers as part of an experiment in on-demand public rideshare transport in a locality with limited bus service. A feasibility study for the MicroCAT service anticipated 100 rides a day, but ridership has been much higher. […]
Getting an interview with, let alone answers from, upper leadership at the University of Virginia is an uphill battle for any news organization. The groups with the most access to UVA’s administration have increasingly been student outlets—particularly WUVA and The Cavalier Daily. WUVA, the sole student broadcast news and culture outlet at the university (and, […]
Voter turnout in Charlottesville was down this Election Day, with roughly 50 percent of registered voters casting a ballot. Despite the general decrease in voter turnout, participation in the city school board race was up. As of press time, unofficial counts from the Virginia Department of Elections tallied more than 33,000 votes cast in the […]
Albemarle County has one of the highest median incomes in Virginia, with $125,800 for a family of four, which is an important statistic that makes the provision of affordable housing much more difficult. In July 2021, the Board of Supervisors passed a new housing policy intended to encourage more units, but a program to help […]
The plan had been to move to the country, renovate an old house, and start gardening. So Marvin Moss bought land in Fluvanna County, restored the 1829 Palmyra manor Glen Burnie, and made plans to plant daffodils. Moss had worked 36 straight years as an Army officer and a congressional staffer. The time seemed right […]
University leaders, state representatives, and community organizers remain divided over the agreement signed by the University of Virginia and the U.S. Department of Justice on October 22. Democratic leaders across the country are calling for a reevaluation of the agreement. In a scathing October 26 letter, Virginia state Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell and Senate […]