Crozet Community Association seeks protection from too much growth
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 […]
UVA swimmers create endowed scholarship
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. […]
Eight years after A12, Charlottesville’s story still resonates at home and abroad
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 […]
Orangedale residents want city to crack down on illegal fireworks
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 […]
Area home sales remain flat while prices continue to rise
The local real estate market remained relatively flat in April, May, and June, while prices continued to increase. That is reflected in the latest quarterly report from the Charlottesville Area […]
UVA Board of Visitors elects Paul Mahoney interim president, search kicks off for 10th president
Following the highly publicized departure of former president Jim Ryan, the University of Virginia Board of Visitors named Paul Mahoney interim president at its August 4 meeting. As the board […]
Albemarle’s new economic development plan to get a vote in mid-August
Albemarle County is working on a new strategic plan to guide economic development efforts that will put a priority on defense, intelligence, and biotechnology businesses. This document is being put […]
UVA’s international community preps for the upcoming year
International students at the University of Virginia are facing new questions and concerns this summer following a barrage of updates and changes under the Trump administration. According to UVA’s International […]
Charlottesville wants judge to reconsider ruling that threw out new zoning code
Since February 2024, Charlottesville has processed dozens of land use applications under a new zoning code intended to increase the number of housing units in the city. All of that […]
Campaign life doesn’t leave much room for nuance. Jen Fleisher’s trying anyway.
Even before Jen Fleisher became an official Charlottesville City Council candidate, she was a public figure—or at least a quasi public figure. Not public figure classic, but public figure lite. […]