A house explosion at 2331 Ferndown Ln. shook Keswick’s Glenmore neighborhood on August 19. One person was killed and another is recovering at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Evans-Haynes Burn Center. The blast, caused by a suspected gas leak, leveled a large two-story home with a basement, and scattered debris—including insulation, bricks, and wood—across adjacent properties. Area […]
A house explosion at 2331 Ferndown Ln. shook Keswick’s Glenmore neighborhood on August 19. One person was killed and another is recovering at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Evans-Haynes Burn Center. The blast, caused by a suspected gas leak, leveled a large two-story home with a basement, and scattered debris—including insulation, bricks, and wood—across adjacent properties. Area […]
Former University of Virginia law school dean Paul G. Mahoney, the interim president of UVA, officially began the job August 11. Will history record him as a stop-gap public servant or the university’s 10th president? The U.S. Department of Justice asserts that practices related to diversity, equity, and inclusion at UVA and other universities are […]
Artists and cultural organizations across Virginia benefit from the existence of entities created to serve as a clearinghouse for information on events, funding, and community. However, the Charlottesville area has not had such a body since 2017, when the Piedmont Council for the Arts suddenly closed. “I was in the position for about four months […]
On Friday, August 22, Charlottesville Circuit Court Judge Claude Worrell will issue a written opinion on whether he will reconsider a motion of default judgment that threw out the city’s zoning code. On August 13, he hinted he would not, but also gave the city’s attorneys a chance to explain what their defense would be […]
As high school football teams across the region gear up for the 2025 season, coaches from several local public school programs spoke candidly about their expectations, team strengths, and goals—both on and off the field. From Albemarle and Western Albemarle to Monticello and Charlottesville high schools, these leaders are focused not just on wins but […]
Electric vehicle ownership is on the rise in Charlottesville. But despite the increased demand for public charging stations, two of three EVgo locations in the city have been decommissioned. After quietly disabling the Barracks Road Shopping Center and Water Street parking garage locations weeks ago, EVgo confirmed their removal through the company’s EVgo ReNew […]
The No. 1 objective in Albemarle’s official housing policy is to build more homes to ensure supply for the tens of thousands people that area demographers expect to move here by 2040. Since 1980, the county’s comprehensive plan has had a growth management policy in place that restricts development in only a portion of the […]
Olympic champion and American record-holding University of Virginia swimmer Kate Douglass went to her coach, Todd DeSorbo, this past spring to ask how she could compensate him for coaching her. “I told her that I wasn’t interested in taking her money … I would rather [she] invest back in the team,” he says. Douglass graduated […]
Eight years after A12, Charlottesville is still in the national dialogue. And while she wasn’t in town (or the country) for the anniversary this year, local author Deborah Baker says it has been top of mind for her as she discusses her book, Charlottesville: An American Story, around the world. “I actually haven’t heard from […]
On the night of July 4, anyone living in the southern portion of Charlottesville’s Fifeville neighborhood was treated to several hours of fireworks. For years, different groups have set up launch points at Forest Hills Park and other key locations. The explosions were still continuing at around 11pm when gunfire broke out on Orangedale Avenue […]