Riverbend Development intends to use Charlottesville’s new development code to bring as many as 239 apartments to an area of the city that street signs refer to as Downtown Belmont. In late September, the company filed plans with Neighborhood Development Services to demolish a former church at 914 Monticello Rd. and replace it with a […]
Riverbend Development intends to use Charlottesville’s new development code to bring as many as 239 apartments to an area of the city that street signs refer to as Downtown Belmont. In late September, the company filed plans with Neighborhood Development Services to demolish a former church at 914 Monticello Rd. and replace it with a […]
UVA’s Karsh Institute of Democracy hosted its first Democracy360 event during what seemed like a politically charged time. It was fall 2023, and the ever-lengthening presidential election cycle was ramping up for a 2024 showdown between the Dem incumbent and GOP nominee. Democrats were still hopeful about President Joe Biden’s prospects in the coming election. […]
In recent years, Charlottesville City Council has agreed to spend millions of dollars to purchase land in order to advance their priorities. That trend is set to continue this fall as city officials have negotiated the purchase of an office building and 3.8 acres of land at 2000 Holiday Dr. for $6.2 million for potential […]
Nearly eight years ago, Charlottesvillians learned they had the highest health insurance premiums in the country. The Department of Justice filed a notice in December that it was intervening in a longstanding whistleblower case against Sentara Health, which the government alleged had cost taxpayers $665 million. By June, the DOJ said, never mind. What happened […]
As purse strings tighten, and families have to decide what to buy and what not to, often one of the first things to go is locally sourced produce. Less than 1 percent of customers on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (SNAP or “food stamps”) go to local farmers’ markets, according to the Virginia Fresh Match, […]
After nearly four years of review, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors is expected to adopt a new Comprehensive Plan on October 15. Such documents contain directions for staff to work on new policies and retain old ones. Until mid-September, the proposed Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan included language that would have set up future study […]
Virginia is for lovers—data center lovers. Nearly half of the nation’s facilities are in the Commonwealth, mostly concentrated in Northern Virginia where there are more data centers than anywhere else in the world. These facilities, which can range from the size of a grocery store to an entire shopping district or larger, use massive amounts […]
In a nail-biting upset, the University of Virginia football team defeated Florida State 46-38 in double overtime September 26. The victory propelled the Hoos into the AP’s Top 25 college football poll for the first time since 2019. Prior to kickoff, the then-undefeated Seminoles were ranked No. 8 by theAP, and were favored to win […]
Next July, the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library system, which comprises eight library locations, will join libraries around the United States in doing away with charging fines for overdue items. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously on September 22 for staff to plan to discontinue fines for most things. In January 2019, the Council of the American […]
The skyline above the Fontaine Research Park temporarily includes two cranes as construction continues on projects such as the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology. Last spring, the institute’s first director was hired after a career in the pharmaceutical industry that he now hopes will have a new chapter in Virginia. “When I joined […]