School bus drivers continue to be scarce in Albemarle County, leaving hundreds of students without public transportation. And while ACPS has been working to fix the problem, the principal and a language arts teacher at Lakeside Middle School have taken matters into their own hands. Principal Michael Craddock and seventh-grade teacher Jeff Matriccino became substitute […]
School bus drivers continue to be scarce in Albemarle County, leaving hundreds of students without public transportation. And while ACPS has been working to fix the problem, the principal and a language arts teacher at Lakeside Middle School have taken matters into their own hands. Principal Michael Craddock and seventh-grade teacher Jeff Matriccino became substitute […]
After getting a recommendation from the Planning Commission, Woodard Properties’ proposed Cherry Avenue development went before the Charlottesville City Council on September 5. The proposal includes affordable housing, space for local nonprofits, and was created with input from the Fifeville Neighborhood Association. Located at the site of the former Estes IGA grocery store across […]
As the University of Virginia looks to build a $100 million biotechnology institute at the Fontaine Research Park, Riverbend Development has filed its latest plan for a 69-acre parcel of land that appears rural, but is very much in Albemarle’s development area. The undeveloped Granger property is between Interstate 64 and the Norfolk Southern railroad […]
When Neal Piper’s 3-year-old son Noah was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor in 2019, the family’s world shrunk. “Shortly after his birthday … he started choking on his saliva and his food,” says Piper. After a swallow study, balloon surgery, and an MRI, an oncologist told Piper and his wife Valeria that the “MRI […]
Charlottesville Area Transit announced the upcoming launch of a low-emission microtransit program, intended to address areas with a high demand for public transportation. The pilot program, tentatively titled MicroCAT, will provide on-demand app-based local travel for residents living on Pantops and along Route 29 North. In a 2022 Albemarle County Transit Expansion study, both of […]
A dozen years have passed since Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital completed its move from a location near downtown Charlottesville to a new facility on Pantops in Albemarle County. This summer, two entities purchased the two halves of the 8.34-acre site for $38.9 million. A firm going by the name Octagon Partners bought the property in […]
Midfielder Grace Santos and goalkeeper Carver Miller made their professional debuts 73 days and a continent apart. Santos’ team won in Reykjavík, Iceland. Miller’s squad triumphed in Portland, Oregon. Neither victory came easily. Santos set up for a corner kick on April 27 knowing her team, Fram F.C., was the underdog in a clash with […]
Election day is still a couple months away, but one of the most talked-about races is in Albemarle County, where voters will decide between Allison Spillman and Meg Bryce in the county school board’s at-large race. With the two candidates running on distinctly different platforms, and controversy mounting about Bryce’s political and personal connections, this […]
Making room(s) The Omni Charlottesville Hotel is nearing the end of a nearly $15 million renovation. Postponed for several years due to COVID-19 and supply chain disruptions, significant work began in early May of 2023. The renovated Omni, located on the west end of the Downtown Mall, will include spruced-up guest rooms and meeting spaces, […]
With the start of the school year, Charlottesville City middle and high school students are adjusting not only to new classes, but to a new cell phone policy too. Students must have their phones “Off and Away the Entire Day”—something previously only applicable to CCS elementary students—and will eventually be required to seal phones in […]