The highly anticipated 2024 Paris Olympics kicks off July 26, with opening ceremonies officially starting at 1:30pm eastern daylight time. While the actual competition is an ocean away, Charlottesvillians will see several familiar faces representing Team USA and other countries on their small screens. Equestrian Local equestrian Will Coleman is returning to the games for […]
The highly anticipated 2024 Paris Olympics kicks off July 26, with opening ceremonies officially starting at 1:30pm eastern daylight time. While the actual competition is an ocean away, Charlottesvillians will see several familiar faces representing Team USA and other countries on their small screens. Equestrian Local equestrian Will Coleman is returning to the games for […]
Charlottesville’s new zoning code, which went into effect in February, opens up potential for a much more urban landscape with higher buildings and increased residential density. The updated rules provide a new lens to speculate what might happen with some of the last undeveloped parcels across the city. Earlier this month, signs were placed at […]
On July 9, Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order calling for “cell phone-free education” across Virginia. Rather than issuing a direct guideline, the EO outlines a rapidly paced timeline for stakeholder feedback and policy development. “This essential action will promote a healthier and more focused educational environment where every child is free to learn,” […]
Pedestrian fatality Charlottesville City Police are investigating the death of 42-year-old Edward Anderson, who was fatally struck by a vehicle in the 700 block of Nassau Street on July 6. The driver of the vehicle has not been charged or publicly identified, though there are contradictions between official accounts and claims made by community members […]
As of July 8, through traffic on Hydraulic Road is closed while contractors work on the construction of a roundabout. If you’ve driven anywhere in Charlottesville recently, you’ve probably noticed the wealth of ongoing road work while sitting in heavier-than-usual traffic. Here are the latest updates on the construction status and detours for local motorists […]
Deep in the Louisa backwoods, Twin Oaks sits on a dirt road that runs behind the ancient Yanceyville Mill on a 450-acre property unlike any in the area. Dotted by rustic two- and three-story dormitories with names like “Tupelo,” named for a type of tree, “Degania,” after a socialist Zionist kibbutz, and “Zhankoye,” an old […]
Albemarle County has spent the last two and a half years updating its Comprehensive Plan, a document required by state law for each locality to guide “adjusted and harmonious growth of the territory.” For four and a half decades, Albemarle has used that plan to designate the vast majority of land in the county to […]
After 15 years of operations, Local Food Hub will close its doors at the end of 2024. While leaders at the food accessibility nonprofit work to wrap up administrative tasks throughout the rest of the year, LFH’s Fresh Farmacy program will stop deliveries this month. Since 2009, LFH has worked with farmers in and around […]
Countdown The Virginia Department of Elections has certified primary election results, calling the 5th District in favor of challenger John McGuire on July 2. Incumbent Rep. Bob Good is expected to call for a recount in the coming days, with the deadline to file fast approaching. While McGuire declared victory shortly after the June 18 […]
Beyond the literal heat wave sweeping the United States, a swath of hot-button Supreme Court decisions has sent an already tumultuous political landscape into overdrive. To bring this national news to the local level, here are some of the Charlottesville-area implications of recent SCOTUS rulings on abortion access, federal regulations, homelessness, and presidential immunity: Food […]