Pulling weeds
Virginia’s Republican-controlled House has killed a bill that would have allowed marijuana sales to begin ahead of schedule. The Democrat-controlled Senate passed the bill last month, but some advocates criticized […]
Wrap it up
Charlottesville’s gargantuan downtown eyesore, the half-finished and abandoned Dewberry Hotel, got a face-lift last week—the front and back of the building have been sheathed in a colorful nine-story vinyl wrap […]
In brief: Masks optional at schools, liberation celebration
Running for repair On March 3, 1865, Union army troops arrived in Charlottesville, liberating over 14,000 enslaved people—more than half of the city and Albemarle County’s population. In celebration of […]
Helping hand
After being released from prison, Hines Washington started a moving business—Hines’s Family Movers. As his business grew, Washington needed office space, but he couldn’t afford it. And, as a recently […]
House and home
Charlottesville is getting more expensive, and fast. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the median sales price for a home in the Charlottesville area was $286,000. In the fourth quarter […]
In brief: Court Square project progresses, UVA pulls paper towels
Squared up Charlottesville’s Historic Resource Committee continues to work toward replacing the Court Square slave auction block marker, which was thrown into a river by a local resident in 2020. […]
Burned out
In January, the highly contagious omicron variant brought coronavirus cases to an all-time high in the Charlottesville area. The Blue Ridge Health District reported over 11,000 new cases and nearly […]
FOIA showdown
Less than a year after a new Freedom of Information Act law expanded public access to police investigative files in Virginia, Delegate Rob Bell has sponsored a bill that would […]
Seeing them off
By Finn Lynch I see a dead body at least once a week. The decedent in front of me today is an old man who died in hospice care. We […]
In brief: Pipeline delayed, Old Rag hikes price
Pipeline slowed again The Mountain Valley Pipeline has been under construction for more than three years. If and when it’s finished, the pipeline will carry natural gas 303 miles from […]